Tag: poets
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Midtown with Jack and Jerry
Poets in their natural habitat: bookstores! Here is the first of the video clips I’ve been able to edit from the Midtown Scholar bookstore. This event was later the same day as our Capitol readings in Harrisburg. After the stress of the professional camera, the meeting of the governor’s wife, who was very classy, smart…
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Capitol Poets’ Conclusion, Featuring Marjorie Maddox and Jerry Wemple
You know, looking back on these last few months I realize that I have been enjoying a very active art life this year. Not only have I been interacting with lots of poets and musicians (some of them at a local art gallery!), but my sons have even become more interested, and one of them…
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David Reads at the Pennsylvania State Capitol
This is the first clip from October 11th, 2012 when five Pennsylvania poets had the good fortune and fun of reading at the State Capitol. The Chair of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Susan Corbett, wife of Governor Tom Corbett, was in attendance, though she had to rush off before my portion of the…
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Poetry Under the Paintings Sampler #2, Poets, Music and Fun
The rules are simple. And as the pirates say, they are not really rules, “More like guidelines, actually.” 1. Bring a chair. Or do as a few of the teens do and bring a throw rug or pillow, sixties style. 2. Bring at least one poem, but it’s good to bring three. 3. Bring your…
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Poetry Under the Paintings Sampler #1
I know I have promised some upcoming video footage of our readings in Harrisburg last week at the Capitol and the Midtown Scholar, and it is coming, but I’m still sorting through video from our own local poetry event the previous week. And this morning I am off to work again. So while I work…
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Capitol Readings, the Midtown Scholar and Catching Up
Here it is Sunday already and I have not told you anything about the much promoted readings at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Well, it was an active Thursday, that’s for sure. And the week before that was very active as well, with music gigs, and poetry on the streets, and all the preparations into…
