Great Turn out at the Sacramento Poetry Center
Tonight's was a well-attended reading; we ran out of chairs! Thanks to all who came, especially to my CRC students who came in big numbers. The reading featured Neal Whitman from Pacific Grove and Danny Romero of Sacramento. My connection to Neal Whitman was established through Munyori Literary Journal , when I published three of his poems. He is a retired professor, but though he writes a monthly column for the online journal Getting Something to Read , under the byline "Poetry Prof", he was not an English professor. He began writing in 2005 when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer; he says writing poetry was his spousal therapy. Neal drove to Sacramento with Elaine, his wife. Below are some photos: Neal and Elaine Whitman, center, , enjoying some open mic performances. Danny Romero read new poems first and finished with some of his favorites from his old publications. He is the author of the novel Calle 10 , and he teaches English at Sacramento City College.Below...