Book Tour and Poetry Readings

Friday, February 18, 2010 - 8 pm

Words and Music at the Workspace

Debut concert of Diane Frank's poem "Pool," set to music by SF Bay Area Composer, Jan Pusina, featuring Madison Emery-Smith, Soprano; Erik Ievins, cello; and Carter Scholz, piano. Also by Jan Pusina on the program: Wind Quintet in two movements; Flute a Cappella, with Joe Schillachi, flute; Trees for the Forest for seven harps; Natural Poem - song cycle for tenor, flute, viola and harp, based on poems by Hugh Behm-Steinberg, John Davey-Hatcher, tenor; Song on poem of Penelope Koutoulas; Electronic works including Testament of Breath. Refreshments by Heidi's Catering.

 

Workspace Limited
2150 Folsom Street (between 17th St & 18th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110

 

 

Wednesday, April 27, 2011: 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Words and Music

Diane Frank reads new poems with Marianne Betterly and Judy Bebelaar, poets, and special guest, Erik Ievins, on cello. This monthly reading series at Expressions Gallery features Bay Area Writing Project teachers and other local writers reading from their own work.

Expressions Gallery
2035 Ashby Avenue (at Adeline)
Berkeley, CA (close to Ashby BART)
www.expressionsgallery.org

 

 

Thursday, June 16, 2011: 7:00 pm

Words and Music

 

Diane Frank reads new poems with Stewart Florsheim, author of The Short Fall from Grace and A Split Second of Light, recently published by Blue Light Press. His new book received Honorable Mention in the San Francisco Book Festival, honoring the best books published this spring! Erik Ievins will add his musical voice on the cello.

BookShop West Portal
80 West Portal Ave.
San Francisco, CA
www.bookshopwestportal.com

 

 

Sunday, August 7, 2011 - 7:00 pm

Words and Music

Diane Frank reads with George Wallace, accompanied by Erik Ievins on cello. George Wallace, visiting from New York, is author of Bury My Heart in Wet Sand, Poppin' Johnny, and recently, Jumping Over The Moon. He is Poet in Residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace and a past poet laureate in Long Island. Diane is author of Entering the Word Temple, The Winter Life of Shooting Stars, and Blackberries in the Dream House. Her second novel and a new book of poems will be published soon.

Bird & Beckett
653 Chenery St.
San Francisco, CA 94131
www.bird-beckett.com