Monday, June 14, 2021

Join Ruby Mora on Zoom—Thursday, July 1st, 2021, at 6 pm EST.

 


Join Ruby Mora on Zoom!


When: Thursday, July 1st, 2021, at 6 pm EST


Where: TinyURL.com/VirtualBard to reach us on Zoom


If required, please enter the Meeting ID 759 062 6042


And below is a sample poem from our featured poet:

 

five hundred cups of tea

in all my turmoils, there is always
water ready to boil.
the cabinet above the stove
in the old ramen box
are all varieties of comfort
waiting to be steeped.

on a blue-flower plate
spoon resting beside it
is a symbol that gently says
“hey, i’m here if you need me”
“here is warmth, made with love
to calm your soul”

you serve me home
with the utmost care.
serenity stirred in
a starting point to healing.

 

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PENDING POETRY OPEN MIC!

Whether or not we will be able to offer a limited open mic following the presentation by our July 1, 2021, featured poet is still pending. If this becomes an option, we will share more details with contact information and instructions for sign-ups.


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Thank You to Two Wonderful Poets!

Also, we'd like to thank Patti Ross and Hiram Larew for their time serving as interim hosts for our poetry readings on Zoom after such swift changes due to the impacts of COVID-19. Hiram assisted us from October through December 2020, introducing us to Patti who assisted with this from January through June 2021. In the turbulence so many have endured since 2020, we want to express how thankful we are for these two wonderful poets who stepped in to help Berks Bards in a time of volunteering need, and they did a fantastic job every First Thursday on Zoom for us.