Monday, November 28, 2022

First Thursday Poetry Reading Features Bill Wunder Dec. 1st

 


Join us Thursday, December 1st
from 6:00 - 7:45 p.m. for

1st Thursday Poetry 

  at Goggleworks Center for the Arts
201 Washington St., Reading 

 Meeting Place: GoggleWorks Room 238 |  Masks optional.  
berksbards@gmail.com         https://berksbards.blogspot.com/


December's Featured Poet is Bill Wunder

Bill Wunder is the Co-Winner of the 2022 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards. His fourth book, Welcome to Paradise, New and Selected Poems, includes his winning poem, and is now available from Amazon.com or from the author. Previous books are Pointing at the Moon, 2008, Hands Turning the Earth, 2014, all three from WordTech editions. Kingdom of Heaven, 2015 is from Kelsay Books. All are available from Amazon or the author. 


- What the Coronavirus Taught Me -

That the stars know nothing

of social-distancing

and are still pinned

to their assigned places.


That the moon, made heavy

by sadnesses,

still rises.


And Venus, that diva,

still glimmers

low on the horizon.


That you only have to look

at the crocus, the daffodil

to draw strength

from their courage.


That you must first listen

to the wood thrush,

the nightingale

if you wish to sing.


Bill Wunder   

Open Mic to follow the Poetry Reading!