As announced last week, the Winter/Spring 2013 issue of Floodplane is now available! If you haven’t had the chance to check it out, do so now. You won’t regret it. Featuring a mix of subjects and styles, the resulting collection is a snapshot of contemporary literature. To celebrate Floodplane’s inaugural edition, The Haberdasher caught … Continue reading
by Jessica Harrington Last Wednesday the Butte College Reading Series welcomed poet Gary Lemons, who is touring California promoting his new collection of poetry titled Snake (Red Hen Press). Despite having less than favorable weather conditions and this reading overlapping with Game 1 of the World Series, we had quite a turnout. Gary started by … Continue reading
The Butte College Reading Series continues this Wednesday, October 24 The James Irvine Foundation, Red Hen Press and the Literary Arts Club are proud to bring award-winning poet Gary Lemons to Butte College. Lemons will be reading from his new collection, Snake, which Jordan Harrt describes as “a mournful dirge for what has been lost, … Continue reading
Floodplane Editor’s Prize Update! On behalf of the editorial board of Floodplane, The Haberdasher is honored to announce the Editor’s Prize winners in the following categories: Fiction: “Mister Perris” by Finn Kraemer Narrative Nonfiction: “Ride of My Life” by Alisa Schindler Poetry: “After Donating the San Francisco AIDs Walk” by Linda Serrato “Ars Poetica” by … Continue reading
by David Puerner The very first reading of the semester, presented by the Butte College Reading Series, went off without a hitch last Wednesday. Offering a medley of beautiful poetry followed by a powerful reflective essay, this first reading was quite the globe-trotter. Joanne Allred had the first at-bat. Weaving together thoughtful images with heartfelt … Continue reading