August 25, Jack Veasey Memorial reading at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
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Poetry Thursdays, August 25, the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel will be presenting a Jack Veasey Memorial reading at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. There will be an open reading and a featured presentation of Veasey's poems by Harrisburg poet laureate Rick Kearns. Other readers include Lauren Gross, Bill Fritz, Anna Jones, Randy Gross and more.
Jack Veasey, far left, after a reading at Ryerss Museum & Library in Philadelphia. Also: Diane Sahms-Guarnieri, Bill Fritz, Christine O'Leary-Rockey, Marty Esworthy, and Maria James-Thiaw.
Philadelphia native and Hummelstown Poet Jack Veasey passed away July 15. Jack was a fine man and an excellent poet. In recent years there'd been a resurgence in interest and publication of his work, most recently with Veasey's The Dance That Begins And Begins and, also Selected Poems 1973-2013 released by Poet's Press.
The reading, hosted by the Poetry Cartel, will go from 7-9pm.
Poetry Thursdays, since 1999, a continuing poetry series, is now held weekly at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third Street in Harrisburg, PA, 17102. For more information, (717) 236-1680.
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