"7 Minutes: A Literary Arts Spotlight"
June 2016-September 2016: Thanks to the Springfield Public Library, I continue to curate "7 Minutes: A Monthly Literary Arts Spotlight", a literary showcase of local and regional poets and writers, published and unpublished. New this season? During the open mic, the second part of the program, anyone may share 5-minute excerpts of his/her original work or work inspired by others. Community Room, 220 State Street, Springfield, MA. 1 pm-3 pm, Saturdays, June 11, July 9, August 13, & September 10. For more information, contact me directly: [email protected]. Flyer attached.
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS:
April 7, 2016, 5 pm-7 pm, Greenfield, MA: Keynote Speaker at the "Power of Women" event sponsored by the Friends of NELCWIT.
April 27, 2016, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Monson, MA: Facilitator of the ekphrastic poetry workshop as part of the 23rd Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition and Sale with the theme, "Deep". Enrollment in the workshop is limited; please e-mail [email protected].
April 29-May 1, 2016, Salem, MA: My poetry workshop, "To Refract the Complexity of Our Lives, Write American Ghazals", was accepted for the 8th Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Salem, MA. Exact date and time of my workshop TBD. http://www.masspoetry.org/festival2016/
May 10, 2016, Holyoke, MA: 2016 NEPR Arts & Humanities Award recipient.
June 2016-September 2016: Thanks to the Springfield Public Library, I continue to curate "7 Minutes: A Monthly Literary Arts Spotlight", a literary showcase of local and regional poets and writers, published and unpublished. New this season? During the open mic, the second part of the program, anyone may share 5-minute excerpts of his/her original work or work inspired by others. Community Room, 220 State Street, Springfield, MA. 1 pm-3 pm, Saturdays, June 11, July 9, August 13, & September 10. For more information, contact me directly: [email protected]. Flyer attached.
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS:
April 7, 2016, 5 pm-7 pm, Greenfield, MA: Keynote Speaker at the "Power of Women" event sponsored by the Friends of NELCWIT.
April 27, 2016, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Monson, MA: Facilitator of the ekphrastic poetry workshop as part of the 23rd Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition and Sale with the theme, "Deep". Enrollment in the workshop is limited; please e-mail [email protected].
April 29-May 1, 2016, Salem, MA: My poetry workshop, "To Refract the Complexity of Our Lives, Write American Ghazals", was accepted for the 8th Annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Salem, MA. Exact date and time of my workshop TBD. http://www.masspoetry.org/festival2016/
May 10, 2016, Holyoke, MA: 2016 NEPR Arts & Humanities Award recipient.