In January, we will be hosting a new performance series and open mic each month at the Ice House in Bethlehem. There will be scheduled features, performers, books and barter tables if participants have interest, and time for mingling as a community. Hosts will be arriving at 6:00, with the… Continue reading
Regular visitors might have noticed that this website has been updated, with a few more features to come. While we connect with many of you through the facebook page, poet group, instagram, and twitter, we still feel that a website presence is important to keep things together and help people… Continue reading
Lehigh Valley’s own Cleveland Wall and Michael Wall will debut a new show unlike anything that they have done before. Please support local poets and their efforts to bring original, unique performances to venues in the Lehigh Valley. This is a great event to experience a great show, meet others,… Continue reading
This year’s Perspectives: Art On Environment exhibit has opened at the Nurture Nature Center in Easton at 518 Northampton Street and will run until January 2018. This is the fourth year of this program of partnering artists, explorations on environmental themes, community collaborations, interactive installations, workshops, and literary arts. The… Continue reading
We are looking forward to a reading of “A Knee That Can Bend” this weekend, August 13, at the Unicorn Theatre in Catasaqua. Hosted by Shaun Leisher, “A Knee That Can Bend” will be read by members of the Punk Theatre of Allentown. It is a new play by Emma… Continue reading
If you weren’t at the Unicorn Theater in Catasaqua July 2, you missed an energetic crowd and eclectic performers hosted by Brandon Diehl. The seats were filled and it has obviously become a popular new spot for open mic poets and musicians. Look for photos on twitter and instagram #ihatepoetry… Continue reading
Check out another evening of poetry at the Unicorn Theater in Catasaqua, part of the “I Hate Poetry” series hosted by B. Diehl. Continue reading
I recently came across a sewn microchap set aside in a pile that I brought in as samples of chapbooks for students, to show some examples of handmade poetry books that might inspire their own. Cleveland Wall’s “Regarding Certain Stalwart Integers: A Primer” is an understated, simple book no more… Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry congratulates Damian Rucci on the release of a new poetry book, “The Former Lives of Saints” with midwest poet Ezhno Martin. The book dropped at a packed release party at Espresso Joe’s in Keyport, NJ this week. Rucci is also the organizer of a popular reading series… Continue reading
Poets from three states came together in Easton at Connexions Gallery for the first “Lyrical Oddities” poetry event last week. The poets brought diverse styles and themes, with performances that were often intimate and vulnerable. Hosted by Cleveland Wall and organized by Brandon Diehl, the event drew a healthy crowd… Continue reading
Allentown Arts Fest will take place from September 29-October 1 2017. Art, murals, music, vendors, community! Continue reading
The Alternative Gallery in Allentown will host a “Take Back The Night” event and open house on April 27, 2017 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. The event will feature music, art, speakers, poetry, and more dedicated to sexual and domestic violence awareness. The art spaces will be open with events… Continue reading
We are currently adding individual poet pages to our online directory. Please check back soon. Continue reading
We have been spreading the word on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts on poetry events and news in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. It seemed logical to have a web home, right? We can offer new things like author pages and book promo on the website, giving us… Continue reading
