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Some events are live, others are on Zoom. Each event's Zoom link is unique. To receive, please RSVP to BlueLightPress@aol.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Friday, May 1, 2026 – 6 pm: Zoom reading [edit: correcting an earlier misprint, this event is not live at the Gallery.]
Monica Volker is a poet, author, painter and cohost of Rivertown Poets in Petaluma, California. A retired critical care nurse, she brings depth, compassion, and a reverence for life into her creative work. Her writing and art are inspirational, seeking to awaken and uplift the spirit while celebrating love, beauty, and the natural world. Her first published work is Senryu for the Soul. Two additional books, Life as an Adage and You Are a Star (a children’s book) await publication. Shawna Swetech, a retired RN, is a poet, a mixed-media visual artist and wellness practitioner. Originally from Southern California, she has lived in west Sonoma County for more than 40 years, and currently cohabitates with husband Jay, a dog, one cat and seven laying hens. She has a large garden in which she grows vegetables, medicinal herbs, and a wide variety of weeds. Her work has been published in Rattle, The Healing Muse, American Journal of Nursing, and Pulse, among others. She is a co-host for the local monthly reading series, Rivertown Poets, and is the author of a brand-new poetry collection, based on her 35 years as a hospital nurse, entitled Standing in Their Fire. Tobey Hiller writes poetry, flash, hybrid pieces, and short stories. She can’t resist the world’s constant tendency to transformation, and this makes her interested in myths and edge territory, where melts and collisions can occur with both beautiful and dreadful outcomes. Her work reveres and explores natural processes and the complex ecologies in which we live out our relationships with each other and the world. Her publications include four books of poetry, a novel, and two magic/realist story collections. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart prize, and her current poetry manuscript before anything is dust was a finalist in Catamaran Literary Reader’s Poetry Book Contest. Brian Martens: Abstract Artist, Poet, Author of Three Raven Gate and Merlin's Wing, Creativity Facilitator, International Speaker, Myth Maker, CA Poets in the Schools Instructor, Podcaster. www.brianrmartens.com
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