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Watch the video recordings from the 2021 October Poetry Festival

Whether you attended or planned on attending but didn’t make it, you may watch the video recordings from the October Poetry Festival at the links below. If you wish a copy of the Workshop Presentation, please reply to this email. 

The event was cosponsored by Germanna Community College and the Poetry Society of Virginia, North Central/Northwest Regions. Our thanks to Germanna, to Luisa A. Igloria, Lyman Grant, Stan Galloway and all who read during the Open Reading portion.

Our Hearts as Witness: A Short Workshop on Poetry as a Way of Being Present in the World by Luisa A. Igloria:

Reading by Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria:

Reading by Lyman Grant:

Reading by Stan Galloway:

Open Reading:

The October Poetry Festival starts today at 5:30 p.m. and is open to all poets and lovers of poetry. Attend for Free.

The October Poetry Festival starts today at 5:30 p.m. and is open to all poets and lovers of poetry. Listen, read your own poem, participate in the workshop.

Register to attend for FREE here:

https://vccs.zoom.us/meeting/register...

Just two days left before the October Poetry Festival on October 28 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Just two days left before the October Poetry Festival on October 28 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Cosponsored by Germanna Community College and the North Central and Northwest Regions of the Poetry Society of Virginia, the event is open to all students members, and the general public at any location.

Virginia Poet Laureate, Luisa A. Igloria, begins the event with a workshop at 5:30 p.m. followed by a reading of her own poetry. Her workshop will allow participants to explore of poetry helps us be fully present in the world. 

Hi there, 

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 

When: Oct 28, 2021 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://vccs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvfuqsqToqH9MsX2dfC0LWwZujIOTGxivs 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

I will be teaching Creative Writing I again in the spring semester at Germanna Community College beginning January 18, 2022.

I will be teaching Creative Writing I again in the spring semester at Germanna Community College beginning January 18, 2022.

Two of my poems will be included in the Spring 2022 issue of december magazine

Two of my poems will be included in the Spring 2022 issue of december magazine.

This is the third time they have featured my poetry and I am deeply appreciative.

Join the Poetry Society of Virginia North Central & Northwest Regions and Germanna Community College for an October Poetry Festival.

Join the Poetry Society of Virginia North Central & Northwest Regions and Germanna Community College for an October Poetry Festival. On Facebook, go HERE.

The event will be via Zoom and is free and open to all–students, PSV members, the general public.

Register HERE and receive a link.

Two of my poems are included in the latest issue of Poetry Quarterly

Two of my poems are included in the latest issue of Poetry Quarterly available for purchase in print HERE. 

My deepest gratitude to Editor Glenn Lyvers for his continuing support for good poetry and for featuring my work in this and a number of past issues. 

A poem written 20 years ago today

Poem written after 9/11

Magnolia Review published this poem I wrote shortly after 9/11 nearly 20 years ago. You can read the poem and the rest of the issue for free HERE.

The Big Windows Review will publish my poem “Images Divine and Secular”

The Big Windows Review will publish my poem “Images Divine and Secular” online on Friday, Nov 5. It will also appear in their printed issue 25, scheduled for Feb 2022.