Sun, Sep 08
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Poetry 101 with Ryo Yamaguchi, a co-presentation with Copper Canyon Press
Launch of CWB’s Fall Poetry Salon Series which will continue through the fall on a regular basis on Sunday afternoons at the bookstore. Poetry 101 with Ryo Yamaguchi will be an engaging presentation for those new to poetry or those looking to deepen their appreciation.
Date, Time & Location
Sep 08, 2024, 4:30 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Ryo Yamaguchi, publisher of Copper Canyon Press will offer insights and tools for engaging with the art of verse through the work of a selection of Copper Canyon’s poets. This presentation will guide us in understanding poetry, allowing for a deeper appreciation of the genre.
Ryo Yamaguchi is the publisher of Copper Canyon Press, a mission-driven, independent press that has been dedicated to poetry for over fifty years. Ryo has worked in publishing for over ten years, including roles as the marketing director at Wave Books and a promotions manager at the University of Chicago Press. He is the author of The Refusal of Suitors, a collection of poems published by Noemi Press, and he has been a book critic and poetry feature writer for Harriet Books at the Poetry Foundation and Michigan Quarterly Review, among other outlets. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including The Best American Poetry 2020. Ryo lives in Santa Fe.