Name: Poetry - Elisa Garcia, Melanie Perish and Karen Terrey
Start: 2026-04-11T13:00:00-0700
End: 2026-04-11T13:45:00-0700

Poetry - Elisa Garcia, Melanie Perish and Karen Terrey

Saturday April 11, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT

Piper J Gallery

To be released in 2026 Elisa Garcia reads from Blackout and her healing journey with alcoholism.

Melanie Perish reads from her poem Apparition at the Edge of the World, a poignant piece that captures the essence of sorrow and the passage of time, published in Rust & Moth, Spring, 2025.

Karen Terrey shares new poems published in various literary journals and anthologies in the past year.

Authors

Karen Terrey

Karen Terrey serves as Poet Laureate for Nevada County, CA. She's an editor and writing coach, offering creative writing workshops online and in Truckee through her business Tangled Roots Writing. Her award-winning poems have appeared in anthologies and journals, including Rhino... Read More →

Melanie Perish

Melanie Perish is a gender fluid crone who’s interested in poetry. Her work has appeared in Sequestrum, Rust & Moth, West Trestle Review, Persimmon Tree, Ravens Perch, The Meadow, and other small press publications. Her poems were featured on Nevada Humanities Double Down Blog... Read More →

Elisa Garcia

Elisa Garcia is a Mexican-American writer and spoken word artist whose voice was born in Los Angeles and has been shaping the Reno poetry scene since 2009. She is the current City of Reno Poet Laureate and a proud member of the Spoken Views Collective. Elisa has guided young poets... Read More →

Saturday April 11, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Piper J Gallery 10250 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, USA

Poetry

Truckee Literary Crawl

Karen Terrey

Melanie Perish

Elisa Garcia

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Truckee Literary Crawl

Karen Terrey

Melanie Perish

Elisa Garcia

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