= ForImmediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong@yahoo.com Red Rock Poets to read atCity Art Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday October 10th,7:00—8:00 P.M. City Art is pleased to host members of the Rock Canyon Poetson Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM in the 4th Floor Conference Room of TheCity Library. A full lineup will be announced soon. Poets will include DennisMarden Clark, Michaelle Martial, Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen, Jack Garcia, and LisaConnors. Rock Canyon Poets was established to developcamaraderie among Utah Valley poets, provide consistent workshopping andreading opportunities, and promote the disciplined study of writing poetry as aserious art form. Members meet twice a month at Pioneer Book in historicdowntown Provo. The group sponsors poetry readings and open mic on the 2ndTuesday of every month. Membership is by invitation or portfolio submissiononly. Co-founded by Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen and TrishHopkinson in January, 2015, Rock Canyon Poets boasts diverse membership. Theethnically rich group ranges in 18 to 70 years in age, and represents manybackgrounds. Experience ranges from creative writing degrees, MFAs, literaryjournal founders and editors, military service, business professionals,professors, counselors, a playwright, and a periodontist. Individually, thesepoets have received an array of local and national awards, and are published ina variety of magazines, anthologies, and literary journals, including severalchapbooks and/or full-length books of poetry. This event is made possible with support fromCity Art, The City Library, and Utah Humanities. Theevent is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City ArtsCouncil, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, X-mission, and audience donations. Joel Long