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Writing the Walls – WAR 2024

WRITING THE WALLS – WAR. 2024    April 13th – 7:00PM April 14th – 3:00 PM April 20th – 7:00PM April 21st – 3:00 PM   STUDIO THEATER IN EXILE AND HUDSON VALLEY MOCA PRESENTS:  Exciting new works by poets, playwrights, choreographers, and composers inspired by HVMOCA’s JURIED SHOW WAR – directed by Mara Mills…

Poetry and Spoken Word Night

Come to Croton River Artisans Gallery Saturday, May 6 for Poetry & Spoken Word Night at the Gallery. The event features word artists presenting their original poems and Moth-style storytelling from 7-9 pm. Croton River Artisans Gallery is a cooperative comprised of 9 artists whose works in ceramics, jewelry, painting, sculpture, photography, fashion and wood…

Youth Summer Writers’ Camp

Are you a dedicated creative writer looking for specialized instruction and a peer group? This upper-level workshop hones in on craft elements of writing, such as fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and poetry. Students will gain comfortability in sharing their writing, either through submission opportunities or live readings. Through group conversation, writing prompts, and instruction…

Poet Andrea Deeken named finalist in 2022 International Book Awards

Just a year ago, Andrea Deeken ordered Sondra Upham’s Freight from Slapering Hol Press (SHP) after her friend Tara introduced her to the poetry collection and publishing company. The package arrived with a small flyer for SHP’s annual chapbook competition, and Deeken had a manuscript waiting to be reviewed. Her piece, Mother Kingdom, peels back…

The New Croton Review

– CCoA will publish a new quarterly journal dedicated to the arts and will include poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, artwork, and photography. It’s free to subscribe and read, and also free to submit your work. Head over to https://review.crotonarts.org and check it out!

Writing OFF the Walls: Creativity in the age of CoVID

‘Writing the Walls’ started 15 years ago when Artistic Director Mara Mills, Studio Theater in Exile, Livia Straus, co-founder Hudson Valley MOCA, and Jo-Ann Brody, HVMOCA staff, decided to enhance the museum exhibitions by inviting poets and playwrights to contribute original works reflective of their interaction with the art. Accepted poems are hung next to the artwork that…

Sarah Lawrence College’s 16th Annual Poetry Festival Set for April 26-28

April 8, 2019, Yonkers, NY  – The 16th Annual Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival, the largest free, student-run poetry festival in New York State, takes place April 26-28 on the College’s campus. The festival is open to the public and will include readings by acclaimed poets such as Anne Carson and Jos Charles and Sarah…

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