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
One of many nights of music and poetry, the Cabaret was full of surprises and community. Hosted by the Touchstone Theatre, the event brought performers together in the spirit of the festival. Continue reading
Heather Musto won sponsorship from Lehigh Valley Poetry to attend the Caesura Poetry Festival at Camphill Soltane in Glenmoore. Continue reading
September’s Tuesday Muse is coming up on Tuesday September 3 at the Ice House. Find out more. Continue reading
Basement Poetry presents “Heal” in Bethlehem. Continue reading
Pop up mail art show, “Fierce Women”, at Tuesday Muse in Bethlehem in August and September 2019. Organized by Cleveland Wall and Elynn Alexander. Continue reading
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
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
Poetry performances on video from the Perspectives 5: Art on Environment opening in November 2018 at the Nurture Nature Center in Easton. 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
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
Head over to Elli Albrecht’s studio in Easton on Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. for a multimedia event featuring paintings by Elli Albrecht, poetry by Matt Wolf, and music by Jared Balogh. (You can find their poet pages on this site, Matt Wolf here, Jared Balogh here.) “Reflections… Continue reading
Chad Frame is curating a print anthology of poetry that will be sold at festivals and local venues in Bucks County featuring the work of students from Souderton Area High School next to the work of established writers. The proceeds of this anthology will benefit the Indian Valley Arts… Continue reading
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
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
Shaun Leisher will host Feminist Fairy Tales Poetry and Short Story Reading on Monday, July 17, 2017 from 7-9 p.m. at Hava Java in Allentown. Join the featured poets for “an evening of poetry and short stories that take fairy tales, fables and legends and looks at them through a… Continue reading
Cleveland and Michael Wall at the Perspectives poetry event at the Nurture Nature Center in Easton. 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
