Live Reading Events
Join us at our upcoming live reading events:
May 14, 2024
Pennsylvania
What: Featured readers, followed by a 20-minute open mic for all Kelsay Books poets
Where: Newtown Bookstore | 2120 S. Eagle Road | Newtown, PA 18940 | (215) 968-2400
When: 6:00–7:30 PM | May 14, 2024 (Tuesday)
Who: Featured readers include Cheryl Baldi, Charlotte Innes, Shaheen Dil, Carole Croll, VA Smith, and Jane Edna Mohler
May 18, 2024
New York
What: A two and a half-hour open mic for all Kelsay Books poets
Where: The Parkside Lounge | 317 East Houston Street | New York, NY 10002 | (212) 673-6270
When: 3:30–5:30 PM | May 18, 2024 (Saturday)
Who: Any author published by Kelsay Books
Registration is NOT required to attend or read. We look forward to seeing you there!
Past Readings
December 9, 2023 | Zoom
Featured poets: Catherine Chandler, Shutta Crum, Margaret Duda, and Neil Creighton
Guest readers: Constance Brewer, Kathleen Mickelson, Jane Muschenetz, S. Salazar, George Perreault, Janet Rives, Victoria Twomey, Katie Dary-Mullins, Lisa Grunberger, and Rodney Torreson
November 4, 2023 | Utah
Pioneer Bookstore
Featured poets: Justin Evans, Maurine Haltiner, Javen Tanner, Steven Peck, Anita Barrows, and David Shaddock
30-minute open mic for all Kelsay Books poets
June 3, 2023 | Zoom
Featured poets: Ann Bookman, Rebecca Brock, Lorraine Henrie Lins, and Majorie Maddox
Guest readers: Laurie Kuntz, Rose Marie Boehm, Lisa St John, Dale Cotttingham, Mark Saba, Peggy Gerber, Peter Crowley, Alfred Encarnacion, and Glen Mazis
May 20, 2023 | New York
The Parkside Lounge
Open mic for all Kelsay Books poets
December 17, 2022 | Zoom
Featured poets: Rita Maria Martinez, Paul Bone, Yasmin Mariam Kloth, and Luke Stromberg
Guest readers: David Ruekberg, Arnie Johnston, Jennifer Freed, Carolyn Clark, Michael Milligan, Jacqueline Jules, Daniel Lusk, Angela Patten, Gene Twaronite, Lee Woodman, John Johnston, Lois Roma-Deeley, and Jeannie Roberts
July 16, 2022 | Zoom
Featured poets: Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas, Patrice Boyer Claeys, Katerina Canyon, Kathleen A Dale
Guest readers: Matthew Johnson, Laura Johnson, Charise M. Hoge, Stephen Anderson, Maggie Mackay, Bruce W. Niedt, Thomas DeFreitas, and Chris O’Carroll
May 21, 2022 | New York
The Parkside Lounge
90-minute open mic for all Kelsay Books poets
May 18, 2022 | Pennsylvania
The Newtown Bookshop
Featured poets: Jane Ebihara, Cheryl Baldi, Charlotte Innes, Kim Malinowski, Jane Edna Mohler, Lynn Fanok, Wendy Fulton Steginsky, Marie Kane, Bernadette McBride, and Constance Wrzesniewski
May 12, 2022 | Vermont
The Putney Library
Featured poets: Tim Mayo, Toni Ortner, Midge Goldberg, and Arlene Distler
15-minute open mic for all Kelsay Books poets