Special salon series reading upcoming at Kangaroo House

Saturday, November 16, 7 – 10 p.m., Kangaroo House Bed and Breakfast

— from Jill McCabe Johnson for Artsmith —

Artsmith cordially invites you to a special Salon Series reading with Jami Macarty and Debra Babcock on Saturday, November 16, 7-10 pm, at Kangaroo House Bed and Breakfast. The one-hour reading will begin promptly at 7:30 pm, followed by a potluck reception and book-signing.

Please plan to arrive and get settled before the reading begins. Parking is limited, so we encourage attendees to walk, bike, or carpool, if possible.

Learn more at Artsmith Salon Series. Jami Macarty is the author of The Minuses, forthcoming (February 2020) in the Mountain West
Poetry Series by The Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University, and three chapbooks of poetry: Instinctive Acts (Nomados Literary Publishers, 2018), Mind of Spring (No. 22, Vallum Chapbook Series, 2017), winner of the 2017 Vallum Chapbook Award, and Landscape of The Wait (Finishing Line Press, 2017), a poetic response to her nephew William’s car accident and year-long coma.

Her poems appear or are forthcoming in American, Australian, Canadian, and French journals, including Arc Poetry Magazine, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Capilano Review, EVENT, The Journal, and The Rumpus. She teaches poetry and poetics at Simon Fraser University. As co-founder and editor of the online poetry journal The Maynard, she promotes the work of other writers. On Medium, she writes  Peerings & Hearings–Occasional Musings on Arts in the City of Glass, a blog series supporting arts and community (begun in 2016 as a featured column for Anomaly/Anomalous Press). Her own work has been supported by Arizona Commission on the Arts and British Columbia Arts Council, among others; by Pushcart Prize nominations, by tireless editors of literary journals and presses – and by beloved readers.

Debra Babcock is a writer and the founder of Harmony Network Chiropractic & Yoga. Dr. Babcock received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree, Cum Laude, at Life University of Georgia. Having survived Cystic Fibrosis in childhood, Dr. Babcock believes in the possibility of healing and transformation, and that “miracles” are natural aspects of life, occurring every day. She honors healing and life as a journey in her work, and draws from a wide range of experience in the healing and creative arts.