On August 25 at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore the Poetry Cartel will convene a memorial reading-- a remembrance of the life and poetry of Jack Veasey. There will be both an open poetry reading and a featured presentation of Veasey's poems by Harrisburg poet laureate Rick Kearns. Other readers include Lauren Gross, Bill Fritz, Anna Jones, Carla Christopher, Randy Gross and more.
Philadelphia native and Hummelstown Poet Jack Veasey passed away July 15. Jack was a fine man and an excellent poet. In recent years there'd been a resurgence in interest and publication of his work, most recently with Veasey's The Dance That Begins And Begins and, also Selected Poems 1973-2013 released by Poet's Press.
This event hosted by the Poetry Cartel, will run from 7-9pm.
The Midtown Scholar is located at 1301 North Third Street, Harrisburg 17102. There will be a brief open poetry reading before to the feature presentation. Doors open at 6:45pm. For more information, (717) 236-1680.
COMING SOON, FALL EVENTS, MIDTOWN SCHOLAR: September 1-- open mic September 8-- t/b/a September 15-- Dana Kinsey September 22-- Open poetry reading September 29—prelude to Little Buffalo Festival, October1, Newport, PA http://littlebuffalofestival.com/
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