EVENTS

Upcoming Readings and Events

An Evening for Creativity
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
I will be presenting a poetry writing workshop as part of a series of free virtual sessions open to college students and adults. 
 Details and registration information available here. 

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Photo by Louie Hassan

Previous Readings and Events
(reverse chronology)

May Poetry Retreat (date changed to August 1!)
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Virtual Retreat via Zoom
Cost: $15
Email registration required by July 25, 2020. Details and registration information available here. 

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TEDxScranton 2020
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Marywood University
Scranton, PA

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Goddard College MFAW Visiting Alumna
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Goddard College
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, VT 05667

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Grrrls Night
Thursday, November 21, 2019, doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 8:30 p.m.
Ale Mary’s
126 Franklin Ave
Scranton, PA 18503

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Wilkes University Campus Visit
Friday, November 8, 2019
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Wilkes University Campus Visit
Monday, September 16, 2019
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA

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May Poetry Retreat at King’s College
Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
King’s College
Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Admission: $25 (Registration required. Attendees receive lunch, dinner and coffee/tea service throughout the day)

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Poems at the Pub – Down the Dog Hole Poets Night
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 7 p.m.
Dugan’s Pub
385 Main Street
Luzerne, PA 18709

Readers include Tom Blomain, Amanda J. Bradley, Brian Fanelli, Susan Luckstone Jaffer, David Elliott, Laurel Radzieski & Raymond Hammond.
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Spontaneous Poetry with Laurel Radzieski

Spontaneous Poetry with Laurel Radzieski was a free, interactive poetry project presented at multiple venues in Northeast Pennsylvania during spring 2019. 

This project was supported by a Lackawanna County Community Arts and Culture Grant, a program of Lackawanna County Commissioners Patrick M. O’Malley, Jerry Notarianni, Laureen A. Cummings.

Scranton Public Market
The Marketplace at Steamtown
300 Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509
Fridays, April 5, 12, 19 & 26: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, April 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 27 & 28: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Shop Small Steamtown Spring!
at the Scranton Public Market
Friday, May 3 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5 from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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Spontaneous Poetry at Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library
1032 Green Ridge Street
Scranton, PA 18509

Spontaneous Poetry from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Pancakes and Poetry story time at 5:30 p.m. I will be a guest poet at this event. Registration is required for the story time.
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Spontaneous Poetry at Library Express Bookstore
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Library Express Bookstore
The Marketplace at Steamtown
300 Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509

Teen Tuesday starts at 5 p.m. I will be a guest poet at this event.
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Spontaneous Poetry at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18509

Spontaneous Poetry from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Novel Thoughts: Tween Book Club starts at 6 p.m. I will be a guest poet at this event.
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World Poetry Day with Laurel Radzieski
Thursday, March 21, 2019 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Albright Memorial Library
in the Henkelman Room (second floor)
500 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18509

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Poetry Night Out at Buck Hill Falls
Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Buck Hill Falls

This group reading is sponsored by the Buck Hill Book Club.
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The Guild’s Writer’s Panel: Breaking into the Creative Industries 
Monday, April 8, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Keystone College
Evans Hall
1 College Green
La Plume, PA 18440

Free Admission.

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Charter Day Reading
Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 2:45 p.m.
Eckley Miners’ Village Museum
2 Eckley Back Road
Weatherly, PA 18255

Charter Day celebrates the founding of Pennsylvania and Eckley Miners’ Village Museum will be open to the public free of charge for this event. Reading will feature authors who contributed to Down the Dog Hole: 11 Poets on Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Poems at the Pub (Featured Reader)
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 7 p.m.
Dugan’s Pub
385 Main Street
Luzerne, PA 18709
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The Writer’s Showcase Winter Edition
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 7 p.m.
The Old Brick Theatre
126 W Market Street
Scranton, PA 18508

Admission: $4
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Halloween Oddities Flea Market
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Presented by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Roller Derby
4949 Birney Avenue
Moosic, PA 18507
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Scranton Fringe Presents a Spectacle & Mirth Cabaret
Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 11 p.m.
The Leonard Theater
335 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503

Doors open at 11 p.m. Admission: $5
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Open Mic Night
Friday, September 28, 2018, 7 p.m.
Wyoming County Cultural Center at the Dietrich Theater
60 E. Tioga Street
Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. I’ll be the featured performer after the open mic.
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Feminism Meets Parasitism: A Poetry Reading
Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 5 p.m.
The Cooperage Project
1030 Main Street
Honesdale, PA 18431

Daryl Sznyter and I will read from our new books. There will also be a Q&A.
Suggested donation: $10 per person and students are free
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Poets Live
Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 6:30p.m.
The Bog
341 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503

I’ll be reading with other local poets at this Poets Live reading.
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Lackawanna Arts Fest
Saturday, August 4, 2018, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Courthouse Square
Scranton, PA 18503
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Authorfest
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Honesdale, PA 18431
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Magical, Feminist, Parasitic: A Poetry Reading
Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane, Mt. Airy Village
Philadelphia, PA 19119

I will be reading with Grant Clauser and Daryl Sznyter.
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Two Local Ladies Read Poetry
Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 7 p.m.
The Gathering Place
304 S. State Street
Clarks Summit, PA 18440

I will be reading with fellow NEPA poet, Daryl Sznyter.
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NEPA NOW Poetry Reading and Q&A
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
Scranton, PA 18503

The reading will begin (after the meeting) at 7:45 p.m. Open to the public.
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Architects of the Flesh: A Poetry Reading & Signing
Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cafe con Libros
724 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, NY 11216

I will be reading with Amanda J. Bradley and Daryl Sznyter for this anatomy-themed poetry reading at Cafe con Libros, a feminist community bookstore.
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Scranton Zinefest
Friday, June 1 & Saturday, June 2, 2018
The Leonard
335-339 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
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Arts THRIVE in Carbondale
Saturday, May 26, 2018 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Various Venues
Carbondale, PA
Presented by Women to Women: THRIVE

I will be writing on-the-spot Recipe Poems in conjunction with my Recipe Poetry Project. Red Mother will be available for purchase.
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Music and Arts Fair
Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Keystone College
One College Green
La Plume, PA 18440