Category: poetry
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More poetry, more history
Recently, in my Substack newsletter, I mentioned how my grandfather served on the Queen Mary during World War II and how this led to his meeting and marrying my grandmother. I mentioned this because I was reading Jane Friedman’s hot sheet and saw she would be presenting at a writing…
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Finding some relief and reunification after the election
Poetic Relief at Book & Puppet November 14 I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that maybe poetry offers the outlet and the hope we all deserve. In November, Noble Quills at Book & Puppet Company, the independent bookstore in downtown Easton, will feature McKenna Graf and Darrell Parry. That event is November 14,…
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Lehigh Valley Poetry Round-up
If you like your poetry in the comfort of your own home, Stick Figure Poetry released its fall issue a few days ago, edited by Darrell Parry, author of Twists: Gathered Ephemera and founder of that online poetry publication that began life as a program at Mary Meuser Memorial Library. Poet and familiar face at Parisian Phoenix Nancy…
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Festival Unbound and Poetry in the Rose Garden TODAY
Every April, the world celebrates poetry— the same sort of observance reserved for Black History Month or Disability Pride or Suicide Awareness. And here we are, in October, already, and I am impressed with the volume of poetry events flooding the Lehigh Valley, six months after official National Poetry Month, perhaps an…
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Barnes signings
This weekend, Echo City Capers will do a double feature or mini-book tour, depending on your perspective, at two of our local Barnes & Noble stores. On Saturday, 8/17, join them at the Barnes in the Southmont Shopping Center in Bethlehem Township. On Sunday, our dynamic duo will be at the Lehigh Valley Mall, spending some time at…
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A poetic challenge: 31 chapbooks in 31 days
Guest Blog by Magnus Mateo This year, I’ll be participating in the Sealey Challenge for the first time. In case you’ve never heard of this challenge, it encourages people to read a poetry book of any length for each day of August. 31 days, 31 books. Seems easy enough, right?…
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