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Catamaran mourns the passing of contributor Harry Mark Petrakis. We were honored to publish his stories "The Hawk" (Winter/Spring 2019) and "The Kiss (Spring 2018)." https://www.chicagotribune.com//ct-ent-harry-petrakis-deat

Check out some of our lovely Catamaran readers enjoying our Spring and Summer 2020 issues! You can still purchase a select few of our past issues on our website here: https://catamaranliteraryreader.com/subscribe-donate

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, AT 5:00--Join us online for a tribute to Jory Post, beloved Bookshop friend and champion of the written word. From coordinating Santa Cruz...'s Open Read to producing the Zoom Forward Poetry Series to co-creating phren-Z, Jory had a hand in so many aspects of local literary life. We will miss the many ways he turned his passion for the written word into creating community. Register to attend: https://mailchi.mp/cruzio/zoomforward

Learn more about our Winter 2021 issue on our website here: https://catamaranliteraryreader.com/winter-2021 #pandemicreading #art #printsnotdead #litmag #literarycommunity #Poetry #Fiction #Nonfiction #SantaCruz #California #Coast #nature #literarymagazine #lockdownreads #ecowriting #naturewriting #amreading #amwriting #artmagazine #literature #contemporary

We loved Amanda Gorman’s beautiful inaugural poem on Wednesday. As poet Jane Hirshfield perfectly put it, I also couldn’t help but think, while listening and watching, that here, right now, we’re seeing the kind of person, voice, thought, generosity, fearlessness, creative making, composure, and trust that our present country and future country are going to depend on . . . Gorman’s words look for new discoveries of sound, and find new meaning. They see their world more broadly and widely, because that’s how poetry works: the music raises different thoughts than you could have without it. They turn us towards our connection and not our divisions, because that’s also how poetry works. A world that recognizes how sound calls to sound is a world that knows itself part of a single, singing chorus.

Another batch of orders heading out for delivery! Learn more about our award winning fiction, poetry, and non-fiction on our website - link in description

Some old friends dropped by the office today for tea and some catching up! If you’ve blasted through the Fall 2020 issue, there’s always more Catamaran available on our website. Link in description

This mid-week stack comes from Catamaran contributor Joe McAvoy! Send us your stack and we’ll feature it on our account!

Our art show is still a-go at the R. Blitzer Gallery! Don’t forget to visit to see art from previous issues and more at the Wrigley Building Workshop Space!

This week’s #sunday stack comes from our editor Catherine Segurson! AND DONT FORGET TO SEND US A PICTURE IF YOUR STACK!

Come join us at our office at The Tannery for painting, cake, and pop up poetry! Happening now!

A flock of our issue spotted at our office at The Tannery! Don’t forget to swing by The Tannery this Saturday at 2:00 PM for Painting, Cake, and Pop Up Poetry, hosted by Joan Rose Staffen!!!

Can you spot our Fall 2020 issue? DONT FORGET: the launch of Alison Luterman’s is coming up soon on the 27th! Save your spot now at the link below and in our description! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/launch-event-alison

Our assistant of the week this week is Katie! She has been hard at work putting all of our orders together and making sure they get shipped out on time. You order it, Katie shipped it! She works as editorial staff and manages the orders for magazines, poetry books, and classes. Learn more about our award winning fiction, poetry, and non fiction on our website - LINK IN DESCRIPTION #catamaranliteraryreader #catamaranliterarymagazine #literarymagazine #litmag #poetryworkshop #history #poems #memoir #memoirwriting #readmore #pandemicreading #quarantinebooks #lit #literature #literacy #literaturelover #submit #submityourwork #writer #writerscommunity #writerslife #read #reading #readersofig #art #paint #onlineshopping #onlinelearning

Look who came by for a cup of coffee and a chat! Don’t forget to sign up for the launch of Alison Luterman’s Catamaran Poetry Prize winning book In the Time of Great Fires! More info on our website and in the link in our description!

Happy #magazinemonday everybody! What have you got in your pile? Learn more about our award winning fiction, poetry, and non-fiction on our websitelink in description

Happy #sunday everybody! What’s in your #sundayfunday stack for today? Let us know in the comments, and check out the link in our bio for more Catamaran events coming this week!

Fun fact: our Fall 2020 issue drinks the same water-sugar solution - just 1 part sugar in 4 parts water!

You’ve seen it online a hundred times...BUT NOW YOU CAN SEE IT IN REAL LIFE! Our Catamaran Art Exhibition is open now, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 - 4 PM at the R Blitzer GalleryLEARN MORE ON OUR WEBSITE