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SRP Kids: Wilderman’s TreetopTales with Chad Elliott
<p>Wilderman’s Treetop Tales is a collection of whimsical poems and paintings created by International award-winning songwriter, Chad Elliott. Think Shel Silverstein with more color and a song album. The book is designed with children in mind and contains both heartwarming and giggle-worthy poetry accompanied by Chad’s own illustrations. Today, Chad will be performing some of the songs from the album and sharing with you the interdisciplinary offering of art, music and writing which allows the whole family to embrace wild imagination.</p><p><br></p> 2019-06-21 11:30:00 -0500
6/27/1910:30 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
SRP Kids: Wilderman’s TreetopTales with Chad Elliott
<p>Wilderman’s Treetop Tales is a collection of whimsical poems and paintings created by International award-winning songwriter, Chad Elliott. Think Shel Silverstein with more color and a song album. The book is designed with children in mind and contains both heartwarming and giggle-worthy poetry accompanied by Chad’s own illustrations. Today, Chad will be performing some of the songs from the album and sharing with you the interdisciplinary offering of art, music and writing which allows the whole family to embrace wild imagination.</p><p><br></p> 2019-06-21 13:30:00 -0500
6/27/1912:30 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
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Author Reading: Dennis Maulsby
<p><span data-offset-key="7vee8-0-0"><span data-text="true">Join us as we welcome Dennis Maulsby to M and M Bookstore.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="dekoo-0-0"><span data-text="true">About Dennis Maulsby</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="ciijf-0-0"><span data-text="true">Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president living in Ames, Iowa with his wife Ruth, a retired legal secretary and his dog Charlie, a retired CIA operative. A son and grandson, Matt and Kaden, live in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry and short stories have appeared in Lyrical Iowa, The North American Review, Haiku Journal, Spillway, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Briarcliff Review, and numerous other journals.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="5m7c7-0-0"><span data-text="true">A U.S. Army Veteran, Maulsby spent four and a half years on active duty. Enlisting as a private, he served two years as a Russian voice intercept operator rising to the rank of Specialist Fifth Class before attending Ft. Benning, Georgia’s Infantry Officer Candidate School. After graduation as a Second Lieutenant, he was accepted into the Military’s Intelligence branch. In 1968, he served with the 25th Infantry division while in Vietnam. Maulsby led a mobile electronic intelligence gathering platoon with elements established in firebases and Vietnamese villages in southwestern Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge in 1970.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="ak79b-0-0"><span data-text="true">His first book of war poetry, Remembering Willie, and all the others won silver medal book awards from the Military Writers Society of America (2005) and the Branson Stars & Stripes organization (2009). Maulsby’s second book of poetry Frissons, published in 2011, consists of traditional American-style haiku and senryu. Near Death/Near Life, a third book of poetry was released by Prolific Press in May of 1215. The book has since received a gold medal award from the Military Writers Society of America, named a finalist in the De Vinci Eye cover Art award, and was a winner-finalist in the USA Book News contest.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="4pht6-0-0"><span data-text="true">Free Fire Zone, a book of linked poetry and short stories, was released in November of 2016 by Prolific Press, and has since been named an International Book Award finalist and received a silver medal award from the Military Writers Society of America. </span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6b5rj-0-0"><span data-text="true">In May 2004 his poem “6 June, Omaha Beach” was featured with a musical background on National Public Radio’s Themes & Variations in memory of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the WW II Normandy landings. That same year he was named the Edgar Award winner of the Oak Hill Poetry Contest. His poem “Isle Royale Hunted” received a Pushcart Prize nomination in 2011. As of spring 2017, seventy of his poems have been individually published, forty percent of which have won awards, ranging from honorable mentions to first places. Out of twelve short stories published five have won awards.</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-offset-key="6ihvm-0-0"><span data-text="true">Maulsby is a past President of the Iowa Poetry Association. He holds memberships in the Iowa Poetry Association, The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Ames Third Stanza Poets, Burlington’s Society of Great River Poets, The Military Writers Society of America, the Urbandale Omega Poets, The Ankeny Writers Workshop, The Jordan Creek Mall Barnes & Noble Writers, and The International War Veterans Poetry Archives.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="8dekb-0-0"><span data-text="true">In 1964, just weeks away from graduating from Grinnell College, Dennis Maulsby decided his best option after college would be to voluntarily enter the military. After returning from the Vietnam War, he channeled his war experiences into various creative outlets, ultimately pursuing writing poetry. He self-published his first book, Remembering Willy, and All the Others, and received silver medal awards from veteran’s associations. His latest book, Free Fire Zone is a collection of short military stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="1ns5b-0-0"><span data-text="true">“A lot of men came back from Vietnam, and they dealt with their PTSD in a number of ways, usually women, drugs or creativity,” he says. “I chose creativity.”</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="42hdp-0-0"><span data-text="true">During this hour of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Maulsby about his writing and his new book of connected short stories.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="aiqt6-0-0"><span data-text="true">http://iowapublicradio.org/post/wounds-war-and-poetry-using-creativity-heal#stream/0</span></span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2019-04-17 19:00:00 -0500
9/12/195:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
For the Beauty of the Earth Retreat at Prairiewoods
<p>This weekend retreat (which gets its name from John Rutter’s famous hymn) calls to birders, butterfly-chasers and lovers of creation: Come immerse yourself in nature! If you love humming with the locust, praying with the mantis or singing with the summer breeze, this weekend will help you celebrate the beauty of Earth. Come to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) for a retreat loosely led by Prairiewoods staff in partnership with the Audubon Society. Beginning with an opening reflection to commence the process of slowing down and engaging the sluggish senses, ample opportunities for being in nature will be paired with lavish creative reflection time. Maybe you’ll find yourself snapping a phenomenal photo of a frog hopping mid-air, peering through the binoculars and discovering the fluted feathers beneath the chirp, sketching the intricate pansy petal or swaying with the tremulous treeline by the gurgling creek, journaling under the stars or napping in the shade of Grandmother Oak, composing poetry while lounging in a hammock or humming softly while floating in a sky chair. Celebrate with wine and cheese on the patio before dinner and sink into the softness of sleep in our comfortable Guest House. Surrounded by the festive dance of the prairie grasses and the gentle embrace of the welcoming woods, come and re-create yourself. Earth is calling you! The cost is $230 and includes nature and reflection resources, lodging and all meals. For one overnight only, the cost is $180 and includes nature and reflection resources, lodging (either Friday or Saturday night) and meals. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p>
6/28/196:30 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Caleb Rainey Spoken Word Performance
<p>Spoken word artist Caleb Rainey of Iowa City will appear at CSPS Hall C-Space on Monday, July 8 at 7pm to share his latest collection of poems from his new book Look, Black Boy. Caleb, who was recently featured on IPR’s Talk of Iowa with Charity Nebbe, has written and performed spoken word for over seven years and has won multiple poetry slams. In addition, he is the co-founder of the literary magazine Black Art: Real Stories. This event is free and open to the public. A book signing will be held in the bookstore immediately following Caleb’s performance.</p> 2019-06-05 20:00:00 -0500
7/08/197:00 p.m.Next Page BooksCedar Rapids -
Author Reading: S.P. Jayaraj
<p>Please join us as we welcome S.P. Jayaraj to M and M Bookstore.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>About S.P. Jayaraj</u></strong></p><p>S.P. Jayaraj’s creative writing will bring you into a wider world and leave you there to contemplate every real and imagined thing around you. Whether it is his poetry, his CNF essays, or his fiction, Jayaraj’s creativity, multiculturalism, and unique insights come together to tap on our heart, open our mind, and arouse our natural childlike curiosity for lives that are not our own.</p><p><br></p><p>His created world of Adijari, and every story he writes for it is a reflection of his soul. Jayaraj is constantly studying different mythological beliefs around the world and the similarities between them. He processes this through storytelling and through Adijari, where it all comes together seamlessly as a full and expansive mythology in its own right. Currently drawing heavily on various East Indian, Nordic, and Persian mythologies, there is no telling where else it will go, as each new story of Adijari takes us into new territory to deeper understand the awesome world that it is. His new and reimagined fantasy races of Adijari make us consider our own spiritual relationships to other life, our planet, and the universe beyond.</p> 2019-04-29 12:30:00 -0500
7/06/1910:30 a.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Book Report
<p>Fee: none. No registration.</p><p>Membership Required</p><p>Tuesdays, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20</p><p>2 - 3:30 PM in room 209</p><p>Facilitator: Diana Durham</p><p>A book club that meets once a month for an</p><p>informal round table discussion and sharing</p><p>of books you have enjoyed reading. Choose</p><p>your favorite author old or new, best sellers</p><p>or classic, fiction, non-fiction, short stories</p><p>or poetry. Not limited to presenters; anyone</p><p>who is interested in finding new authors</p><p>while exploring the abundance of reading</p><p>opportunities in our City of Literature is</p><p>welcome.</p><p>Diana Durham, an avid reader, looks forward</p><p>to sharing her favorite books and expanding</p><p>her repertoire by listening and exploring your</p><p>suggestions.</p> 2019-04-29 15:30:00 -05007/16/192:00 p.m.The CenterIowa City -
Book Report
<p>Fee: none. No registration.</p><p>Membership Required</p><p>Tuesdays, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20</p><p>2 - 3:30 PM in room 209</p><p>Facilitator: Diana Durham</p><p>A book club that meets once a month for an</p><p>informal round table discussion and sharing</p><p>of books you have enjoyed reading. Choose</p><p>your favorite author old or new, best sellers</p><p>or classic, fiction, non-fiction, short stories</p><p>or poetry. Not limited to presenters; anyone</p><p>who is interested in finding new authors</p><p>while exploring the abundance of reading</p><p>opportunities in our City of Literature is</p><p>welcome.</p><p>Diana Durham, an avid reader, looks forward</p><p>to sharing her favorite books and expanding</p><p>her repertoire by listening and exploring your</p><p>suggestions.</p> 2019-04-29 15:30:00 -0500
8/20/192:00 p.m.The CenterIowa City -
Wrtiers' Night
<p>Mount Vernon Creates and the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council have announced a Writers Night event. The event is scheduled to take place Thursday, June 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Mount Vernon Creates, 121 1<sup>st</sup> St. NW, Mount Vernon.</p><p>Writers’ Night is a combination storytelling and spoken word event where local and regional writers and poets are asked to bring a 10-minute piece to read live on the last Thursday of the month. Audiences are invited to sit and listen or bring their own work to share. All writers are welcome to bring and read their work regardless of age or experience level.</p><p>“This Writers’ Night concept has been floating around Mount Vernon for many years now, and under many names and formats,” said Mount Vernon Poet Laureate Marianne Taylor. “Last month, MVAAC offered a very successful Favorite Poem Project at Mount Vernon Creates and we thought now might be the right time to bring the Writers’ Night event back.”</p><p>Hosted by local writer, storyteller and playwright Joe Jennison, the event is meant to encourage local and regional writing talent, regardless of content, format or style. Writers who like to read their work out loud and are interested in taking part, should contact Joe Jennison direct at joejennison@gmail.com </p> 2019-06-12 20:30:00 -0500
6/27/197:00 p.m.Mount Vernon CreatesMount Vernon