Words in the Ward is a West Ward Easton based poetry series, partnering with the Easton Book Festival through video collage featuring local poets. This will be the third year, with a new video premiering on October 24 at 8:00. The videos and series, organized and produced by Easton poet… Continue reading
Please join us for a poetry reading with local features to celebrate the kick off of this year’s Easton Book Festival. LVPC continues to partner with the festival on programming so please check out the festival website (link) and social media during October 2022 for the latest on over a… Continue reading
We are planning for another year of the Easton Book Festival, the free local celebration of reading, books, writers, and community. The goal is to provide in person and virtual programming for all ages, free and open to all. We want to have diverse, intentional, inclusive programs that include the… Continue reading
The virtual salon will be back in September 2022, starting with the open mic on Monday, September 5th. We have the events on the Lehigh Valley Poetry facebook page, so please check them out. The dates are:September 5, October 3, November 7, and December 5, 2022. We do the “mini… Continue reading
Hello poetry friends! We had a great time with you at the Lehigh Valley Poetry Salon on June 6th. We had our usual “mini workshop” followed by our open mic. Great sharing and chatting about summer events and plans. There are a lot of events coming up, both in person… Continue reading
Please join us for a virtual book launch party to celebrate the release of LVP’s Darrell Parry’s new poetry collection “Twists”. Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 8:00 PM EST. This will be a virtual event so you can attend safely, from anywhere! Darrell will read from his new book, and… Continue reading
Welcome to Lehigh Valley Poetry, if you are new here. Maybe you landed here from Instagram or Facebook, or came to find out more about an event or project. “But wait, where am I? And who are you?” First, welcome. I’m Lynn Alexander and I started this website and associated… Continue reading
Tuesday Muse was a great performance series, hosted by Cleveland Wall and myself- Lynn Alexander- that ran at the IceHouse in Bethlehem until the pandemic hit. We had so many talented poets and musicians and grew a small local community of poets who have kept in touch, collaborated, and developed… Continue reading
It is almost time for the annual Lehigh Valley Poetry zine swap! It is simple to participate. During the months of December and January, we sign up participants. By February 1, we have our list. The list goes out, and we mail our zines in the month of February. The… Continue reading
Happy New Year, Poets. Are you ready for 2022? Monday, January 3, 2022. 8:00 PM EST. January’s monthly mini workshop will be chill and low key after the holiday bustle. As always, we post on our Lehigh Valley Poetry Facebook page and share sporadically on Instagram. (#lehighvalleypoetry and #lehighvalleypoetryvirtualsalon) The… Continue reading
Monday, December 6, 2021 8:30 EST, Zoom: We interrupt our regular monthly open mic programming for the annual Krampus Rumpus open mic, which will replace the December Lehigh Valley Poetry (virtual) salon that would normally occur on December 6. Consider this virtual event mesh to be a special edition of… Continue reading
We are saying good bye to 2021, and as usual we are offering our monthly mini workshop on the first Monday of the month, December 6. This will be the last session of the year, and we are going to follow it with the annual Krampus Rumpus poetry open mic…. Continue reading
We’re back for our monthly virtual salon and open mic, on Monday, November 1, 2021. We start off at 8:00 PM with our “mini workshop”, and then we follow that with our open mic at 8:30. (EST) This is a loose, flexible space for all to hang out, share a… Continue reading
An impromptu plan to meet up has evolved into “Poetry On the Square”- a casual, outdoor open mic meet up in Easton, PA in front of Book and Puppet book store. Book and Puppet is located in the circle by Crayola, easy to find if you are in Centre Square…. Continue reading
(Pinned Post) Here is a summary of the programs that we have planned in support of this year’s Easton Book Festival, which will be held virtually this year starting on October 14. Please be sure to browse the posts below or use the links to posts about each event. Registration details are included for each. All welcome and free! Continue reading
Join us for an election-vibe workshop “Revolutionary Cento” as part of this year’s Easton Book Festival. This will be a virtual event on November 2. Read more for details. Continue reading
Find out more about our Lehigh Valley Poetry Virtual Salon and open mic, with schedule and log in details. Continue reading
The monthly open mic at the Mary Meuser library on Northampton Street in Wilson will have big changes for 2020. Darrell Parry, host of the open mic, has added a new series called Stick Figure Poetry. This will still be a monthly event in the annex at the library, but… Continue reading
Riverside Festival of the Arts is coming up, on the weekend of September 21-22 in downtown Easton. Continue reading
In October, the regular monthly Tuesday Muse event at the Ice House in Bethlehem will not be held as the venue will be used for Bethlehem’s Festival UnBound that week. Rather than take a month off from you, we decided to take the opportunity to bring the Muse on the… Continue reading
