Sedona, AZ - Sirens' Poetry: Powerful Women Speak showcase has
gathered a dynamic group of female poets with many
different stylistic voices and life experiences for
the NORAZ poetry show on January 23rd at 6PM at Well
Red Coyote to benefit charity Verde Valley Women's
Sanctuary.
Captivating local poets were chosen to
represent the female voice from newcomer, high
school senior Jessica Guadarrama to Senior Poet
Laureate Rochelle Brener.
Host, artist and poet, Jen Valencia has pulled
together some of Sedona's much loved women poets to
showcase the immense talent the area has to offer.
Valencia says she moved to Sedona to find her
artistic voice and she has found it among the wealth
of inspiration from local creators.
Michelle Peterson has been using the pen as her
sword since age fourteen and states that, "True
power is in vulnerability, the ability to own, and
express one's deepest rhythms; poetry, for me, is
that outlet."
Mary Heyborne is an award winning professional
potter as well as a poet. Mary reaffirmed her belief
that life and poetry are expanded when shared by
founding Poets Corner at Sedona Arts Center.
Local artist Rose Moon fell in love with poetry in
high school, but her first love was art and
photography. Years later after attending a creative
writing class and then hearing the Slam poets of
Noraz she was inspired to write and perform again.
Karyl Goldsmith works at her dream job teaching for
over 24 years, now as Senior Lit Instructor at Red
Rock High. Karyl has published many poems in various
places, but her excitement comes from seeing her
students creativity blossom.
A full-time award-winning designer and editor of
books, Carol Haralson sees interdependency of words
and images. Her poetry likewise reflects the subtle
yet often invisible relationship between things.
High school senior Jessica Guadarrama is a
bilingual, first-generation Mexican American. She
started writing in 8th grade, but she discovered
slam poetry in 9th grade due to a NORAZ slam at her
school and her soul has been captured ever since.
Angels Without Wings Senior Poet Laureate of Arizona
Rochelle Brener started publishing work at age
twelve, and poetry editor by seventeen. She's been a
poet, editor and publisher, and now a freelance
journalist, editor and poetry coach.
There is no charge for the show, however, if anyone
would like to make a donation to the Verde Valley
Women's Sanctuary it will be greatly appreciated.
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