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September Speaker – Bob Stanley

September 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT

Free

Our speaker will be Bob Stanley on “Why Is This a Poem?”

Bob Stanley, Sacramento Poet Laureate Emeritus, taught English and Creative Writing at Solano College, Sacramento City College, and Sacramento State University before retiring in 2021. He was President of the Sacramento Poetry Center from 2007 to 2019. He was selected as Sacramento’s fifth Poet Laureate, serving from 2009 to 2012. Bob’s books include Walt Whitman Orders a Cheeseburger(2009), Miracle Shine (2013), and Language Barrier (2024). Bob and his wife Joyce live in Sacramento and organize online poetry seminars that help support nonprofit organizations.

Speaker meetings are held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
Public Invited – Free

Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking, now offsite only.

Details

Date:
September 17
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Cost:
Free
Event Category:

Venue

Auburn City Hall – Rose Room
1225 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603, CA 95603 United States
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