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An informal partnership between Listen & Be Head Poetry Caf? in Vallejo and the Native American Cultural Center in San Francisco has led to another feature at the Caf? which happened through connections made by Kim Shuck at the Center. Gwynn and Phyllis will share the feature spot during the open mic this Friday.

Gwynn O?Gara has been published in numerous magazines and newspapers, including The San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Sow’s Ear, and Yellow Silk. Her poems have also been anthologized, most recently in So Luminous the Wildflowers, an Anthology of California Poetry, as well as in Pillow: Exploring the Heart of Eros. A collection entitled Snake Woman Poems was published by Beatitude Press in 1983.

Gwynn’s humorous and personal essays have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Image magazine, Tiny Lights, and Women’s Voices. Frequently appearing at poetry readings and events throughout the Bay Area, her poems are inspired by myths, nature, and the Zen of existing in today?s world. Currently living in Sonoma County with her husband and son, she has worked with California Poets in the Schools since 1989.

Phyllis Meshulam earned her MFA in both poetry and fiction from Vermont College. Working with California Poets in the Schools since 1999, Phyllis has served as Area Coordinator since 2003. She also teaches creative writing to adults at Napa State Hospital, and delivers powerful, emotionally-charged readings across the San Francisco Bay Area.

Phyllis’ poetry has appeared in many literary magazines and won numerous awards, including placing as a finalist in the U.S. Poet Laureates-judged competition for The Dickens. She has two chapbooks, Speaking in Fragments and Valley of Moon, from D-Press in Sebastopol. A member and sometimes leader of Maxine Hong Kingston veterans’ writing group, three of her poems appear in the brand-new anthology, Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace. The two women will be featured at Listen and Be Heard Poetry Caf? on October 13. 818 Marin Street, Downtown Vallejo, CA 94590. For more information call 707-554-4840.

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