Inspired by such indie presses as City Lights, LouJon and Black Sparrow, Verna Press
was founded in New Orleans in 2005. Since that time we’ve produced a large selection
of poetry broadsides and chapbooks. In order to celebrate the recent release of our
letterpress literary magazine, Dorado, and David Rowe’s Unsolicited Poems, our first
full length collection of poems, we’ve decided to gas up and hit the road.
The Unsolicited Poetry Tour will feature poet David Rowe. David’s work has appeared in
such publications as Exquisite Corpse, The North American Review, the Cortland Review,
and Big Bridge and he has been featured on The Moe Green Poetry Show and Susan Larson’s
The Reading Life. Along with publisher Peter Anderson, David will be traveling Santa Fe to
Seattle, bringing life to the words bookslut.com called, “beautiful and chaotic and sexy
and sonorous.” We will also be on the lookout for bold new and neglected talent to feature
in forthcoming editions of Dorado magazine.
Here is a current list of tour dates:
Tuesday, September 6th Estancia Primera Clubhouse in Santa Fe, NM
David will read with poet Miriam Sagan at 7pm
Wednesday, September 7th Blackbird Buvette in Albuquerque, NM
David will be the feature reader at the Poetry and Beer reading series hosted by Don McIver at 8pm
Friday, September 9th Stories Books in Los Angeles, CA
David will read alongside poet and novelist Steve Abee at 8pm
Saturday, September 10th Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA
David reads alongside poets S.A. Griffin, Rich Ferguson, & Mike The Poet from 4:30-6:30
Monday, September 12th Bird & Beckett in San Francisco, CA
David will read with poet Marc Olmsted at 7pm
Tuesday, September 13th Adobe Books in San Francisco, CA
David will read with poet Bill Berkson at 8pm
Wednesday, September 14th Time Tested Books in Sacramento, CA
David will read alongside poets Bob Stanley and Trina Drotrar at 7pm
Thursday, September 15th John Natsoulas Gallery in Yolo, CA
David will be the featured reader at Poetry Night hosted by Dr. Andy Jones at 8pm
Friday, September 16th 3 Friends Coffee Shop in Portland, OR
David will be the featured reader with an open mic to follow at 7pm
Saturday, September 17th Visual Arts Center in Nye Beach in Newport, OR
David will participate in an open mic following Lauren Kessler's reading at 7pm
Sunday, September 18th Orca Books in Olympia, WA
David will be the featured reader at this event which begins at 2pm
Monday, September 19th Last Word Books in Olympia, WA
David will be the featured reader at the Drunken Poetry reading series at 7pm
Tuesday, September 20th SPLAB in Seattle, WA
David will read alongside poet Alex Bleecker at 7:00pm