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May 4 at 7 p.m. I’ll be joining Fran Abrams at the Casey Community Center in Gaithersburg, Md., for the DiVerse Gaithersburg poetry reading series.
You can register here. This is an in-person event.
Address of the center: 810 S Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Can’t wait to see everyone! May the 4th Be With You!
I hope you’ll be available to register and listen in on Zoom on April 23 at 4 p.m. EST.
I’ll be reading with some fantastic poets from the blogosphere. I was honored to be invited.
Check out these wonderful poets:
The theme of this reading is There’s A Poem in This Place.
Two places to find contemporary poetry at its most vibrant are in the blogging community and at live readings. On April 23, 2022, from 4-5:30 PM ET, the two places come together when a select group of poets from the blogosphere present a live reading of their poetry at Poets in the Blogosphere.
Most poetry is meant to be read aloud, and hearing poets read their own work is a heightened experience.The event is moderated by Elizabeth Gauffreau. Please register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/Poets-in-the-Blogosphere #NationalPoetryMonth #blogpoetsread2022
I am honored to be a part of the group at this inaugural poetry reading at The Gallery at Chesapeake Framing.
When Lucinda Marshall asked I was floored, as I am often behind the scenes promoting the poetry of others (a labor of love).
Even after sending her some sample work, I still did not expect to be asked given that I still have not finished a manuscript of poetry and I am in area with a ton of poetic talent — powerhouses, really.
At the same time that I am thrilled to be included, I’m also terrified. I am not a great public speaker, and yet, I continue to put myself in front of audiences either introducing people or reading poetry — mostly not my own which means this will bring a different level of anxiety.
BUT, enough of that! Despite all my whining, if you are in the area and would love to hear some great, local poets, I encourage you to come. I’ll be reading with these lovely people:
The Where: 123 Crown Park Ave. N. Potomac, MD 20878 The Date and Time: Sunday, June 11, 2017 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
I was hopping through my Google Reader a few days ago and stumbled upon a fantastic idea, interviewing other bloggers as a meme. Monica’s questions–asked by Ruth— and answers can be found here.
I offered to be Monica’s guinea pig, and she sent me five questions to answer. So here is Monica’s interview with me.
1. Why did you call your blog “Savvy Verse & Wit”?
I toyed with a lot of different names for my blog. I wanted the blog name to signify its content, which I hoped would be writing, reading, and a bit of humor. I always loved verse as a poet and I love the word Savvy, so all that was left was Wit. It is really not that great of a story to tell. Kind of lame, right?!
2. You read and review a lot of books, but what was the first book you fell in love with as a kid?
The first book I fell in love with as a kid was The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, but it was a short time later that I fell in love with Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and The Giving Tree. Those were my favorite books as a kid, but I graduated from those on my own to Hamlet and King Lear on my own before I read them in school. It was a short time later that I discovered Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights.
3. If you could live anywhere in the world (money not an issue) where would it be and why?
This is a loaded question because there are a ton of places I would love to live. I think that I’m a bit of a nomad. There are three places I would love to live if I had the money. Number one on the list is Boston, downtown, in a penthouse apartment with my hubby and my fluffy Keeshond. Number two on that list is Terceira, Azores because that’s where some of my family lives, though I don’t speak Portuguese fluently. I think that would be something to remedy before moving there. Third on the list is somewhere in Ireland, probably somewhere rural. I just love the scenery of the Irish countryside and would love to soak that in. I guess I was only to pick one…never said I like to follow the rules.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years, I haven’t got a clue. I would like to say that I would have a few published books of poetry, but one completed manuscript would be fantastic. I’d like to also think I would be in Boston, living there with the hubby and fluffy Keeshond. Perhaps one kid, but you never know what life brings. I try to live my life one moment at a time and make the most of it.
5. You have joined a lot of book challenges, and hosted too… what is it that interests you about reading challenges?
Reading challenges help me focus on areas that I want to read and keep me reading even when I really want to just sit and watch television, mindlessly. The worlds created by books are far more enriching and worth spending the time on. I love the feeling of accomplishment I get when I finally finish challenges. I’ve only joined 2 challenges, officially completing one of them. The second challenge I had to switch out some books to complete it on time. The WWII challenge is one of my favorites, and I am happy to cohost it with Anna at Diary of an Eccentric. I look forward to examining this time period in depth through nonfiction works and fiction works. I can’t wait to unveil the 2010 challenge; it’s another of my favorite time periods, and it was controversial and still may be.
For those of you who might want to be interviewed, here are the directions:
Writing Goal Week #4:
I forgot to tell you that progress did not occur last week on the poem at all! I’m disappointed in myself once again, but perhaps this struggle to get back into the writing habit will spout new ideas.
Anyway, the goal remains the same this week to finish the poem I began.
