February Tuesday Muse at The Ice House

Tuesday Muse, a monthly performance event at the Ice House in Bethlehem, PA

The next Tuesday Muse will be on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. FEATURING: writer, poet, musician, and actor Brotha Blaze, culinary, performance, and visual artist Yodi Vaden, and singer/songwriter Ben Tyler. Location: Ice House in Bethlehem, on River Road. Come hang out at 6:30, show at 7:00 p.m. Continue reading

Tuesday Muse, January 8, 2019

The first Tuesday Muse event will take place this week on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the Ice House on River Road in Bethlehem. This will be the first of a monthly performance series with features, music, and open mic .To kick off 2019, we have poets Kailey Tedesco and… Continue reading

Lehigh Valley Poets at Perspectives 5: Videos

Perspectives 5 Art on Environment

Poetry performances on video from the Perspectives 5: Art on Environment opening in November 2018 at the Nurture Nature Center in Easton. Continue reading

Book Release:”Ballpoint Penitentiary”

B.Diehl book release of "Ballpoint Penitentiary" at I Hate Poetry in Catasaqua

You won’t want to miss this lineup of local and traveling poets at The Unicorn in Catasaqua on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 7:00. This event celebrates the release of B. Diehl’s second full-length poetry book, Ballpoint Penitentiary. Our host will be Philosophical Idiot’s co-editor Kat Giordano, Free, BYOB.  FEATURES: Cleveland… Continue reading

“Odeon” at the Ice House

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

Around The LV: November Poetry, Art, and Music

Darrell Parry, I Hate Poetry at the UNicorn Theater in Catasaqua.

We are fortunate to live in an area with vibrant, diverse art scenes that offer opportunities and events consistently. An open mic can be found every night, somewhere. Brandon Diehl’s “I Hate Poetry” series is still going strong at the Unicorn Theater in Catasaqua, with a mix of featured performers… Continue reading

Perspectives 4: Art On Environment 2017

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

LVP To Participate in 100TPC Events

Participating in One Hundred Thousand Poets For Change has been an annual tradition for many of us and I have had the honor of hosting events and reading in them, including with the founders Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion when they were still on the west coast. Their vision has… Continue reading

Third Annual “Art That Lifts You” Held at the Ice House

poetry, music, dance, BAPL, IceHouse Tonight, Matt Wolf, Cleveland Wall, Leticia Gutievas, lehigh valley poetry, elynn alexander, lynn alexander

An eclectic blend of poetry, music, and dance coordinated by host Matt Wolf made for another successful “Art That Lifts You” benefit for the Bethlehem Public Library. Held at the Ice House, this was the third annual event.  We will be adding photos to our social media pages, of course,… Continue reading

Art That Lifts You III

Matt Wolf will host the third annual “Art That Lifts You” at the Bethlehem IceHouse on July 15, 2017. The event will feature music, poetry, and dance with ticket sales ($10 Suggested Donation) to benefit the Bethlehem Area Public Library. There is an event on Facebook for more information on… Continue reading

Cleveland Wall’s Understated “Primer”

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