Poetry on the Loose Features Wawayanda Review Poets, Feb 4th, 4 p.m.
Poets whose work is included in the new Wawayanda Review 2, the annual journal of the Northeast Poetry Center, will read at the next program in the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series. The event will be held at 7 West Street in Warwick at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4. Enter by door on right side of building. Following the feature, others are welcome to read original work. Admission is free.
The Wawayanda Review accepts submissions nationally, but most contributors are from the Hudson Valley and nearby New Jersey. Many have been active in the readings and workshops of the College of Poetry. Editors Robert Milby and Steve Hirsch say they have no preconceived stylistic preferences, but simply seek work that is new, powerful, and beautiful.
The next Poetry on the Loose reading will be held March 3 and will feature Chris Wood.
For further information, contact: William Seaton/ Poetry on the Loose, Inc. at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (845) 294-8085.
8 Week Session: AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF POETRY: LET’S PUT TOGETHER A CHAPBOOK with Lynn Hoins
Saturdays 10 AM – 12 PM
In this experiential workshop, the process of putting together a poetry manuscript of about 16 to 24 pages (a chapbook) will be the main focus. Production of the manuscript as a book will be explored, as well as the possibilities of self-publishing vs traditional publishing. Approaches for the individual poet to become savvy at marketing will also be discussed. In the course of eight weeks discussion will focus on the history of chapbooks, the 4 page rule, bindings, signatures (not how we sign our names), front and back matter, and other things we need to know to make a book. Examples of chapbooks and turning the poems brought to class into a mini-book will be explored. How writing and marketing go hand in hand will be investigated, as well as talk about theme, length, and message for the book and corresponding marketing techniques. Lastly, the planning of all this hard work and success in the culmination of a book party will be explored. Mostly, a good time will be had by all!
LYNN HOINS is the author of You Were Always Music, which deals with love and loss. Her new chapbook, Called by Stones, is inspired by her long association with Pacem in Terris. She writes award-winning fiction and poetry.
Tuition: $150 per eight session course. To register contact
William seaton – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 845-294-8085
Courses held at northeast poetry center, a non-profit corporation
7 west street warwick, ny 10990