Support poetry and the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington, New York. 
Join us on November 12th at 6:30 for a lovely evening of poetry via ZOOM. It’s easy, poetically uplifting, and fun (plus it’s on ZOOM, so you can stay in your jammies).
I’ll be reading and playing keys (along with Mark Phillips on guitar) from a new spoken word CD.
Join (register with ZOOM) right here.
Times are tough and poetry might be the last thing you’re thinking about right now…but it shouldn’t be.
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Please join me on November 12th at 6:30 for an evening of spoken-word poetry and music.
I’ll be reading poems (with Mark on guitar) and playing keys from a new CD (yes, some of us still like CDs) entitled Music of the Forest.
The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (a fabulous place to visit if you’re in New York) will be hosting the event via ZOOM at 6:30 P.M. Easy! You can attend in your pajamas.
Register here for the event!
More details to come…
Stay safe, Mary
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Friday, the Walt Whitman Birthplace hosted an inspirational evening of virtual poetry. Hosted by Caitlyn Shea, the program included fellow poets, Linda Trott Dickman , Thomas L. D’Angelo, Maria Iliou, and musician, Bryan Gallo.
If you haven’t visited the Whitman Birthplace in Huntington, New York, add it to your “to do” list (once it reopens)!
Gratefully, I was one of the featured poets for the night.
If you’re a poet, they are booking future poetry readings! Consider supporting them – and submitting your own work.
Click here or below to view. Enjoy!
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If you’re looking for a poetic escape, please join me (and four other poets) on June 12th at 6:30 P.M. for a virtual poetry reading hosted by the Walt Whitman Birthplace. See below for the link and more information. Stay safe, Mary
Join the Walt Whitman Birthplace for a Virtual Open Mic!! Five poets will present their poetry and everyone is invited to to be part of the audience, or share a short poem as well (time permitting!)! Musician Bryan Gallo will perform live! Friday, June 12th at 6:30PM EST. $5 suggested donation.
Link below to the reading on Friday, June 12th:
Caitlyn Shea is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Virtual Open Mic #1
Time: Jun 12, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Tonight was the virtual book launch for Pathway to Dreams, a new collaborative poetry anthology by James Paul Wagner – and other poets (of which I am one). You can listen here to tonight’s reading/launch. My contributing poem can be heard around 27.00 on the timeline. Congratulations to James Paul Wagner and all the other poets on this wonderful new collection of poetry!
90% of proceeds will be donated to Feeding America during the launch (tonight), 30% thereafter.
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The Mondo is a form of classical Japanese Collaborative poetry. This guide brings to light the instructions on how to host a Mondo poetry workshop or pair up with friends and family to write them together. Edited by one of the authors of the best-selling “Japanese Poetry Forms, a Poet’s Guide”, this book also contains the results of 40 paired poets who wrote amazing Mondo during a virtual poetry workshop held during the time of social distancing, proving that poetry, even from far apart can bring us closer. From Local Gems Poetry Press.
I’m happy to be a collaborator in this new anthology and grateful for partner-in-poetry, Jennifer Criss, and poet/editor James Paul Wagner for pairing poets, bringing life to poems, and fostering creativity during this period of isolation.
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Poetry for the purpose of diversion…
Thank you James Paul Wagner and Nick Hale of Local Gems Poetry Press for including me in this virtual reading. Isolating is hard enough….poetry helps. Hoping you are all well and safe, Mary
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Isolating is certainly easier with music (and coffee). I recorded this song last week. Thanks to Mark Phillips (guitars and slide-mandolin) and to Nancy Romano (co-lyricist).
Stay safe everyone, Mary
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Blogging (for me) seems a bit trivial today with all that’s going on in our world.
This post is simply for the purpose of diversion. Thank you to James Paul Wagner and Nick Hale of Local Gems Poetry Press for including me in this episode of Bards Virtual Poetry Readings (click below).
Enjoy. And may God bless us….everyone.
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