Theme: The epistolary of letter-writing
An avid letter writer, Lester corresponds with a number of Pennsylvania poets. He had a 21-year correspondence with the former US Poet Laureate Donald Hall (died 2019).
MC: Susan or Richard Brook
Upcoming Events
July 2, 2020
hello – July 2, 2020 – INDEPENDENCE DAY – no poetry event (there is homework)
Theme: Freedom
Poetry never takes time off, but the River Poets requested this sabbatical.
Assignment – write a new poem in any format you choose…bonus points for rhymed and metered ones.
Bring your work to a future reading.
Happy Birthday America!
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020 – Feature: Paul Loomis in Kocher Park [7 PM]
Theme: Rivers and mountains, creeks and valleys
Paul Loomis is a math professor, folk song writer, occasional poet, distance runner, South American traveler, and man-about-town in Bloomsburg. He has been a spotty attender of River Poet events since 1999. His first published poem, in White Rabbit in 1993, was called “Sex”.
MC: Dave Barsky
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