Vinograd, Dodsworth, + Odegard

Julia Vinograd, Fred Dodsworth, and Tom Odegard will read at 7 pm on Friday, January 13th, at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Avenue, a little north of Hearst, in Berkeley, as part of the Last Word Reading Series. Cafe phone is 510-841-6374. There is also an open reading.

Julia Vinograd is a Berkeley street poet. She has published 61 books of poetry and won the American Book Award of The Before Columbus Foundation. Her most recent book is Look Out (Zeitgeist Press, 2016). She has three poetry CD collections: Bubbles and Bones, Eye of the Hand, and The Book of Jerusalem. She received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa . She has a Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award from the City of Berkeley . She won a Pushcart Prize for her poem “The Young Men Who Died of AIDS”. She was one of the four editors of the anthology New American Underground Poetry Vol. 1: The Babarians of San Francisco— Poets from Hell.

Fred Dodsworth served on the Bay Area Generations Board of Directors from the Fall of 2013 through the Fall of 2016.
Fred enjoyed a long career as a journalist and publisher in the Bay Area, prior to returning to college a few years ago to earn a bachelors degree in Creative Writing at SFSU (magna cum laude, concentration in Gender Studies). His many accomplishments include being a front-page daily columnist and features editor for the SF Examiner, a freelance writer for the Berkeley Daily Planet, and a copy chief for the Bay Area News Group. In addition to serving as a Board Member with Bay Area Generations, he is a member of the Beast Crawl Collective and currently offers his pro bono services to Joyce Jenkins (of Poetry Flash) as she prepares to launch her poetry publishing company and Milvia Street, the literary magazine of Berkeley City College, Sharon Coleman, faculty advisor. While serving on the Board, Fred was responsible for publication design and production of B.A.G.’s monthly chapbook.

Tom Odegard – aka: Tom/Ms.G is an intersex activist who writes poetry, operates fire trucks, lives half time in Oakland and half time on San Juan Island in the NorthWest and manages to be a Jill of some trades as well as author(s) of several books, including Past Lives Led Ms. G Steps Out and Friends Well Met & More, while looking forward to poetry readings, eating with friends, and making new ones. Tom’s poetry is proof that both William Blake and H.P. Lovecraft both continue to thrive. Simultaneously. In this century.

The Last Word Reading Series is presented by Nefeli Caffe, a cafe/restaurant that serves dinners, tapas, coffee drinks, beer, wine, and more in a beautiful and colorful atmosphere. Dinner here is wonderful and should not be missed. Admission is free, but a one-drink or one-plate minimum is suggested. Dale Jensen, Ralph Dranow, John Rowe, and Grace Grafton are hosts.