End August on a Poetic Note
Dianne Stepp and Bill Siverly will be reading at Chaparral Books August 30th at 2 pm.
A native Portlander, gardener-poet Dianne Stepp is the author of three chapbooks: Half-Moon of Clay, Sweet Mercies, and The Nest’s Dark Eye. Her poems have been published in many journals and anthologies including Tar River Poetry, Cider Press Review, Comstock Review, Windfall, and Cirque. She will read from Sweet Mercies and a new unpublished manuscript, Splitting Fruit for Jam.
Former co-editor of Windfall Journal, Bill has published seven books of poems. His most recent books, Steptoe Butte (2013), Nightfall (2018), and Starry Night (2022) were published by Windfall Press. He was co-editor with Michael McDowell of Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place, 2002-2022. Bill will read from Starry Night and a new unpublished manuscript, tentatively titled Night Rain.
Please join us. Chaparral Books is a lovely venue. And,
it is AIR CONDITIONED!!