Pasckie
Pascua will launch his new book, “Red is the Color of my Night,”
and kicks off the first leg of a reading tour as the featured poet at
the ALTAMONT
POETRY SERIES on MAY 19 (Monday, 7:30 PM) at North Carolina Stage
Company in downtown Asheville. NC Stage Co. is located at 15 Stage
Lane, Asheville, NC 28801 (ncstage.org) 828 239 0263.
Hosts: Caleb Beissert, Jeff Davis.
OTHER
READINGS:
[2] May 28, Saturday, 7 PM. Hendershot's: 237
Prince Ave., Athens,
GA 30606. (706)
353 3050
with
Kate Morrissey
kate.morrissey.com
[3] May 30, Friday, 7:30 PM. Little
River Coffee Bar: 188 West Main Street,
Spartanburg,
SC 29306. (864)
582-1227 littlerivercoffeebar.com (with guests poets Brett Klersfeld and Terry Christy Klersfeld, and musician Daniel Z)
[4] June 25, Wed, 8 PM: Mind Gravy. Open
mic follows featured guests. The
Drip Coffee, 729 Saluda Ave., Columbia,
SC 29205. Tel # (803) 661-9545
[5] July 7, Mon, 8 PM: Monday Night Poetry & Music at
East Bay Meeting House, 160 East Bay St., Charleston
SC. Tel # (843) 723 3446
[
] PLUS, June 12, Thursday. Cooking
demonstration, with medicinal herbs, with
Chris Wagoner. VENUE:
Mama Bird's Granola and Kitchen, 909
E Broad St #400, Athens,
GA 30601. (678)
997 9647. mamabirdsgranola.com
Pasckie was also shared his thoughts on poetry at
ASHEVILLE WORDFEST (May 2, 3 and 4, www.ashevillewordfest.com)
at Lenoir-Rhyne University, Asheville NC. Host: Laura Hope-Gill.
BACK
in the Philippines, his country of birth, PASCKIE PASCUA is
categorized as a “Martial Law Baby,” a direct child of the
dictatorship's darker years. By the time he decided to fly to New
York City on his 38th birthday in 1998, he was already a
veteran journalist—with an active tour of duty in Manila's
perennial media and writers organizations, activist groups, and
political think-tanks.
The
poems and prose in “Red is the Color of my Night” reflect the
often ragged but mostly warm wisdom of a journeyman who witnessed and
experienced a life that defies his reserved demeanor and inviting
smile. This book is written in blood and delivered with a language
that crosses creed and culture, without hesitation or reserve. The
poet traverses the rough terrains of his past with piercing honesty
and visionary glare. His work bothers and comforts at the same time;
it also provokes while it reassures.
BOOKING
INQUIRY:
Chris Wagoner at 706 207 7746, email moonflower@boannsbanks.com /
Marta
Osborne at 828 280-2309, email marta.osborne124@gmail.com
