the 7th annual
Santa Barbara Summer Poetry Workshop
July 28-30, 2007
at Westmont College

led by Perie Longo
with Barry Spacks • David Starkey
and Guest Speakers Grace Rachow • Mary Rose Betten

Poetry writing, crafting, and discussion
in a setting of inspiration and respect

PERIE LONGO has led poetry workshops for over twenty five years with the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and California-Poets-in-the-Schools, as well as privately. She is the 2007 Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara. She is author of two poetry collections, the most recent titled With Nothing behind but Sky: a journey through grief (Artamo Press, 2006). Perie has been published frequently in poetry journals and anthologies, as well as being nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

BARRY SPACKS, the first Poet Laureate of the City of Santa Barbara in 2006, teaches at UCSB. He has published nine poetry collections, the most extensive being SPACKS STREET: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS from Johns Hopkins, the newest (both 2004) REGARDING WOMEN, winner of the Cherry Grove Collections Prize, and THE HOPE OF THE AIR from Michigan State University Press.  He's also brought out three CDs, two novels, and over 400 individual poems in paper and pixel journals.

DAVID STARKEY teaches creative writing at Santa Barbara City College and at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and hosts “The Creative Community,” a local arts-oriented TV program on Channel 21. He is author of a poetry textbook, as well as several collections of poetry, including Ways of Being Dead: New and Selected Poems.

GRACE RACHOW is a frequent public speaker, freelance editor, writing coach, and editor/publisher of the Community of Voices anthologies which feature fiction, nonfiction and poetry of several hundred writers. The Community of Voices website posts writing news, reviews, scholarships, and volunteer/learning opportunities.

MARY ROSE BETTEN is a Poetry as Performance coach, an actress of stage, screen, and television, a CLIO award recipient, playwright, and director. Her recent book of poetry, Hanging Out with Loose Words, is published by Foothill Press.

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