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PORTLAND, Ore. The evening begins with a
reception at the Governor Hotel where all 25 authors are invited to
sign books and mingle with guests. at the McMenamins Lola's Room.

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"We are extremely pleased to be working on this project with Bernard
Sahlins who has directed so many productions of this type," said Stephen
Young, the Foundation's program director.

Founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912 , POETRY is the oldest monthly
devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. The magazine established its reputation
early by publishing the first important poems of T.m. each day. (No cost, but no-host
food/drinks.

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Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral, will be presented in April on
five succeeding nights at five Chicago-area churches.
We also thank our community partners, including the City of
Portland , Multnomah County Libraries, the Oregon Library Association,
Oregon Literacy, WRAP (Write Around Portland) and SMART (Start Making
a Reader Today).

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In the coming year, the Foundation will
sponsor a recitation contest in the schools, a major new poetry website, and
an unprecedented study to understand poetry's place in American culture . -- Oregon Convention
Center (Portland Ballroom)

-- Russell Banks (Affliction, The Sweet Hereafter) -- Sunday,
April 24, 5:00 p. to 5:00 p.-8:00 p.

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Jeff Award-winning actor Nicholas Rudall, in the role of Thomas Becket,
will be joined by a cast of eleven leading Chicago actors. It has embarked on an ambitious plan to bring the best poetry before
the largest possible audiences.
The evening is $5,000 per group, and a handful of writers are
still available for reservation. For the avid writers and readers there are
workshops and booths featuring publishers, bookstores, writers, and
writing organizations, and more than 200 authors will speak or read in
various genres.

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The Poetry Foundation Sponsors Chicago Series of Staged Verse Readings

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Friday, April 8
St. For additional ticket information and reservations call The Poetry
Foundation at (312) 787.
Keller Auditorium

Philip Yancey (Reaching for the Invisible God, The Bible Jesus
Read) -- Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 p.m.

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Bernard Sahlins,
legendary co-founder of The Second City, is director and producer of the
series. Harriet Monroe's "Open Door"
policy, set forth in Volume I of the magazine, remains the most succinct
statement of POETRY's mission: to print the best poetry written today, in
whatever style, genre, or approach. All proceeds from Wordstock will benefit Community of Writers
Inc.m. Additional sponsors include presenting sponsors
Borders Books + Music, Columbia Sportswear Company, FourStories
Advertising + PR, and Target; supporting sponsors The Governor Hotel ,
McCormick + Schmick's Seafood Restaurants, McMenamins, Merrill Lynch,
Portland General Electric , Powell's Books and Washington Mutual; media
sponsors Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), Portland Monthly, and
Willamette Week, travel sponsor Azumano Travel, and patron sponsor
Inkwater Press .

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All productions start
at 7:30 P.

Monday, April 4
Old Saint Patrick's Church
700 W. It continues to print the major English-speaking poets, while
presenting emerging talents, in all their variety.

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Tickets are $20.

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POETRY has always been independent , unaffiliated with any institution or
university -- or with any single poetic or critical movement or aesthetic
school.

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Featured Speakers

Wordstock is bringing out several well-known authors to speak at
Keller Auditorium and the Oregon Convention Center. Tickets are
available thru Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.m.m.m.

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Subsequent productions, at venues to be announced , will include Seamus
Heaney's new version of Antigone entitled The Burial at Thebes, Moliere's The
School for Husbands, and Archibald MacLeish's JB.7070., William Carlos Williams, Carl
Sandburg , and other now-classic authors.

World-Class Wordstock Book Festival Takes over Portland April 19-24

It's all part of the first annual Wordstock Festival,
underwritten by Comcast, which is expected to draw nearly 35,000
attendees, and offers a mix of activities for both children and
adults.

"The
Portland area is a community dedicated to culture and literature,
which is important in order to make a festival like this a success. -- Keller Auditorium

Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night , Pulitzer Prize winner) --
Saturday, April 23, 7:00 p. -- Oregon Convention Center (Portland
Ballroom)

Night of Literary Feasts

Twenty-five prominent authors, national and local , will attend
private dinners hosted by individuals or groups wishing to raise funds
for the continuing success of Wordstock.

FREE Two-Day Book Fair

Wordstock wraps up the week with a free two -day book fair April 23
and 24, open from 9:00 a.

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"Besides stimulating interest in the wonderful world of verse drama," John
Barr, president of The Poetry Foundation, said, "our goal is to encourage more
work in this genre by theaters and playwrights. S. In recent years, more than
a third of the authors published in the magazine have been young writers
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Featured authors include:

John Irving (The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen
Meany and Cider House Rules) -- Tuesday, April 19, 7:00 p. -- Keller Auditorium

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Wordstock Festival Director Scott Poole directly at 503-546-1013.

Wordstock Book Fair Kick-off Party -- Friday, April 22, beginning
at 5:30 p.)

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Wordstock is a success thanks to its sponsors, including festival
underwriter Comcast.

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-- Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief) + Alice Sebold (The Lovely
Bones ) -- Sunday, April 24, 3:00 p.

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Each performance will be followed by a discussion of the play led by
former Chicago Tribune chief theatre critic Richard Christiansen. But once in his new office Becket fought for the church's
autonomy, a move that he knew would enrage Henry and lead to disaster . In succeeding decades it has
presented -- often for the first time -- works by virtually every significant
poet of the 20th century. Andrew Weil (best-selling author and world-renowned
pioneer in integrative medicine) -- Sunday, April 24, 1:00
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Wednesday, April 6
The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Michigan Avenue at Delaware

Thursday, April 7
Saint Pauls United Church of Christ
2335 N. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church
1424 N.
"Wordstock moves beyond the traditional book fair to create the
best concentrated literary experience in the country -- one that gives
attendees a personal insight into literature from well-known authors
as well as poets and successful Northwest writers," said Larry Colton,
creator of Wordstock and co-founder of Community of Writers. Seat prices for events held at Keller
Auditorium and the Oregon Convention Center begin at $5 for high
school students and range from $15 to $25 for general admission.m.

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Murder in the Cathedral deals with the conflict between Henry II and
Thomas Becket, his one-time chancellor and drinking buddy. "This is a work that plays
wonderfully in churches , which of course provide this play with its natural
setting., a nonprofit organization that helps facilitate the teaching of
writing in Portland's public schools. After the reception, each author
and group break into 25 private dinners hosted in separate locations
around the city.
For more information about Wordstock, please visit
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CHICAGO, The Poetry Foundation, publisher of
POETRY magazine, is pleased to announce the premiere of Poetry on Stage, a new
series of dramatic readings of verse plays."
For its soaring poetry and dramatic excitement, Murder in the Cathedral is
considered to be Eliot's finest dramatic work.00 for general admission and $10.m.wordstockfestival.

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The first production in the
series, T. Eliot, Ezra Pound,
Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, H.m. The book fair
features numerous booths, stages and activities for adults and
children, and offers something for everyone -- food, music, art
projects and much more.

After Hours Events

Two unique opportunities to mingle with other festival goers,
Wordstock authors, and general lovers of reading are the after hours
events, sponsored by McMenamins.)

Wordstock After Hours Party -- Saturday , April 23, from 5:30
p.

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The Poetry Foundation, publisher of POETRY magazine, is an independent
literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our
culture. D. On average , the magazine receives over 90,000
submissions per year, from around the world.----

Festival Features Free Book Fair, Writing Workshops, Readings
by Authors Including John Irving, Norman Mailer and Alice Sebold,
and Much More

Storytellers will be taking over the city of Portland April 19-24,
2005, speaking in large and intimate venues, enjoying dinners with
literary enthusiasts, touring schools and meeting with students,
holding discussion panels and workshops, and attending a free two-day
book fair.
Three-event packages for both the Keller and Oregon Convention Center
venues are also available thru Ticketmaster for a reduced rate.m.m.

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