Tag: Scranton Poetry Readings

National Poetry Month Readings

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I’m happy to announce that I’ll be taking part in two big readings for National Poetry Month. The first will take place this Thursday, April 19 at the Library Express Bookstore. It starts at 6:30 p.m. I’ll be reading with local poets Scott Thomas and Dawn Leas, as well as John Amen, author of three collections of poetry and editor of the award-winning journal The Pedestal Magazine. The event is free and open to the public, and we will have books for sale.

There has been some nice press about this reading. Go Lackawanna ran a story recently about it and all of the literary events the Library Express has hosted. Check it out here. WVIA’s ArtScene radio program also ran an interview Scott, Dawn, and I did with Erika Funke. You can listen to the interview here. It is the second link on the page.

The second reading I’m doing for National Poetry Month will take place on Friday, April 27. It is the launch party for the new issue of Harpur Palate, in which my poem “After Work” appears. I’m reading with three or four other poets whose work also appears in the issue. That event will begin at 7 p.m., and it will take place at RiverRead Books in Binghamton New York. It is also free and open to the public.

That store is also hosting Christine Gelineau this Friday at 6:30 p.m. She is a fantastic poet, and if you are in the area, you should check out her reading.

Writers Showcase Event

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This Saturday, Nov. 12, I’m co-hosting a writers showcase event at New Visions Studio and Gallery, located at 201 Vine Street in Scranton.  The event begins at 7 pm and is free, though donations to New Visions are encouraged. I’m co-hosting this with Jason Lucarelli, a fiction writer and M.F.A. student  I met a while ago at The Vintage Theater, another solid Scranton arts/music venue.

We had talked for a while about hosting a reading, and once we had the time, we finally planned and organized it. The other writers featured include Dawn Leas, Tom Borthwick, Alexis Czencz Belluzzi, Steve Keating, Amye Archer, and Norma Bernstock. This event will feature poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.

Go Lackawanna ran a preview article about the reading, which you can read here. The Abington Journal also did an article and published it today. Check it out here.

If this event goes well, Jason and I are considering organizing future readings at New Visions. We’d like to continue having a mix of genres and at least one undergraduate student per reading. So come out Saturday and show some support for our writing community here!