October 10, 2006

Jack Foley’s poetry books include Letters/Lights—Words for Adelle, Gershwin, Exiles, and Adrift (nominated for a BABRA Award). Foley’s Greatest Hits 1974–2003 (2004) appeared from Pudding House Press, a by-invitation-only series. His critical books include the companion volumes, O Powerful Western Star (winner of the Artists Embassy Literary/Cultural Award 1998-2000) and Foley’s Books: California Rebels, Beats, and Radicals. His radio show, “Cover to Cover,” is heard every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. on Berkeley station KPFA and is available at the KPFA website. His column, “Foley’s Books,” appears in the online magazine, The Alsop Review (www.alsopreview.com/index2.html). Jack lives with his wife Adelle in Oakland, California.

Adelle Foley is a financial analyst, an arts activist, and a writer of haiku. Her column, “High Street Neighborhood News,” appears monthly in The MacArthur Metro. Her poems have appeared in various magazines and in the textbooks An Introduction to Poetry and Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Along the Bloodline is her first book-length collection. Poet Leza Lowitz said of her work, “Basho’s spirit is alive and well, spinning out verses in Oakland.”

This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc.