Words in the Ward has been a local, grassroots West Ward, Easton neighborhood event for over ten years, starting with open mic gatherings on sidewalks and pocket parks in 2014. During the pandemic, Words in the Ward went virtual. In 2020, Words in the Ward contributed programming to the local… Continue reading
More than six years later, we are still doing the salon. It isn’t every week, or even every month, but it is still going. If you have been around for… a few decades…(yikes) you know that things come and go. Presses start, readings start, open mics and festivals start and… Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry has been a partnering organization and co-producer of events and activities since 2019. Like all organizers, we had to go virtual in 2020 to keep things going and that is when our open mics went online, as well. For the festival that year, we hosted virtual open… Continue reading
Thank you to Darrell Parry who facilitated last month’s “mini” workshop, for February’s virtual salon/open mic. Apologies for not posting the topic earlier for this month- it has been a bit busy around here. Thinking back to some of the more political/activist workshops that we have hosted such as “Revolutionary… Continue reading
Happy New Year! We have another year of events, workshops, open mics, fests, and tabling. If you aren’t familiar with the Lehigh Valley Poetry Collective, let’s start by explaining that this is a loose collective of poets who collaborate on events and projects and share resources to build community. Whether… Continue reading
Words in the Ward is a West Ward Easton based poetry series, partnering with the Easton Book Festival through video collage featuring local poets. This will be the third year, with a new video premiering on October 24 at 8:00. The videos and series, organized and produced by Easton poet… Continue reading
Rebecca will be reading at the Easton Book Festival on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 6:00 PM. She will be at Book and Puppet bookstore in downtown Easton at 22 Centre Square. Rebecca Reynolds has published two books of poetry, “Daughter of the Hangnail” and“The Bovine Two Step”; her first… Continue reading
Lehigh Valley local Nancy Scott will appear at Book and Puppet bookstore for the Easton Book Festival on Saturday, October 22 at 5:00 pm. Book and Puppet is located at 22 Centre Square in downtown Easton. Nancy Scott’s over 925 essays and poems have appeared in magazines, literary journals, anthologies,… Continue reading
Easton poet Darrell Parry will read from his new collection “Twists: Gathered Ephemera” at Book and Puppet Book store on Saturday, October 22 at 5:30. The store is located in downtown Easton, at 22 Centre Square. Darrell Parry is a writer, artist and event organizer from Easton, Pennsylvania. His first… Continue reading
Poetry Reading for the Easton Book Festival, 2022, on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 4:30. Book and Puppet in Easton, at 22 Centre Square. E. Lynn Alexander will read from “Find Me in the Iris”, published in 2022. This is the second book of poetry by E. Lynn Alexander, from… Continue reading
Please join us for a poetry reading with local features to celebrate the kick off of this year’s Easton Book Festival. LVPC continues to partner with the festival on programming so please check out the festival website (link) and social media during October 2022 for the latest on over a… Continue reading
We are planning for another year of the Easton Book Festival, the free local celebration of reading, books, writers, and community. The goal is to provide in person and virtual programming for all ages, free and open to all. We want to have diverse, intentional, inclusive programs that include the… Continue reading
The virtual salon will be back in September 2022, starting with the open mic on Monday, September 5th. We have the events on the Lehigh Valley Poetry facebook page, so please check them out. The dates are:September 5, October 3, November 7, and December 5, 2022. We do the “mini… Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry hosts a monthly virtual salon and open mic on the first Monday of the month at 8:30 PM. (EST) Prior to the open mic, we host a “mini workshop” from 8:00- 8:30. This has been running as an added session since the pandemic started, facilitated by E…. Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry hosts a monthly virtual salon and open mic on the first Monday of the month at 8:30 PM. (EST) Prior to the open mic, we host a “mini workshop” from 8:00- 8:30. This has been running as an added session since the pandemic started, facilitated by E…. Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry hosts a monthly virtual salon and open mic on the first Monday of the month at 8:30 PM. (EST) Prior to the open mic, we host a “mini workshop” from 8:00- 8:30. This has been running as an added session since the pandemic started, facilitated by E…. Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry hosts a monthly virtual salon and open mic on the first Monday of the month at 8:30 PM. (EST) Prior to the open mic, we host a “mini workshop” from 8:00- 8:30. This has been running as an added session since the pandemic started, facilitated by E…. Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry hosts a monthly virtual salon and open mic on the first Monday of the month at 8:30 PM. (EST) Prior to the open mic, we host a “mini workshop” from 8:00- 8:30. This has been running as an added session since the pandemic started, facilitated by E…. Continue reading
Hello poetry friends! We had a great time with you at the Lehigh Valley Poetry Salon on June 6th. We had our usual “mini workshop” followed by our open mic. Great sharing and chatting about summer events and plans. There are a lot of events coming up, both in person… Continue reading
Calling poets, musicians, performers of all kinds!Lehigh Valley Poetry will be hosting “Ten on the Tenth” on Tuesday, May 10th. This is a special event where each performer will get ten minutes to share a poem, sing a song, tell jokes… think open mic variety show. This will be a… Continue reading
