Happy New Year! We have another year of events, workshops, open mics, fests, and tabling. If you aren’t familiar with the Lehigh Valley Poetry Collective, let’s start by explaining that this is a loose collective of poets who collaborate on events and projects and share resources to build community. Whether… 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
Calling poets, musicians, performers of all kinds!Lehigh Valley Poetry will be hosting “Ten on the Tenth” on Tuesday, May 10th. This is a special event where each performer will get ten minutes to share a poem, sing a song, tell jokes… think open mic variety show. This will be a… Continue reading
Join Lehigh Valley Poetry at the IceHouse in Bethlehem for a special in person poetry open mic event in celebration of poetry month! Tuesday, April 12, at 7:00 PM. All are welcome to come and share the stage with poems, short stories, music, and more. The IceHouse in Bethlehem is… Continue reading
I have neglected this feature, and apologize. The intention was to support connections and discovery and poets finding one another to collaborate and share space. I will be doing an update soon, so if you are interested in a listing, please send an email and include some information and links… 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
Once again, Words in the Ward has teamed up with the Easton Book Festival to bring you another video featuring a wild mash up of local poets. You can find it on You Tube here: https://youtu.be/_B9TEKyPqW0 You can also find it by searching YouTube for the Easton Book Festival, and… Continue reading
We are still hosting the Lehigh Valley Poetry Virtual Salon and Open Mic, on the first Monday of the month. We start with out monthly “mini workshop” at 8:00 PM EST. At 8:30, we start the updates and open mic. We do this virtually on zoom, and you can find… Continue reading
Lehigh Valley Poetry Presents: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, a virtual talk by Christopher T. George.Tuesday, January 19th, at 7:00 PMSee Lehigh Valley Poetry on Facebook for the event page:https://fb.me/e/dbCnbTjO1 Please share this with your friends, all welcome. About the Presenter:Delaware-based poet, writer, and historian Christopher T. George… Continue reading
We have been doing the open mics each week during the pandemic, and they will continue but will be moving to once a month starting with February. We were doing a mini workshop on the first open mic of the month and these will continue, but will be moving in… Continue reading
If you happened to catch the panel we hosted for the Easton Book Festival, “Why Zines?” there was some discussion about a zine swap this winter for people who have been missing the zine and book fests and who might be looking for an outlet to share new zines. We… Continue reading
The weekly salon and open mic continues, but as some of you know- we have added a monthly mini workshop on the first session of the month. This started in November with “Revolutionary Cento” to explore the cento with radical, revolutionary source materials. This session was included as part of… 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
A listing of “Virtual” poetry activities and events to keep us connected as a community. All welcome. Continue reading
Please note Covid 19 Update- Until further notice, Tuesday Muse will be hosted remotely on Zoom. Please check out the facebook events on the Tuesday Muse page for the format of upcoming shows. When the emergency situation is over, we will resume regular events. 4/20. The Tuesday Muse performance series… 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
Poets and musicians gathered this week at the Soft Machine Gallery for a performance to celebrate the art of Femi Johnson and the photography of Yevette Hendler: The Artists/The Muse. Matt Wolf organized the event, with Chad Frame, Burton Stehly, Elynn Alexander, and Matt also performed poetry. Piano Man Larry… Continue reading
Another Tuesday Muse has come and gone, and December’s event included a special “muse mart” barter and sale session, for local creatives to share some wares and connect around handmade items and books. We didn’t have the space available to spread out, but thankfully our regulars were flexible and made… Continue reading
