Tag: Nancy scott
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Poetry worthy of a Parisian Café
The celebration for Nancy Scott’s 1,000 career bylines included candy cigarettes, espresso, and croissants reminiscent of the beat poets in a long-lost mid-twentieth century Paris cafe. Let me give you this video of Nan reading her poem “The Knife,” which appeared in Disabled Tales, an online journal from the United Kingdom, as byline 999. You can…
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Halloween Collaboration
Speaking of Nancy Scott, she and artist Maryann Riker of Justarip Press have a collaborative acrostic poem for Halloween.Halloween Acrostic by Nancy Scott; Art by Maryann Riker
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New from Nancy Scott
Meanwhile, Nancy Scott has two new bylines you can read online. One celebrates an effort on the Karl Stirner Arts Trail to bring poetry to the trail. Their September poetry includes “September Spice.” Chai tastes like another continent when lips and fingers curve to catch worth of warmth. The autumn open door turns truck exhaust…
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Poetry in the Wild: Strawberry Moon
The Poetry in the Wild Project on Easton, Pa.’s Stirner Arts Trail has posted a poem by Nancy Scott, “I can’t write because…” as part of their June Strawberry Moon compilation online. Click here to see the current Strawberry Moon poems. The Poetry in the Wild project is seeking more poems, details on how to submit are…
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There is no art without story
As a journalist, I know there is always a story. If two people are in a room, I used to tell my interns and new reporters, there is a story. If a meeting gets canceled, there’s a story why. As humans, we cherish story. We may live in day-to-day routines but our entertainment,…
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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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