Category: poetry
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Poet Palooza 3
Thank you to everyone who attended Poet Palooza 3 at downtown Easton’s Book & Puppet Company with representatives from other local presses and publications, including Darrell Parry of Stick Figure Poetry. The evening featured 16 local poets and a mini-workshop, and the bookstore itself has a money museum and art gallery. So here’s another reflection, applicable to readers…
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Because we love poetry…
The Depths Spring Tour McKenna has also launched her spring book tour. For details, check out her Instagram (@mckennagrafwrites). She will be participating in Lafayette College’s One Community Diverse Identities event on April 27, details yet to be announced. She will feature at Bethlehem’s (Pa.) Tavern at the Sun Inn Open Mic on April 30. The official release…
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Incorporating poetry into your writing practice
We held our last Writers Workshop at Easton Area Public Library focusing on poetry with Nancy Scott and Darrell Parry. Nancy and Darrell both read from their work and offered tips and prompts on how to incorporate poetry into any writing routine. Nancy mentioned unorthodox opportunities for publication and how the same event/inspiration can…
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You too can write poetry (a free workshop)
We’re hosting a poetry event this week at Easton Area Public Library Main Branch in downtown Easton. It’s our last writer’s workshop for a while as library staff has changed and the library will shift into summer programming soon. The event will begin around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, after a follow-up discussion from our…
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Let’s Talk About Poetry
It’s April now and that means National Poetry Month. Parisian Phoenix has three main celebrations scheduled: Speaking of poems, I had a poem (“If I Left My Mom a Suicide Note”) featured in the 2025 Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group anthology, Writing a Wrong.
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Poetry celebrations
April is National Poetry Month and we have lots of events planned. On April 10, we will have our last scheduled FREE monthly writers workshop at Easton Area Public Library. This month’s topic is Poetry in Everyday Life and will feature brief readings by McKenna Graf, Darrell Parry and Nancy Scott. There will be a few brief exercises…
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A poem every hour?
From the Behind Our Eyes email list for disabled writers, I learned of the 2025 Poetry Marathon in May. This unique event encourages participants to write a poem every hour for 24 hours. (I’m not sure how they handle sleep.) Registration begins April 22. We’re excited to announce the dates for the 2025 Poetry Marathon! This…
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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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