Showing posts with label Gary Fincke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gary Fincke. Show all posts

Sunday, March 25, 2012

April 15, 2012 Noon to 3 pm Room 411 at the GoggleWorks in Reading Featuring Gary Fincke

Join Berks Bards at the GoggleWorks

In the Dance Studio, room 411 at noon

For a poetry reading by Gary Fincke

Gary Fincke is the Writers Institute Director and Charles Degenstein Professor of English and Creative Writing at Susquehanna University. Winner of the 2003 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, the 2003 Ohio State University/The Journal Poetry Prize, and the 2010 Stephen F. Austin Poetry. He has published 23 books of poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction. Twice awarded Pushcart Prizes for his work, recognized by Best American Stories and the O. Henry Prize series.

A book signing follows the reading.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

BardFest 2012 National Poetry Month in April

Coming soon to a library, art center, college or theater near you, BardFest 2012, a celebration of National Poetry Month in April features poets and writers, playwrights, indie filmmakers and dancers. Sponsored by Berks Bards, most of the events are free and open to the public. We'll post individual events here on the Berks Bards blog. Join us on Facebook at Berks Bards.

Featured poets include Jason Schossler, Cortney Bledsoe, Joe Ross, Rebecca Gonzalez, Deanna Nikaido, Gary Fincke, and Rick Kearns-Morales. Student winners for Poetry Out Loud at Reading High School and Governor Mifflin High School will recite their poems. Holly Landau offers a "Humor Writing Workshop" and indie filmmakers screen a retrospective from the Virginville Film Festival. For more information, send email to berksbards@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @bardsofberks.