Berks Bards welcomes Rick Kearns to join us at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts to read selected poetry. Following his reading, we'll allow ANYONE to step up to the mic and read what moves them.
When: February 6th, 2020 at 6 pm
Where: GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
201 Washington Street Reading PA 19601 Studio 238
Read Rick Kearns' Bio below:
Rick Kearns (aka Kearns-Morales) is a poet of Puerto Rican and European heritage from Harrisburg, Pa. His latest full collection was Rufino's Secret, 2012. Other books include Street of Knives, The Dead Go Swimming and five other collections. His poems have appeared in over 70 literary journals and 6 national anthologies including The Massachusetts Review, The Painted Bride Quarterly and Chicago Review. Some of his work has appeared in European and Latin American journals as well. He was named Poet Laureate of Harrisburg, Pa in 2014.
Below is a sample poem from our featured poet:
The Moon Rides a Black Horse
(for Lorca)
The moon is
riding along
the shore
thinking violins
and howling wolves,
the moon is
riding a black horse,
looking for a widow
who sings
the deep song
llanto of the unforgiving sea,
buleria of
smokestacks and
isotopes.
The moon
wants a good
red wine
and a woman
who can dance.
