WHISH BOOK TOUR & OTHER POETRY EVENTS
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October 20, 2024 – Sunday – Schenectady, NY
1:00 PM ET. Science in Poetry / Poetry in Science. Both poetry and science are rooted in curiosity and investigation. In a free, 90-minute program, four Capital Region authors will share from their new books and discuss the ways writers draw inspiration from physics, biology, astronomy, and other sciences. Questions will be encouraged and books will be available for purchase. Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St, Schenectady, NY 12305. Details >
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Barbara Ungar confronts the sixth extinction in her latest book, After Naming the Animals. Her prior book, Save Our Ship, addresses climate change, and won the Snyder Prize from Ashland Poetry Press. Other books include The Origin of the Milky Way, which won the Gival Poetry Prize, Immortal Medusa, and Charlotte Brontë, You Ruined My Life. Professor emerita from The College of St Rose, she lives in Saratoga Springs, New York. www.barbaraungar.net
Sarah Giragosian weaves together the dying of the earth with the sudden death of her mother in her new collection, Mother Octopus, which is a co-winner of the Halcyon Prize from Middle Creek Press. Prior books include Queer Fish, a winner of the American Poetry Journal Book Prize and The Death Spiral from Black Lawrence Press. Dr. Giragosian’s writing has appeared in such journals as Orion, Ecotone, Tin House, Pleiades and Prairie Schooner. She teaches at the University at Albany-SUNY. www.sarahgiragosian.wordpress.com
Maggie Greaves is associate professor of poetry and poetics at Skidmore College. She is both a scholar of poetry and a poet. Her scholarly book, Lyric Poetry and Space Exploration (Oxford University Press) uncovers surprising relationships between NASA and poetry. Her poems are also informed by questions of history and the mysterious universe. A native of Atlanta, GA, Dr. Greaves now lives in Greenfield, NY with her husband and two children. www.bit.ly/3XWlKkx
Jackie Craven toys with theories of time in WHISH, winner of the 2024 poetry award from Press 53. Other titles include Secret Formulas & Techniques of the Masters from Brick Road Poetry Press and chapbooks from Headmistress Press and Omnidawn. Her writing has appeared in journals such as AGNI, Alaska Quarterly Review, The Cincinnati Review, Pleiades, and Ploughshares. She earned her Doctor of Arts in Writing from University at Albany-SUNY and is a long-time Schenectady resident. www.JackieCraven.com.
Past Events
October 2, 2024 – Wednesday – Saratoga Springs, NY
7 PM ET. CAFFE LENA POETRY. Jackie Craven reads from WHISH. Open Mic follows. Signups begin at 6:30. Caffè Lena, 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY.
September 8, 2024 – Sunday – Kinderhook, NY
3 PM ET. “Reflections on Nature: A Dialogue in Three Voices.” Jackie Craven (WHISH), Sarah Giragosian (Mother Octopus), and Barbara Ungar (After Naming the Animals). Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson St, Kinderhook, NY 12106.
July 20, 2024 – Saturday – Troy, NY
2:00 PM ET. Jackie Craven (WHISH), Sarah Giragosian (Mother Octopus), and Barbara Ungar (After Naming the Animals). Collar City Mushrooms, 333 Second Ave., Troy, NY 12180
July 27, 2024 – Saturday – Albany, NY
7:00 PM ET. Poets in the Park. Jackie will join other poets for this annual event held next to the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY. Rain location: Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave, Albany.
June 1, 2024 – Saturday – Loudonville, NY
1:00 PM ET. Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize Event: Winners and finalists will read from their work. Colonie Library, 629 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville, NY 12211.
June 12, 2024 – Parga, Greece
Jackie will read with fellow participants in the Mystikós writers workshop.
April 13, 2024 – SATURDAY – Winston-Salem, NC
3 PM ET. Book launch reading with Press 53 Authors Jackie Craven, Susan F. Blair, and Marc Harshman. Bookmarks Bookstore, 634 W Fourth St, Winston-Salem, NC.
April 14, 2024 – SUNDAY – Greensboro, NC
2 PM ET. Reading with Press 53 Authors Jackie Craven, Susan F. Blair, and Marc Harshman. Scuppernong Books, 304 South Elm Street, Greensboro NC 27401.
April 20, 2024 – SATURDAY – Schenectady, NY
2 PM ET. In celebration of Poetry Month, Jackie will join a group of writers for Poems and Pavanes, a program of music and poetry. Hon. Karen B. Johnson Central Library, 99 Clinton Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
April 26, 2024 – FRIDAY – Troy, NY
5-8 PM ET. Book sales & signings at the Wordfest 2024 Book Fair. Tech Valley Center of Gravity, 30 Third Street, Troy, NY.
May 1, 2024 – WEDNESDAY – Poughkeepsie, NY
5 PM ET. Vassar Review Launch Party. Jackie will read her poem from the new issue. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY.
May 5, 2024 – SUNDAY – ZOOM
2 PM ET. International Women’s Writer’s Guild: Featured reading from WHISH. Open mic follows.
May 10, 2024 – FRIDAY – Saratoga Springs, NY
1 PM ET. Jackie Craven reads from WHISH. Open mic follows. Saratoga Senior Center, 290 West Ave suite 1, Saratoga Springs, NY. (Enter through the door on the far left side of the “Y” building. Pass the reception desk and cross the lobby to the dining room.)
May 11, 2024 – SATURDAY – Albany, NY
3 PM ET. Book launch readings: Jackie Craven (WHISH), Sarah Giragosian (Mother Octopus), and Barbara Ungar (After Naming the Animals). The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203. Details >
Recordings
Jackie Craven reads from her collection SECRET FORMULAS & TECHNIQUES OF THE MASTERS at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY, July 7, 2021.
Jackie Craven reads from her chapbook CYBORG SISTER at a Headmistress Press book launch event, SMOL literary event for small press publishers, March 19, 2022.
SoFloPoJo Presents Jackie Craven with Judy Ireland, SoFloPoJo Reading Series Producer South Florida Poetry Journal, July 28, 2023.
Audio Recordings
Also, check out WRITERS MIC ON ZOOM hosted by Jackie Craven
2nd Wednesday of each month
7:30 P.M. Eastern Time
Talk, laugh, share a poem or flash prose, up to 5 minutes per person.
Info here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WritersMic