Tenth Annual Celebration of Literary Journals May 19

  

Join 12 literary journals and their editors for the free tenth annual POETRY FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF LITERARY JOURNALS in New Jersey. This annual event, organized by poet Diane Lockward, includes readings throughout the afternoon by poets featured in the journals.

Books by the poets will be available for sale and for signing and the 12 journals will be displayed and available for purchase. This is a great opportunity for poets to talk with the editors about their publications. Each journal will be represented by two poets who have published in that journal.

Sunday, May 19, 2013
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
West Caldwell Public Library (30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell, New Jersey, 973-226-5441)

The journals that will be represented:

1. Adanna
2. Edison Literary Review
3. Exit 13
4. Journal of New Jersey Poets
5. Lips
6. Painted Bride Quarterly
7. Paterson Literary Review
8. Raintown Review
9. Schuylkill Valley Journal
10. Stillwater Review
11. Tiferet
12. US 1 Worksheets

Scheduled poets reading throughout the afternoon:
ROBERT CARNEVALE
MIKE COHEN
LORRAINE DORAN
JUDITHA DOWD
SANDRA DUGUID
MARTIN FARAWELL
ANDREW “INK” FEINDT
JIM GWYN
MIRIAM HAIER
ERIC HELLER
ERNEST HILBERT
LINDA HILLRINGHOUSE
JANET KIRCHHEIMER
DAVID KOZINSKI
FRANCESCA MAXIME
KATHY NELSON
KATHE PALKA
WANDA PRAISNER
ED ROMOND
LINDA STERN
CHUCK TRIPI
EMILY VOGEL
JOE WEIL
EDYTTA WOJNAR

Ample Parking; Refreshments Available; #33 NJT Bus Stop Within Short Walking Distance; Many Area Restaurants

Directions to Event

Festival Information

Festival of NJ Literary Journals This Weekend in Caldwell

A Celebration of New Jersey’s Literary Journals (and Some Neighbors)

This will be the sixth year of this showcase event created by poet Diane Lockward. 

Twelve journals will be displayed and available for purchase and each journal will be represented by two poets reading who have published in the journal. 

Readings will be held throughout the event and poets' books will be available for sale and signing.

• Journals will be available along with subscription and submission information.
• Editors will answer questions about publishing.
• 24 poets will read throughout the afternoon.
• Books will be available for sale and signing.

at the West Caldwell Public Library
30 Clinton Rd.
West Caldwell, NJ

1-5 PM
Free

directions via GoogleMaps

schedule of readers

JOURNALS & EDITORS

Edison Literary Review
Gina Larkin

Exit 13
Tom Plante

Journal of New Jersey Poets
Sandy Zulauf

Lips
Laura Boss

The Literary Review
Minna Proctor

New York Quarterly
Raymond Hammond

Now Culture
Gene Myers and Don Zirilli

Painted Bride Quarterly
Marion Wrenn

Paterson Literary Review
Maria Mazziotti Gillan

River Poets Journal
Judith Lawrence

Tiferet
Donna Stein

U.S. 1 Worksheets
Nancy Scott

Celebrating NJ's Literary Journals - June 1 - Free Festival

Diane Lockward has been organizing a poetry festival that is a "Celebration of New Jersey's Literary Journals (and Some Neighbors)" since 2004. (Here's a funny NY Times take on that first one.)

I guess folks outside NJ don't realize that there's a LOT of poetry happening here. After all, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival (the Big Kahuna of poetry festivals) is here, and the Dodge supports many other poetry efforts in the state.

This day of poetry spotlights New Jersey publications devoted to poetry and brings editors out to meet the people who are submitting poems. There are also very fast paced readings going on all afternoon.

Check out Diane's own poetry site for the full list of poets, journals and editors.

Here's a look at last year's event -





Sunday, June 1, 2008
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

at the West Caldwell Public Library
30 Clinton Rd.
West Caldwell, New Jersey

call for info: 973-226-5441

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