east side poetry readings – Webbish6 https://webbish6.com Jeannine Hall Gailey's Poetry Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 44757611 Happy Valentine’s Day and an upcoming reading with Martha Silano in Redmond https://webbish6.com/happy-valentines-day-and-an-upcoming-reading-with-martha-silano-in-redmond-2/ https://webbish6.com/happy-valentines-day-and-an-upcoming-reading-with-martha-silano-in-redmond-2/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0000 http://webbish6.com/happy-valentines-day-and-an-upcoming-reading-with-martha-silano-in-redmond-2/ Happy Valentine’s Day out there! Today is a day for exuberance. For chocolates and flowers and celebration! I used to love getting Valentines in that little cardboard box in grade school…and later in junior high and high school, at my school you could buy pink and red carnations and have them sent to someone’s locker and someone always left me one anonymously each year, and I never found out who, but the mystery of it cheered me up! So today, give someone something unexpected. Leave a bigger tip, give them a kiss on the cheek, stay on the phone a little longer than usual. Show yourself more love too.
Glenn made me pink marshmallow hearts dipped in dark chocolate for Valentine’s Day. Gluten-free and delicious! He gets an “A.” And, after getting stuck with needles at the allergist’s all day yesterday, I think I deserve a day of fun, so we are going to see that new meaningless-yet-fun looking movie with Reese Witherspoon and spies.
To honor the day, here’s one of my favorite love poems, by Robert Graves, short but perfect:

She tells her love while half asleep,
In the dark hours,
With half-words whispered low:
As Earth stirs in her winter sleep
And puts out grass and flowers
Despite the snow,
Despite the falling snow.

And now, make sure you mark on your calendars – I’m reading with Martha Silano in two days at Soul Food Books in Redmond! 7 PM February 16th, Soul Food Books. Be there!

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I’m reading on Saturday at the Poulsbohemian at 7 PM with fellow poets Ronda Broatch and Connie Mears. Here’s the info:
Poulsbohemian Poetry Reading
When: Saturday, February 4, 7 p.m.
Where: Poulsbohemian Coffee House
Why: Ronda Broatch, Jeannine Hall Gailey, and Constance Mears share their work. Plus, there’s an open mic.
I’d love to see you there!

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