May 16, 1996 Contact: Jennifer McNulty (408) 459-2495; mcnulty@ua.ucsc.edu

FREE POETRY READING AT UCSC'S ALAN CHADWICK GARDEN ON JUNE 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--There's no more lovely setting for an afternoon of poetry and classical music than the Alan Chadwick Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz. With roses in bloom, the garden will be the backdrop for "A Garden of Poetry and Music," a free public reading by four poets on Saturday, June 1, from noon until 2 p.m.

Poets who will read their work are:

-- Michael Hannon--Discovered by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Kenneth Rexroth, Hannon has authored more than fifteen poetry books, including Poems & Days and Ordinary Messengers. A master of the short lyric, Hannon is also the author of "My Mother Walked Out," a four-page chant considered by some to be one of the best long poems written in contemporary American poetry.

-- Jessica Ruby Simpson--A poet and singer/songwriter, Simpson has been described as a "spellbinding" reader of her work, which includes the books Ruby Slippers: Stories by Jessica Ruby Simpson and Delicate Strange: Poems by Jessica Ruby Simpson.

-- Anita Wilkins--An instructor at Cabrillo College, Wilkins specializes in poetry and international literature. She is the author of three volumes of poetry and in 1983 received the Pushcart Prize for Poetry.

-- Carolye Kuchta--A student at Cabrillo College, Kuchta was born and raised in British Columbia, Canada. She has recently received three writing awards from Cabrillo.

In addition to poetry and music, free food and beverages will be offered. For those inspired to garden, organic plants raised at the UCSC Farm and Garden will be available for purchase.

The main entrance to the Alan Chadwick Garden is located on McLaughlin Drive across from Stevenson College, where free parking will be available. The reading is sponsored by the Friends of the UCSC Farm and Garden. For more information, call (408) 459-4140.

This release is also available on the World Wide Web at UCSC's "Services for Journalists" site (http://www.ucsc.edu/news/journalist.html).

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