Poets on Board Update

Okay, so I haven't been taking the bus as much as I usually do, so I haven't actually seen the placards on RT, but a friend of mine (Marcelo Hernandez) rides the bus, saw a placard, and this is what he said, "ok, so I'm on the bus this morning, I look up and what do I see? a poster for the SPC with a design that looks like painted circles with words in each of them. Pretty cool. :)" Now, I think that's a thumbs up for the Poets on Board placards. If you've seen the placards, please forward your sighting information to PoetryNowEditor@gmail.com. The circles mentioned are the artwork of Mario Uribe, and the words are those of Viola Weinberg. Both the artist and the poet (an artist, too) spoke, as you might recall, about their collaboration on May 3 at the SPC. There are still placards available for sale, including some autographed by Mario and Viola. Inquire at SPC.

Did you Miss Poets on Board - May 3, 2010?

Viola Weinberg and Mario Uribe spoke to a full house on May 3, 2010 about their collaborative efforts. They met at a party and discussed collaboration, but it didn't actually occur for another two years. Mario painted a series of Buddhist Enso circles, went to a reading given by Viola, and asked her to write poems on the paintings. She wrote a poem of 24 lines to go with the 24 circles Mario had painted. She hesitated to write on the paintings, but Mario assured her that he wanted her to do just that. Viola arranged the paintings as pleased her and wrote the lines of her poem on each painting. It is the final stanza of the poem, Enso, that appears on the 275 placards that are featured on RT buses in SPC's new Poets on Board program.

Tonight at The Poetry Center

Poets on Board with Viola Weinberg and Mario Uribe.

Poets on Board with Viola Weinberg and Mario Uribe

Viola Weinberg and Mario Uribe
Monday, May 3rd at 7:30pm
@R25 at 1719 25th Street
Host: Bob Stanley
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Poetry on buses in Sacramento? Thanks to RT Metro, UC Davis Extension, and the Sacramento Poetry Center, there's an alternative to reading advertising inside local buses these days. Inspired by programs in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, the new Poets on Board program puts poetry placards inside RT's buses to feature the work of local poets and artists. The first placards were installed during April (Poetry Month) and the poem is an excerpt from Enso, by Viola Weinberg, Sacramento's 2001 poet laureate.
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