Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Will Staple - Poetry Workshop - April 10th - 6:30 p.m.





Staple grew up in Oakland “in the shadow of the Beats,” and attended UC Berkeley during the Free Speech Movement. 

In his own words, “From 1970 to 1995, I published over 200 poems infused with the Grand Canyon and mountain forests, on the sassy, sexy side of spirituality, filled with a sly humor, condensed form, depth of content, detailing the culture that left the cities in the 1970s for a more archaic path with a heart.” 

He taught poetry in the area for over 40 years, and gave frequent readings, one last one with Gary Snyder;  Listen to Will Staple reading “Love Fest”  from his newest book Arrows Go Thru Hearts (paperback | Kindle). 

He once received an international award for four books published in the 90’s: Passing For Human, I hate the men you sleep with, The Only Way to Reduce Crime Is to Make Fewer Acts Illegal and Numinous Luminosity.