Pennsylvania Poetry Night
June 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Celebrate Pennsylvania Poets With the Launch of KEYSTONE POETRY
A night of poetry reading by local poets featured in this new book from Penn State University Press in a unique setting- Lititz Shirt Factory.
Cash bar from Collusion Tap Works
Ticket includes $5 off purchase of book
Poets will be signing, food available for purchase before and after readings.
From Philadelphia to Erie, and from the shale fields to the coal mines, Keystone Poetry celebrates the varied landscapes and voices of Pennsylvania. This collection brings together the work of 182 poets who, with keen eyes and powerful language, commemorate the hometowns, history, traditions, and culture of the Commonwealth.
Organized geographically, the poems traverse county lines, ancestral lineages, and thematic concerns–as well as gender, racial, and socioeconomic barriers. The poems in this collection seek to bring the reader close to home while fostering the discovery of new places and a deeper understanding of all those who live in the Keystone State.
Marjorie Maddox is Professor Emerita of English and Creative Writing at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven. Maddox has published seventeen collections of poetry, including Seeing Things and Begin with a Question, and the ekphrastic books Heart Speaks, Is Spoken For; In the Museum of My Daughter’s Mind; and Small Earthly Space.
Contributor Bio:Wemple, Jerry
Jerry Wemple is Professor of English at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg. Wemple is the award-winning author of four poetry collections, including We Always Wondered What Became of You and Artemas and Ark: The Ridge and Valley Poems.
