Poetry Matters featuring Bonnie Bolling March 30, 7-9 pm Stay Gallery 11140 Downey Ave., Downey 90241 Poetry Matters will welcome back Bonnie Bolling as featured poet on the fifth Thursday in March. Bolling returns to us on a visit from Dubai, where she and her husband have lived for several years. When in Long Beach, Bolling is Editor of Verdad, an online, twice-yearly literary and fine arts journal. Bolling's new book, The Red Hijab, has won the John Ciardi Prize for poetry. and is published by BkMk Press. Doors open at 7 pm Open microphone session at 7:30 pm. Poetry Matters is curated by Lorine Parks In The Red Hijab, Bolling becomes a journalistic embed, who “stands on the corner, leaning next to the sign / that says in … Continue reading Poetry Matters featuring Bonnie Bolling March 30