July 28th, 2010 | 
Author: The book we are reading for the Wednesday, August 4th meeting at 6:30 p.m. is Joan Didion’s, “A Year of Magical Thinking” – a memoir about a year when her husband dies suddenly and her daughter slips into a coma. Email or call Jan Smith, 575-770-9047, jms@intuitcounselingservices.com for further information. All opinions welcome!
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at the SOMOS OFFICE on SATURDAYAugust 7
NEW HOURS! 10am-1pm
(Located next to the Enchanted Florist, across from Smith’s Food Market..233 B Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM)
For more information, call 575-758-0081.
Email address: somos@somostaos.org
Celebrating Relationships to Land, Family and Friends
Performance, Open Mic, Discursive Community
Saturday the 7th of August
6:30 in the evening
Stewart S. Warren & Nathan Brown
with special guests
Joan Logghe & E.A. “Tony” Mares
at the home of Merimee Moffitt
816 Parkland Circle SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
off Carlisle, south of Central Ave
In the Yard (weather permitting)
Desert and Finger-food Potluck (suggested)
Stewart S. Warren is author of six collections of poetry. His regional work has been referred to as American Folk Heart Poetry. As publishing coach and organizer of community events, Stewart assists others in deepening their creative experience and realizing their artistic visions. www.heartlink.com
Nathan Brown is a musician, photographer, and award-winning poet from Norman, Oklahoma. Nathan travels widely, offering readings, creativity workshops, and photography exhibitions in an effort to bring back the hint of a smile and the hope for a good story in poems… poems unafraid of making sense… poems that carry us to better places. www.brownlines.com
Joan Logghe, newly named Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, has been an integral part of New Mexico’s Poetry Renaissance. She writes poetry, non-fiction, and reviews, teaching writing as a key to emotional activism. www.joanlogghe.com
E. A.“Tony” Mares is a poet, playwright, short story and essay writer, and a historian. Mares was Professor Emeritus of English, University of New Mexico, and now continues to write, travel, and participate in select literary events. www.tonyscantina.com
NEXT WEEK, Friday, 7/30
Melanie Sumner, novelist
Davida Singer, Poet
At the RANE Gallery, 214 Ledoux Street
$8 and $6 for SOMOS members
UPCOMING READINGS …………………
8/27 Sawnie Morris and Jon Davis – poetry
CHOKECHERRIES ANTHOLOGY 2009 is coming soon!!!
The book launch planned for this Sunday at Mabel's has been cancelled!
Watch for a later date -
7:30 PM
At the RANE Gallery, 214 Ledoux Street
$8 and $6 for SOMOS members
A special evening with novelists:
Jonis Agee from Nebraska
& John Dufresne from Florida
UPCOMING READINGS…………………
with KEVIN Mahoney
Saturday, July 31
10 AM to 1 PM
@ The Taos Public Library
In this 3-hour lecture, attendants will be given an overview of how to write a screenplay, from conception to planning, to the finished script. Topics include structure, dramatic elements, character, and the ability to write visually. Highly recommended for aspiring writers and those interested in film as a unique art form.
$45/person, $40 for SOMOS members. To sign up, call SOMOS at 758-0081 or email
1/2 needs to be paid when registering.
CHOKECHERRIES ANOTHOLOGY 2009
Release Party at the Mabel Dodge House.
Sunday, July 18 has been cancelled
Poets Arthur Sze and his wife Carol Moldaw from Santa Fe kick off the Summer Writers Series. Arthur and Carol are well known in the poet circles in NM and beyond and have been mentors to fine poets in the area and at IAIA in Santa Fe.
Friday evening, July 9th
7:30 PM
Rane Gallery, 214 Ledoux Street
$8 – $6 for SOMOS members, seniors and students
BIG, BAD SOMOS SUMMER BOOK SALE
This Saturday, July 3
10AM – 1 PM
At the SOMOS Office
233 B Paseo del Pubelo Sur, across from Smith’s
Marvelous selection! Great Prices!