The DiVerse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading and Open Mic has 3 fabulous readings scheduled this fall. All readings are hosted by Lucinda Marshall and take place upstairs at the Gaithersburg Library, 2-4 pm.
Please also check out the DiVerse Booklist which has now been updated to include books by our fall authors.
September 9th:
October 14th:
November: No reading because the library is closed for Veteran’s Day.
December 9th:
The inaugural DiVerse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading and Open Mic in January was an enormous success! 35 people came to hear Luther Jett and Sunil Freeman (Kim Roberts was unfortunately not able to join us due to illness). Their wonderful readings were followed by 12 people who read at the Open Mic.
Sunil Freeman
Luther Jett
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to making the afternoon a success, especially the library staff and the folks who volunteered to help with set up, including members of the Gaithersburg Teen Writing Club. Thanks also to everyone who helped to promote the reading in so many ways and to Serena Agusto-Cox for broadcasting the reading on Facebook.
Please join us at 2 pm on February 11th at the Gaithersburg Library when our featured poets will be Alan King, Sarah Browning, and J. Howard.
After the wonderful success of the readings that I hosted at The Gallery at Chesapeake Framing in June and September, I am thrilled to announce that starting in January, 2018, I will be hosting the monthly DiVerse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading and Open Mic, which will be held at the Gaithersburg Library on the second Sunday of every month, from 2-4 pm. In addition to featured poets, there will be an Open Mic and a Q&A. My goal in doing this is to make poetry an ongoing, integral part of the literary scene in Gaithersburg.
I am indebted to Serena Agusto-Cox (one of the poets at the June reading) for coming up with the phenomenal name for the reading and also to librarian Laura Sarantis for helping to get everything up and running with the Library.
And I am very excited about the poets who will be reading this winter:
To learn more and get updates on the reading series, please check out the website or Facebook page. In addition, there is a Gaithersburg poets workshop that is getting off the ground, please email me for info if you would like to join.
Lucinda Marshall, photo by Jaree Donnelly