28 February 2011 - by admin
Tuesday, March 29 at 9:30am at The Fine Grind Coffee Bar
“Penning our Pasts”–A Writing Workshop with poet Gail Fishman Gerwin
Gail Fishman Gerwin, from Paterson, received her AB from Goucher College and thirty years later, her MA from NYU’s Gallatin School. A former educator, in 1984 she founded inedit, a freelance writing/editing firm based in Morristown. She currently is working on her second poetry collection.
On Sale at the event: Sugar and Sand (Full Court Press), earned finalist designation for the 2010 Paterson Poetry Prize. Gerwin earned honorable mention in the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards competitions and her poems appear in Calyx, Paterson Literary Review, Cutthroat Journal Online, Lips, Caduceus, U.S. 1 Worksheets, and yourdailypoem.com. “I Find My Aunt Frieda in Sepia,” about an aunt lost to the Holocaust, appears in The American Voice in Poetry: The Legacy of Williams, Whitman, and Ginsberg. The memoir Sugar and Sand culminates a three-year exploration into her own past, with links to the previous generations.
the fine grind 101 newark-pompton turnpike little falls, nj 07424 www.thefinegrindcoffeebar.com (973)837-0199
RSVP here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1357252579
17 December 2010 - by admin
Poets and Lovers of Poetry are invited to join us on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 1 pm to discuss their work.
For more information, call 973-566-6200×502 or email reference@bplnj.org. To keep up with news on events at the Bloomfield Public Library, visit us online and join our googlegroup at www.bplnj.org/programs.html. The barrier-free Bloomfield Public Library is located at 90 Broad Street in Bloomfield.
10 November 2010 - by admin
Caldwell College students host Montclair poets Jessica Dekoninck and Laura Freedgood
Thursday November 18 7:00 pm
The Caldwell Public Library
268 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
Free refreshments served
Contact: 973- 226-2837
11 October 2010 - by admin
The Fine Grind is offering a poetry writing workshop on Tuesday, October 19, at 9:30 am.
New Jersey poet Gail Fishman Gerwin will read from her collection and lead a discussion of her poetic style and poetic processes. This narrative poet will then provide a series of writing prompts, inspiring participants to tap their memories and imaginations. Time will be provided for sharing the new work. Bring your notebooks and favorite writing utensils!
The Fine Grind Coffee Bar
101 Newark-Pompton Turnpike (Route 23)
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(just minutes from Costco and Willowbrook Mall!)
973.837.0199
To rsvp, go to http://pennyuniversity.eventbrite.com/. For other writers’ events go to: www.thefinegrindcoffeebar.com
26 September 2010 - by admin
Jessica de Koninck and Anthony Buccino
8 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010
Jessica de Koninck will read from her book Repairs and other work.
Anthony Buccino will read from his book CANNED Booted bumped, down-sized, and other poetry.
Kuran Arts Center, Watson Road, Fanwood, NJ
Open Reading after Feature – free
http://carriagehousepoetryseries.blogspot.com/
http://anthonybuccino.blogspot.com/
The Arts Center faces Watson Road in Fanwood, NJ; however, it is part of the Fanwood Borough Hall property and the actual address is 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ 07023 (which you might need for MapQuest or navigation systems). Just be sure to go to Watson Road from Martine Avenue.
MEWS member Anthony Buccino will sign copies of his latest book “CANNED – Booted, bumped, down-sized, fired, forced out, hated, hired, jobless, laid off, let go, out of work, out-sourced, pink-slipped, terminated, sacked, unemployed” at.2 p.m., on Saturday, June 26, at The Stuffed Cupcake-tm, 231 Franklin Avenue, Nutley, N.J.
Fans can pick up a few signed-books for summer reads and gifts and bring home some fabulous, world-famous, stuffed cupcakes.
This collection was inspired by a conversation at the MEWS social gathering earlier this year. Stop by for details.
Sunday, May 16 @ 1-5 PM
POETRY FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF LITERARY JOURNALS
12 journals and their editors: Edison Literary Review, Exit 13,
Journal of New Jersey Poets, Lips, New York Quarterly,
Painted Bride Quarterly, Paterson Literary Review,
Raintown Review, Schuylkill Valley Review, Tiferet,
US 1 Worksheets, and Up & Under
Journals will be available along with subscription and submission information. Editors will answer questions about publishing.
24 poets will read throughout the afternoon.
Books by the poets will be available for sale and signing.
West Caldwell Public Library
30 Clinton Ave.
West Caldwell
Free
Contact library: 973-226-5441
For full schedule and directions:http://dianelockward.com/fest.html
The Feral Press (Oyster Bay, NY) has just published “My Mother’s Keeper,” a memoir of MEWSie NANCY GERBER’s mother’s descent into Alzheimer’s, as an illustrated booklet. The booklet is $8 and is available for sale at Watchung Plaza Home, 129B Watchung Avenue, Upper Montclair, 973-744-8100. All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project.
