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Marcus Jackson on Judging NJ Poetry Out Loud

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My experience judging the NJPOL Finals was a very rewarding.  Hearing wonderful poems read aloud is always a pleasure, but witnessing such a remarkable group of high school students bringing their own lively interpretations to the stage was quite a treat.

The participants poured every gram of their brains and hearts into reciting the poems they were dealt, and their commitment translated into a valuable interaction with language for the listeners in attendance.

Even more pleasing was the tangible connection each reader seemed to have with each poem.  It was obvious that the works they were delivering had gotten inside of them and had sung notes the students could not have otherwise encountered.

New Jersey Poetry Out Loud Finalists
New Jersey Poetry Out Loud Finalists
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News and Events: Week of November 12th

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Judith Hannan, Concert Artists Guild and LWC present: Words and Music (New York, NY)
Monday, November 12th at 6pm
Concert Artists Guild and LWC (Lisa Weinert Consulting) present a night of music and literature featuring award-winning cellist Sebastian Bäverstam performing the Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 between selected readings from Judith Hannan’s critically-acclaimed memoir Motherhood Exaggerated.
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Kevin Carey, Walnut St Cafe (Lynn, MA)
Wednesday 14th, Nov 14th at 7:30
Kevin will be the featured reader “Speak Up”
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Baron Wormser, Alice Ashley Jack Room, Smith Memorial Building, Randolph College (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Wednesday, November 14th at 8pm
Baron will be reading from his memoir and recent nonfiction pieces.
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Richard Jeffrey Newman, Boundless Tales @ Waltz-Astoria (23-14 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria, NY)
Thursday, November 15th 7:30-9:30pm
Richard will be reading from new work and from The Silence of Men
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Marcus Jackson, The New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, NY)
Saturday, November 17th at 4:00pm
A SEASON IN POETRY: Toi Derricotte, Marcus Jackson, and Brenda Shaughnessy
To welcome the arrival of Fall, poets will read classic favorites as well as their own work at the largest botanical garden in the United States
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Judith Hannan, Miami Book Fair, Miami-Dade College (N.E. 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL)
Saturday, November 17th at 4:30 pm
Reading from Motherhood Exaggerated and panel with the author Melanie Neal
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David S. Cho is the author of two CavanKerry Press books “Night Sessions” (2011) and “A Half-Life” (2022). His work is narrative and lyrical and leaves the reader wanting to dive into the world of each poem. from “Existential Poem no. 2” Can sound transgress From the mouth of a crying Baby to the deaf ears of a father’s deep slumber? Does a physicist consider wavelengths, its particle matter shooting through the walls of air, sound? Is the muted silence of such deafness truly “dumb”? Can a father fear the death of his son, when that son has not yet come into existence? And upon that moment when a son gazes into the face of his progenitor can a son fear for his father’s life… David S. Cho was born and raised in the Chicago area, along with his brother and extended family, the proud children of Korean immigrants in the early 70s. He holds a BA from the University of Illinois, MFA, and MA from Purdue University, an MAT and Ph.D. from the University of Washington, and has taught in West Lafayette and Crawfordsville, Indiana; Chicago; and Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. He now serves as the director of the Office of Multicultural Development at Wheaton College. #AAPImonth #AAPIAuthors #poetry #poetrybook #poetrylovers #publishing #nonprofit #cavankerrypress
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David S. Cho is the author of two CavanKerry Press books “Night Sessions” (2011) and “A Half-Life” (2022). His work is narrative and lyrical and leaves the reader wanting to dive into the world of each poem. from “Existential Poem no. 2” Can sound transgress From the mouth of a crying Baby to the deaf ears of a father’s deep slumber? Does a physicist consider wavelengths, its particle matter shooting through the walls of air, sound? Is the muted silence of such deafness truly “dumb”? Can a father fear the death of his son, when that son has not yet come into existence? And upon that moment when a son gazes into the face of his progenitor can a son fear for his father’s life… David S. Cho was born and raised in the Chicago area, along with his brother and extended family, the proud children of Korean immigrants in the early 70s. He holds a BA from the University of Illinois, MFA, and MA from Purdue University, an MAT and Ph.D. from the University of Washington, and has taught in West Lafayette and Crawfordsville, Indiana; Chicago; and Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. He now serves as the director of the Office of Multicultural Development at Wheaton College. #AAPImonth #AAPIAuthors #poetry #poetrybook #poetrylovers #publishing #nonprofit #cavankerrypress
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We stand with Ukraine. As part of our ongoing effort to support this humanitarian crisis we will continue to uplift the voices of Ukrainian Artists. Below is an excerpt of Dzvinia Orlowsky’s poem “Newton’s Cradle” and the craft and intention behind the poem. Consider supporting Ukraine through our list of organizations in our bio! #standwithukraine #poetry #poetryactivism
We stand with Ukraine. As part of our ongoing effort to support this humanitarian crisis we will continue to uplift the voices of Ukrainian Artists. Below is an excerpt of Dzvinia Orlowsky’s poem “Newton’s Cradle” and the craft and intention behind the poem. Consider supporting Ukraine through our list of organizations in our bio! #standwithukraine #poetry #poetryactivism
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We stand with Ukraine. As part of our ongoing effort to support this humanitarian crisis we will continue to uplift the voices of Ukrainian Artists. Below is an excerpt of Dzvinia Orlowsky’s poem “Newton’s Cradle” and the craft and intention behind the poem. Consider supporting Ukraine through our list of organizations in our bio! #standwithukraine #poetry #poetryactivism
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Joseph O. Legaspi is the author of two CavanKerry Press poetry books “Imago” (2007) and “Threshold” (2017). His work is often described as full of voluptuous detail, exuberant, and triumphant. from: “Night” When in love I melt into yellow, blend in with every light to become the most luminous apparition. You’ve come disguised, hair upswept, eyes two shades murkier than petroleum, a face I’ve never seen but know in-the-gut-of-me, I seem born from it, but in mirroring honesty I often fancy you are someone else, I prefer this, realizing how lacking you are, I can be happy with a stranger moon. Joseph O. Legaspi, a Fulbright and New York Foundation for the Arts fellow, is the author of a previous collection, Imago (CavanKerry Press and University of Santo Tomas Press), and two chapbooks: Aviary, Bestiary and Subways. His poems have appeared in the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day, jubilat, Orion, Painted Bride Quarterly, and Salt Hill. He is the cofounder of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization serving Asian American writers. He lives in Queens, New York, with his husband. #AAPImonth #AAPIAuthors #poetry #poetrybook #poetrylovers #publishing #nonprofit #cavankerrypress
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Joseph O. Legaspi is the author of two CavanKerry Press poetry books “Imago” (2007) and “Threshold” (2017). His work is often described as full of voluptuous detail, exuberant, and triumphant. from: “Night” When in love I melt into yellow, blend in with every light to become the most luminous apparition. You’ve come disguised, hair upswept, eyes two shades murkier than petroleum, a face I’ve never seen but know in-the-gut-of-me, I seem born from it, but in mirroring honesty I often fancy you are someone else, I prefer this, realizing how lacking you are, I can be happy with a stranger moon. Joseph O. Legaspi, a Fulbright and New York Foundation for the Arts fellow, is the author of a previous collection, Imago (CavanKerry Press and University of Santo Tomas Press), and two chapbooks: Aviary, Bestiary and Subways. His poems have appeared in the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day, jubilat, Orion, Painted Bride Quarterly, and Salt Hill. He is the cofounder of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization serving Asian American writers. He lives in Queens, New York, with his husband. #AAPImonth #AAPIAuthors #poetry #poetrybook #poetrylovers #publishing #nonprofit #cavankerrypress
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Susan Jackson’s celebrated new poetry book “In the River of Songs” is available in our online shop. Get your copy today! Link in our bio! #poetry #book #newrelease #publishing #nonprofit #cavankerrypress
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Susan Jackson’s celebrated new poetry book “In the River of Songs” is available in our online shop. Get your copy today! Link in our bio! #poetry #book #newrelease #publishing #nonprofit #cavankerrypress
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