Fresno is where it all started for me. Back in the late 60s and early 70s, I was lucky enough to have encountered the likes of Philip Levine, Peter Everwine, and C. G. Hanzlicek as teachers and friends; also, many other lifelong friends--all writers, too--a list too long to go into here.
On Thursday night, December 4, I will be giving a reading in this terrific city in the San Joaquin Valley, reading from my latest book, A Cafe in Boca, as well as many newer poems. The reading is sponsored by the Fresno Poets Association and will take place at the Fresno Art Museum at 7:30 P.M. Come join us if you are in the area. Chuck Hanzlicek has said that this will be his last year of running the FPA readings, so I am especially honored to be a part of things this year.
Sam Pereira's books include: The Marriage of the Portuguese (L'Epervier Press, 1978), Brittle Water (Abattoir Editions/Penumbra Press, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1987), and A Cafe in Boca (Tebot Bach, 2007). An expanded edition of his first book is now available from Tagus Press at UMass, Dartmouth. Dusting on Sunday is just out (November, 2012) from Tebot Bach. He is married to the writer, Susan Graham Pereira.
