June 19th, 2008, 7:00 P.M.
Borealis Books, 119 Jefferson Street South, Wadena, MN 56482, 218-632-BOOK (2665), Website bookseller@borealisbookstore.com. If you happen to be anywhere in the northern Minnesota area, stop by for this reading. Diana will be reading for 30 minutes, showcasing her oldies-but-goodies and also a lot of new material. LouAnn Shepard Muhm, author of Dear Immovable, will also be in the lineup, reading from her new book, Breaking the Glass, so it should be a great night, folks!
Thursday, April 24, 7:00 P.M.
Come hear Diana read a poem or two at the Open Mic as part of the Thomas R. Smith Poetry Reading at the Galaxie Library, 14955 Galazie Avenue, Apple Valley, MN 55124. For directions, please call 952-891-7045. Be there or be square!
Sunday, April 20, 5:00 P.M.
Magers and Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55408 - 612-822-4611. This is a big one folks! If you're going to come to any of Diana's April readings, make this the one. She is reading for an entire half hour so you'll get to hear quite a few jewels from her collection as well as new poems she's never before read publically. Also in the lineup that evening will be Mary Kay Rummel, a professor emerita from the University of Minnesota who is also an esteemed poet and author of four books of poetry. It should be a spectacular night. Please don’t miss it!
April 11, 2008
Coming this month... Falling Star Magazine has accepted Diana's short story, "Door to Door" for their next issue which should be out in stores shortly. This issue of Falling Star will appear at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA on April 26 and 27th, as well as, at various events in London and Paris in May. That's right, folks, Diana's work is going global! To pick up your very own copy, go to http://www.geocities.com/mcgee4468/fsm.html.
Saturday, April 5, 9:30 - 4:30 P.M.
If you haven't already picked up a copy of Awaking Indigo, here's your chance: Bloomington Art Center Writers' Festival and Book Fair, April 5, 2008 (1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington), featuring Faith Sullivan as keynote speaker at 9:30. Diana will have a table set up where she will be giving book signings. Also at 11:30 A.M she'll be giving a reading that will be filmed for Cable Access Television. Yes, Diana will finally have her 15 minutes of fame! So please come and watch the reading. And heck, how often do you get to hang out and chat with an author? She'd love to see you there!
March 4, 2008
Diana is in the spotlight on What Light: This Week's Poem selected by Jen March. What Light is a contest that showcases local poets and a diferent poet is selected to appear each week. To read Diana's winning poem, "Small Consolation" or her thoughts on poetics, go to www.mnartists.org or www.magersandquinn.com. There will be a reading at Magers and Quinn on March 30th which Diana will not be able to attend, however, she strongly encourages people to go and cheer on the other March and April winners: Amy McCann, Jen Johnson, Tim Brennan, Adrian S. Potter, Florence Dacey, Jana Bouma, Molly Spencer and Steve Downing.
January 9, 2008
Three of Diana's poems have been selected for inclusion in the recent Elegant Thorn Review: A Plea to an Outstretched Angel, "Awaking Indigo" and "So Far This April." You can view them at http://polysemy.org/elegantthorn/.
November 9, 2007 7:00 PM
Reading of selected poems from "Awaking Indgo" at Amazon Bookstore Cooperative, 4755 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407. The other acclaimed poets reading include Sharon Chmielarz and Bryan Thao Whorra. Hope to see you there!
October 26, 2007 7:00 PM
Reading of selected poems from "Awaking Indigo" at Opposable Thumbs, 2833 Johnson Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418-3055. The other esteemed poets reading include Sharon Chmielarz, LouAnn Shepard Muhm, Dylan Garcia-Wahl and Charles Britt Fleming. Here's a teaser: one or more of the readers may appear in Halloween costume. Boo!
October 25, 2007 10:30 AM
Tune into KFAI Radio (90.3 FM in Minneapolis and 106.7 FM in St. Paul) at 10:30 AM for the Write on Radio program where Diana (and other Northography authors) will be reading selected poems from their books. This event is in promotion of the Northography reading on October 26 at Opposable Thumbs and will also feature an interview.
Week of September 20, 2007
Pick up this week's edition (dated September 20) of the Sun Current newspaper and read the article about Diana's writing and the creation of "Awaking Indigo."Wednesdays, 8:00 until 10:00 AM
Now appearing weekly at Panera Bread, 1260 Promenade Place, Eagan, MN 55121. Diana would love to meet you. Stop by and pick up an autographed copy of "Awaking Indigo.""Awaking Indigo" available at the following fine booksellers:
Amazon Bookstore Cooperative
4755 Chicago Ave. So. Minneapolis, MN 55407
Opposable Thumbs
2833 Johnson Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418-3055
Micawber's Books
2238 Carter Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108
Common Good Books
165 Western Ave N., Suite 14, St. Paul, MN 55102
Passtimes Books
527 Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay, WI 54234
September 7, 8, and 9, 2007
Appearance at the Bloomington Arts Center, a stage presentation fusing poetry, dance, and music. This year's theme is Harmony. Performance will include Dream Catcher.