(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Makes, a Princeton-based artist cooperative, and Ragged Sky Press, a local publisher focused on poetry, will host a Second Sunday Poetry Reading on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 4:00pm. The readings will take place at the Princeton Makes store in the Princeton Shopping Center. The June reading will feature Phyllis Frakt and Marie Gray Wise. Their readings will be followed by an open mic available to up to 10 audience members who would like to read their original poetry.
NOTE: There will not be Second Sunday Poetry readings in July or August – readings will resume in September.
Phyllis Frakt had a long career in higher education teaching and administration. After her retirement, she began volunteering in adult ESL programs. When her ESL class asked about the inauguration ceremony for Joe Biden, she played a little of Amanda Gorman reading “The Hill We Climb.” It was too hard for the students, so she tried some easier poems…and then began writing a few herself. Now, more than three years later, she has written about 200 poems, increasing in quality – or so she likes to think. She benefits from suggestions at the weekly meetings of the DVP/US 1 Poets and has published poems in US 1 Worksheets and online in New Verse News.
Anna and Her Daughters is Marie Gray Wise’s first book. She has published both poetry and short stories in various journals including I-70 Review, Atlanta Review, Main Street Rag, US 1 Worksheets, English Journal, Tipton Poetry Journal, and The Paterson Literary Review. She has also been nominated for the anthology Best New Poets (2023) by Naugatuck River Review.
Princeton Makes is a cooperative comprised of 35 local artists who work across a range of artistic genres, including painting, drawing, stained glass, sculpture, textiles, and jewelry. Customers will be able to support local artists by shopping for a wide variety of art, including large paintings, prints, custom-made greeting cards, stained glass lamps and window hangings, jewelry in a variety of designs and patterns, and more.
Ragged Sky is a small, highly selective cooperative press. They work with their authors closely. Authors retain copyright and they use their experience and professional resources to support the author’s work through the editing, production, and design process. Ragged Sky Press has historically focused on mature voices, overlooked poets, and women's perspectives.
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