Toni Partington reads from her new book "Wind Wing" Saturday, February 20 at 2pm

[Christopher Luna]

Join us tomorrow afternoon at St. John's Booksellers in Portland to hear poet Toni Partington read from her new book Wind Wing:

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St. John’s Booksellers

2pm, Saturday, February 20, 2010

8622 N. Lombard St.

Portland, OR 97203

503-283-0032

www.stjohnsbooks.com

WIND WING

Poems By Toni Partington

Upcoming Readings

In Other Words (special reading and free workshop with Eileen Elliott, author of Prodigal Cowgirl)

2pm, Saturday, April 10, 2010

8 NE Killingsworth St.Portland, OR 97211

503-232-6003

Paper Tiger Coffeehouse

7pm, Thursday, April 15, 2010

703 Grand Blvd.

Vancouver, WA 98661

541-400-8389

WIND WING is a collection of poetry inspired by the lives of women. The poems provide a glimpse into life on the edge of mental illness, transition and discovery. In three chapters, the poems expose the life of an only child with a mentally ill mother, the transitions of life, love and loss, and the societal and personal observations that lead to self discovery. Partington wrote the book over the past ten years as a way to reveal the stigma associated with mental illness and its impact on families.

At Frenchman’s Bar

Egrets assemble

levitate in slow motion

perfectly

above the Columbia’s glass top

framed by fifty-foot twigs

upright to the sky

in silhouette

parked barges resemble a life

stopped abruptly

await permission to dock

unload the steerage of this long journey

when will it be time for you

to sail toward unknown ports

where women gather in flocks

lean into each other and

beckon you to land

BIO:

Toni Partington is a poet, editor, and life/career coach. Her poetry has appeared in the NW Women's Journal, Selected Poems of the River Poets' Society, The Cascade Journal, VoiceCatcher (editions 3 and 4), OutwardLink.net and others. She is the author of a poetry chapbook, Jesus Is A Gas (2009). Her latest book of poetry WIND WING (2010) is now available for $10. She also serves as an Associate Editor for VoiceCatcher, an annual Pacific Northwest anthology of women writers.

As a life/career coach, Toni loves to work with writers and artists interested in exploring ways to integrate lifestyle and work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from Chapman University, an MA in Humanities with a major focus in Literature and Literary Editing from the California State University, Dominguez Hills, and post graduate work at the University of Oregon to become certified as a Global Career Development Facilitator. Before embarking on other adventures Toni spent over ten years teaching and advising women in transition returning to college.

Toni is involved in promoting poetry, writing and art in Vancouver, WA with a lively group of friends and peers. She facilitates Life In The Moment, Poetry & Other Riches, which can be found on the web at www.poettone.blogspot.com. Her circle includes poets, friends, family, and dogs, not in any particular order.