Welcome!
Upcoming Events
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and concerns about gathering in inside places, River Poets will not be at the Bloomsburg Public Library until things return to a relaxed and better status. We hope to return to the library soon.
As we move forward with a modified schedule we ask you to please understand that…
locations will change from the library to other places,
times may vary from what used to be normal especially if we are having an event outdoors,
and finally information may change and any cancellations that need to occur may be late –
so check back close to or on the day of the event to make sure time, location, and event are confirmed
We are currently nomads but offer the following:
One Calendar of Poetic Stuff, Information, and Miscellany
with a nod to some of our friends.
When? - most* at 7:00 PM on the 1st Thursday
Where? - temporarily* at various outdoor locations
due to Covid-19 restrictions
*Some poetry is elsewhere or begins earlier or later
*** Face masks and social distancing guidelines will be followed ***
*** Dress accordingly for these outdoor events ***
October 7, 2021 7:30 pm
David Bauman & Micah Bauman – “Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems” is a father-and-son poetry collaboration by David J. Bauman and Micah James Bauman, published by Seven Kitchens Press (2021). A rare series of poems in alternating voices… a unique glimpse into the shifting dynamic of care and caring, depression and recovery, tracked throughout with unflinching honesty – Ron Mohring, editor and founding publisher at Seven Kitchens Press.
David has published two previous chapbooks, “Angels & Adultery” (Seven Kitchens Press, 2018) and “Moons, Roads, and Rivers” (Finishing Line Press, 2017). His poems have been published in a number of literary magazines and anthologies, including New Ohio Review, Watershed Review, Flying Island, and Barely South Review. Micah has been published in South 85 Journal, Word Fountain, Electric Rail, The Blue Nib, and Sage Cigarettes. His reviews of young adult literature have appeared in his local newspaper, and commentaries on poetry, life, and music can be found on his blog at monkeyprodigy.wordpress.com.
Theme: Family ~Whether it’s an aunt you hated, a parent you never knew, a vindictive sibling, or the best friend who was closer than a brother, David and Micah encourage us to interpret family as broadly or narrowly as our poems permit.
Bloomsburg Public Library; second floor community room
October 21, 2021 7:30 pm
event under thought processes
conversations with poets passed or poems about poems from them
looking for a location
November 4, 2021 7:30 pm
Emma Ginader – guest poet
The featured poet is known, time is known, however the location is remains a mystery…to be solved soon.
Announcements
Nothing at the moment.
Disclaimers and Possible Grains of Truth Department:
Connecting with the RIVER POETS – Due to Covid-19, our power of ESP has dissipated, the responsibility rests solely in your hands to make contact with us. You could show up and track us down at any of our scheduled events; however, if you are not the “stalking” type, you can contact any of the following members:
Mike DeMarco at mdmep@ptd.net or telephone him at (570) 387-0920
Susan Brook at scbrook@ptd.net or telephone her at (570) 784-8363
Linda Dietrichson at lindadietrichson@gmail.com
If you are computer friendly and would like to receive reminders of poetry events, please send your email
address to Andira Dodge at wordrummager@gmail.com . Did we mention that you can visit our website? It is a mouse
click away at www.riverpoets.com.
We also publish our very own Booklet – Here is the catch, you must be heard to be seen. Poems published in our annual River Poets booklet must have been read aloud at one of our readings between May 2021 and April 2022. Show up, enunciate, invoke elocution and SUBMIT! There is a limit of two typed pages of poems per poet. You may bring a paper copy of your poetry to the April 2022 reading or e-mail it as an attachment to Richard Brook at richardb@ptd.net and copy to wordrummager@gmail.com.
The plan is for our booklet to be assembled and ready for distribution by June’s reading and you may buy at least one (a ridiculously low price for these original works, too). If you miss this year’s booklet deadline (as you are new to the River Poets, or just woke from a coma), there will be future opportunities to submit. There are copies of earlier River Poets booklets if you are curious about River Poets progress, art, and production efforts over time. We know where they are and we are darn proud to be amateurs.
Please understand, we have reached tentatively into this century and continue to explore the junction of space, time, energy, and matter with varying degrees of success.
OTHER THINGS of importance somewhere- Our readings often feature a poet/reader and sometimes a theme; sometimes both a reader and a theme are present, usually followed by an “open reading opportunity”. Although not strictly rule-bound, we do encourage a 3-poem or 5-minute time constraint on open readers (not open-ended) before we bring out a hook. Mostly we try to avoid having the audience wander away before the teapot makes a circuit or fall off their chairs while sleeping. All people and all works are welcome – bring original items, favorite works, songs, a story, a lie or two. River Poets is an encouraging and supportive group of pilgrims, pioneers, and seekers of wisdom. Hopefully you will find us notoriously polite and not too preachy. Honestly!
Open reading opportunity® is trademarked, copyrighted, and reserved by the River Poets of Bloomsburg (as far as we know and believe). People may use those words singly or in combination, but we would like some recognition or a citation that River Poets® (also copyrighted) was an early user and promoter of that particular order of letters. Thank you. (FYI – we do not claim these two words as original).
You may obtain similar, information (possibly updated or outdated) at this web place www.riverpoets.com. No Facebook™, no Twitter, [check Wikipedia eventually] but there are random links to other people, places, and things. And yes, we are approachable in person.
Things to know –If you go you will return, so there is time to learn it all.
Please enjoy being here; choose to be happy (no, we can’t do that work for you).
