great weather for MEDIA Presents: Spoken Word Sundays featuring Madeline Artenburg and Margaret R. Sáraco

Sunday, May 21st, 2023
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston Street 
New York , NY

Host – Jerry T Johnson 

Please Note We Will Start at 3pm 
And End at 5pm

Plus open mic
3 minutes on the open mic

21+
$3 suggested donation. 
Two drink min, alcoholic or non

LIVE AT THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE !!!

great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event with 2 amazing features: Madeline Artenberg & Margaret R. Sáraco

BIOs

Madeline Artenberg

Madeline Artenberg was a photojournalist and street theatre performer before falling for poetry. After the first poem popped out, she sold all her cameras. Her work appears in many publications, such as Rattle and MacQueens Quinterly. She was semi-finalist in Margie, The American Journal of Poetry contest, and finalist in the Mudfish 2020 contest. One of her poems was nominated as Best of the Net 2020 by Poets Wear Prada. Her first full-length poetry book, Naming a Hurricane, published by Pink Trees Press, is now available on Amazon Books.

Margaret R. Sáraco

Margaret R. Sáraco, author of the poetry collection, If There Is No Wind (Human Error Publishing, 2022), explores themes of family, beauty, love, and activism in her work. “Cookies,” which appears in Lips Poetry Magazine, was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her second collection is due out in 2023.

I will be featuring virtually tonight with Parkland Poets at 9 pm EST. There are two other features as well, I Lauraine Saretsky and Hiram Larew. This is a free event with an open mic. No pre-registration is necessary. Log onto the website (parklandpoets.com) to find the zoom link under Reading/Schedule. **Anyone can read at the open mic. Sign up in the chat box when you connect to zoom.** Stop by, if you can.

My book, If There Is No Wind was listed under Mom Egg Review’s “Selected 2022 Poetry Releases of Note.” I am honored and thrilled.

May 11, 2023 Virtual Reading

I will be reading with Lauraine Saretsky and Hiram Larew for Parkland Poets on Thursday, May 11th at 9 pm EST (7 pm MST). This is a free, virtual event with an open mic. No pre-registration is necessary. Log onto the Parkland Poets website to find the zoom link under Reading/Schedule. **Anyone can read at the open mic. Sign up in the chat box when you connect to zoom.**

The Ides of March reading was a success! Thanks to Chad Parenteau, Stone Soup Poetry and the open mic readers for a wonderful poetry evening. You can watch it here!

Grateful to receive this review of my book, If There Is No Wind, by Michael Escoubas in Quill and Parchment.  

“…Of the 71 poems in the collection, I can’t think of a single poem I did not like. Each poem is substantive in content. Each is drawn, not from the perspective of privilege, but from a treasure chest of experience; no ivory tower here. This is down-to-earth, grab you where you live writing. Yet, she does it in a way that makes you want more of her insights.” 

Read the FULL REVIEW in Quill and Parchment’s March 2023 issue and while you’re there, read the rest of the issue!

Thank you for your support this year. So many of you have purchased my book, attended readings and offered ways to get my words into the world.  I am enjoying the journey immensely, but it is especially more pleasurable with family and friends along for the ride. 

I am excited to announce the next feature readings on my book tour, a workshop and theater piece! I’ve included details of each event below.

Stone Soup Poetry: Virtual Poetry Reading, Wednesday March 15^th at 7 pm. Donations appreciated. Open mic. I am the only featured reader.  Information at https://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/ . Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86826515036?pwd=YmFiRmlVZ2YvVHp4RGF4SWpBaW5EQT09#success

The Lit Revue #7: Sunday, March 26^th, in NYC, Arlo NoMad Hotel, 11 East 31^st street, 2^ND floor, free admittance. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Show begins at 7:30 pm.  4 readers and a musician. (Special note: Go through the revolving doors. There is a staircase straight ahead. Walk one floor up or take the elevator, and look for the bar. Ask the bartender to point out Room 31’s entrance which is to one side of the bar.) Seating is limited. Please register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lit-revue-tickets-570862163097. 

Gateway City Arts Festival: hosted by Paul Richmond and Human Error Publishing, Sunday, April 2^nd, 10 AM-6 PM,  92 Race St, Holyoke, MA. Donations $3-$25 at the door.  https://humanerrorpublishing.myportfolio.com/celebrating-poetry-month. I am scheduled to read at noon, but if you plan on coming, stay the entire day. There will be 40 authors reading and a book fair!

Verse-Virtual Book Party #4: Virtual, Saturday, April 15, 10 poets introduce their books 5 min. each. To register go to this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOmgrjIjG9EwvyW7ykgLqaZzdfNUl2oC. Poets, if you have a book, you can go to their website to participate in one of their book parties https://www.verse-virtual.org/events.html.

Healing Voices:Premier Stages, in conjunction with the New Jersey Theater Alliance. April 30th. One of my memoirs will be included in a theatrical piece with 13 other writers on experiences as a caregiver.  Enlow Recital Hall, Kean University,  215 North Avenue, Hillside, NJ. Registration and ticket information, TBA. https://njtheatrealliance.org/seasons/stages-festival/

Writing for Equity & Inclusion, International Women’s Writing Guild: The conference runs from July 20-24. I will be leading a workshop on July 23rd at 10:15. Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia. There are daily and full conference rates available. You have to attend the conference to participate in my workshop. https://iwwg.org/conf23

Mark Spano’s review of my book, If There Is No Wind, appeared in Ovunque Siamo. Read the review, order a copy of my book, and dive into the rest of the issue.

“Sáraco’s reminiscences are warm, but they are not without portent regarding a past that we might idealize at our own risk…As a reader of poetry, I am reassured by Sáraco’s enviable optimism and her generous words of caution. And, possibly it is these kinds of ephemeral remarks that we hold longest in our hearts and minds.”—Mark Spano, Ovunque Siamo Winter 2023. https://ovunquesiamoweb.com/winter-2023/

If you’re needing a respite from work today, tomorrow, or they next day, or just to enjoy a few moments of poetry, please walk your device over to DMQ Review’s Virtual Salon. You can listen to me read a 5-minute sample from my book, If There Is No Wind. While there, take a listen to E. Ethelbert Miller, and Jessica L. Walsh read their poetry. We are the 3 featured poets for February! Thanks to the folks at DMQ for the opportunity. https://www.dmqreview.com/salon.