Visit Reason and Ruckus to listen to poetry about love, acceptance, and vulnerability – all are welcome to participate! Reconnect Foods will be serving delicious eats!
Stefan Bolz writes novels, poetry, essays, and shorts. His stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including the award winning Future Chronicles. Register here!
Cathy Schmitz is a writer, poet and photographer living in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her essays and poems have been published in several regional and national magazines. She is active in the revitalization efforts in the City of Poughkeepsie. Come to Queen City 15 Gallery on Main Street to have a poem written for you by Cathy!
“Leading with Artivism” is a live monthly interview series, created and curated by Poet Gold in collaboration with Arts Mid-Hudson, featuring a diverse mix of Artivists (Artist Activists) who have taken up the charge through their art to highlight social issues. Participants are invited to ask questions and get an inside look at the hearts and minds of these courageous creatives.
Arts Mid-Hudson presents a virtual event: “Poets Respond to Art,” which features 14 poets and 14 visual artists in our third annual celebration of National Poetry Month. The participating poets have selected a piece of visual art to respond to through their own work.
Participating Poets:
Pat Churchill, Janet Hamill, Wendy Insinger, Mike Jurkovic, Mary Louise Kiernan, Melanie Klein, Penelope Levine, Linda McCauley Freeman, Kirsten Meehan, Cathy Schmitz, Matthew J. Spireng, Lisa St John, Adriana Tampasis, and Rebecca Watkins
Participating Visual Artists:
Mary Altobelli, Lauren Basciani, YouYe Chu, Felicidad Dukes, Stacie Flint, Jerome Goldberg, Susan Hennelly, Rachel Kleinman, Maureen Lohan-Bremer, Julie Mihaly, Robert Oehl, Rita Sherry, Pamela Wallace, and Crystal Yang
Please join the Loeb Student Advisory Committee for the virtual two-part event, Celebrating the Sister Arts. Past winners of the Sister Arts Poetry Prize will read their works on April 8th (register here) and all participants are invited to return the following week, April 15th, for an intimate writing workshop led by the Dutchess Poet Laureate, Raphael Kosek (VC `75), (register here). Students will be able to workshop their own poetry in time to submit their own pieces for the English Department’s Sister Arts Poetry Prize. In doing so, participants will connect and develop an enriching relationship not only with the art in the galleries but also with Vassar’s wonderful network of alumni/ae.
Please join the Loeb Student Advisory Committee for the virtual two-part event, Celebrating the Sister Arts. Past winners of the Sister Arts Poetry Prize will read their works on April 8th (register here) and all participants are invited to return the following week, April 15th, for an intimate writing workshop led by the Dutchess Poet Laureate, Raphael Kosek (VC `75), (register here). Students will be able to workshop their own poetry in time to submit their own pieces for the English Department’s Sister Arts Poetry Prize. In doing so, participants will connect and develop an enriching relationship not only with the art in the galleries but also with Vassar’s wonderful network of alumni/ae.
