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Happy Anniversary!

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Today, October 17, 2024, is my one year anniversary of the publication of my book, Even the Dog Was Quiet. I cannot believe it has been one year! Thanks to my partner, Alex Polner, for the divine illustrations and my publisher Paul Word Richmond at Human Error Publishing for his trust in me and my work.

As a reminder, there are two upcoming events I will be participating in. See the flyers below for the details. (Moving Words was sold out, moved to a larger theater, and sold out again!)

October 2024 Newsletter

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What a wonderful month October has been both personally and professionally. I celebrated my two-year anniversary on September 27th of If There Is No Wind and on October 17th Even the Dog Was Quiet will turn one.  If you find yourself in Mountain Lakes NJ, Paterson, NJ or NYC it would be great to see you at one of my readings. 

Hope to see you soon.

Upcoming Events  (Events are free unless otherwise noted.)

  • 10/12/2024, Paterson Poetry Festival: Words Around the World. Host: Talena Lachelle Queen. Great Falls Amphitheater at 72 McBride Ave. Paterson, NJ, within the Great Falls National Park. My reading begins at 1 pm. The event goes from 1 to 4 pm. There are many events the organizers are holding throughout October in Paterson. 
  • 10/27/24, WordShed NYC.  Host: Leah Elimeliah, at P & T Knitwear, 180 Orchard St, NYC. Featured reading (with Paul Rabinowitz.) Sunday, 5:00-7:00 pm.
  • 11/14/2024, Parkland Poets. I will host this event. Ron Bremner, David Brydges, & Rena Joy are the featured poets. Open mic. Virtual reading. 9:00-10:30 pm (EST).
  • 11/16/2024 Black Dog Books. Philippe R Hebert and I will be signing books, which will also be available for purchase. 103 Route 15 South, Lafayette, NJ, 12 pm – 4:30 pm. 
  • 01/09/24, Parkland Poets, Feature. Open mic. Virtual reading. 9:00-10:30 pm.

Recent and Upcoming Publications

  • “Enough is Enough” and “Phoenix is Falling, April 2010” (Fixed and Free Quarterly: December 2024 issue.) Journal available on Amazon, once published.
  • Over the summer, my poem, “Confrontation Rant” appeared in the Hobart Festival of Women Writers literary journal, NOW.
  • “Glen Falls, NY 1979” Poetry is Dead Anthology, Volume II. My poem, “Eyes of the World,” appeared in volume I. Thrilled to have another Dead poem published in volume II. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

There is always good news to share, if you have something you’d like me to mention, drop me an email.

  • Many poetry friends are taking part in the Dodge Poetry Festival this year that takes place in Newark, NJ from October 17-19th.
  • Congratulations to ARTS By The People, who just celebrated their 15th anniversary! Kudos to Paul Rabinowitz, Founder and Executive Director, and all the good people at the organization that make the programming at ABTP possible. 
  • Pre-orders are available for Theta Pavis’ chapbook, The Red Strobe (Finishing Line Press). Congratulations Theta!

SEPTEMBER 2024, NEWSLETTER

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Hello everyone!  September has arrived, and the weather is crisp in Northern New Jersey. While fall does not officially begin until September 22nd, we feel the seasonal shift.  Enjoy the remainder of summer. In the meantime, perhaps you would like to attend a reading (often with open mics!), an exhibit, or read poetry. 

My books,If There Is No Wind and Even the Dog Was Quiet can be purchased from me, and most bookstores online. I am booking events for the next few months. Contact me if you are looking for featured readers. If you are interested in reviewing my books, I can ship you a copy. Post reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop, and Goodreads for writers. It helps.

Upcoming Events

  • 10/8/24, Poetic Voices: A Night of Poetry at the Library. Host: Ray Cicetti Mountain Lakes Public Library, 9 Elm Road, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Featured reading (with Mary Brancaccio.) Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 pm. Open mic.
  • Moving Words: A Project Between Writers and Filmmakers, an ARTS By The People Project. Screening in NYC in October, date and time TBA. Check my website for updated information.
  • WordShed NYC, 10/27/24, Feature. Host: Leah Elimeliah, at P & T Knitwear, 180 Orchard Street, NYC. Featured reading (with Paul Rabinowitz.) Sunday, 5:00-7:00 pm.
  • 11/2/2024 Patterson Literary Review #52 reading, Hamilton Club, 32 Church St, Patterson, NJ 07505
  • New Jersey Education Association Convention 11/7/24-11/8/24. I will sell and sign books at the convention in Atlantic City. You must be a member of NJEA to attend.
  • Poets for Harris, a video with one my poems, “Wishing Stone is  posted on YouTube. This group was started by Bay Area poets, who will be hosting a poetry reading on 9/15/2024 in support of the Harris/Walz campaign. They are also publishing videos from writers who recite a poem and include a statement why they are voting for Kamala Harris. If you’d like to contribute a video (3 minutes or less), contact the organizers at poetsforharris@gmail.com. 

Mentions and Interviews

  • An author and book profile for Even the Dog Was Quiet appear on Darrell Laurant’s Snowflakes in a Blizzard.
  • Poetry Superhighway, Rick Lupert, founder. Their contest is going on until 9/28/24. Two of my books are being given as prizes. 

Review of Even the Dog Was Quiet

  • High Mountain Review (a U.K. publication)

Reviews I’ve Written:

Recent and Upcoming Publications

  • “I Excommunicated Myself, at Age 12” (Voices in Italian Americana)
  • “Children with Backpacks” and “Teaching Fibonacci From the Inside Out and Back Again” (Meat for Tea: The Looseleaf Issue)
  • “Bobby and the Bonfire” and “Canadian Immigration Site Crashed, During an American Presidential Election of Epic Proportions” (Fixed and Free Quarterly: September 2024 issue.) Journal available on Amazon, once published.
  • All About My Mother poetry series (Silver Birch Press), “Box of Sixty-Four” along with a photograph of my godmother, will be posted soon, on their website.
  • “Channeling”  Brownstone Poets 2024 Anthology 

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

*If you would like me to mention your book publications or exhibits, email margaret@margaretsaraco.com

Book Publications and Readings

Exhibits and Videos

  • If you are near Port Townsend, Washington, from now until 9/29/24, stop by and see Aliza Sáraco-Polner’s oil pastel, “What lies beyond” at the Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water Street. She was awarded a Merit Distinction by the jurors. Wow! 

Poets for Harris

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My poem, Wishing Stone, was posted on Poets for Harris, in support of Kamala Harris. In addition to posting poems from writers around the country, the group is hosting a livestream performance of 50 poets on September 15th. You will need to RSVP (see their website) to attend the virtual reading. I am not reading with the group, but am planning to attend. If you’d like to contribute a video (3 minutes or less) please contact the organizers at poetsforharris@gmail.com.

Margaret R. Sáraco’s August 2024, Newsletter

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August has been August in New Jersey, and while I enjoy slowing down, I don’t end up slowing down. I love being involved and active. For instance, I am taking part in The Sealey Challenge for the third year, where poetry lovers read one book of poetry a day for the month of August. I’m scheduling readings, writing reviews and taking on more writing projects. Our family is also gearing up for our son and his partner’s wedding in September. There are more events on the horizon and writing projects emerging. 

Enjoy the remaining days of summer. Try to relax.
 
Upcoming Events

  • Starting in August, Quintessential Poetry Book Club, with Michael Anthony Ingram at the helm, will launch their first podcast episodes. I am thrilled to be invited to talk about my books. Stay tuned for details.
  • Date Change: 10/8/24, Poetic Voices: A Night of Poetry at the Library. Host: Ray Cicetti Mountain Lakes Public Library, 9 Elm Road, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Featured reading (with Mary Brancaccio.) Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 pm. Open mic.
  • Date Change: WordShed NYC, 10/27/24, Feature. Host: Leah Elimeliah, at P & T Knitwear, 180 Orchard Street, NYC. Featured reading (with Paul Rabinowitz.) Sunday, 5:00-7:00 pm.
  • New Jersey Education Association Convention 11/7/24-11/8/24. I will sell and sign books at the convention in Atlantic City. You must be a member of NJEA to attend.

Mentions
The following publishers and poetry sites kindly mentioned the publication of Even the Dog Was Quiet.

Reviews
Thanks to Vincent Sergiacomo and publisher Michelle Reale for reviewing Even the Dog Was Quiet in the latest issue of Ovunque Siamo.
 
Publications

  • Paterson Literary Review, issue #52, published my poems “Dance Class” and “My Half-Moon Scar,” as well as “Anguish,” which won Honorable Mention in the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Contest. Thanks to the indomitable Maria Mazziotti Gillan and the staff at the Paterson Poetry Center. 
  • I missed the reading for Lips, issue #59/60 but the issue arrived with wonderful writers filling the pages. Special thanks to editor, Jim Gwyn, for accepting “You Won’t Feel a Thing.”
  • Ovunque Siamo published my review of Drew Pisarra’s poetry collection, Fassbinder: His Movies, My Poems (Anxiety Press).
  • Writing the Land: The Connecticut River, a thirty-minute, video with selected poems from the anthology, includes my poem, “Transformative.” Lis McLoughlin, Founder and Director of Writing the Land, and Liz Burton-Crow made this happen. If you like the video, you will love the anthology.

Congratulations to Friends and Family on their Recent Book Publications

*If you would like me to mention your book publications or exhibits, send an email to margaret@margaretsaraco.com.
Nishi Chawla, Random Circle of Belief (Human Error Publishing)
Phil Hebert, A Begging Bowl (Human Error Publishing)
Jessica Femiani, The American Gun (Finishing Line Press)
Mike Fiorito, For All We Know: A UFO Manifest (Apprentice House)
Karen Lee Ramos, Snow on Bare Dirt (Finishing Line Press)
Paul Richmond, The Ice Cream Melted (New Generation Beat Publications)
Cheryl Vargas, Repeat Slowly, Like Dance (Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books)
 
Exhibits

  • Alex Polner’s pen and ink drawing, “Sunday Morning Shade,” is hanging at Studio Montclair’s State of the Art exhibit. The Leach Gallery is at 641 Bloomfield Ave, in Montclair, NJ and runs until 8/16/24.
  • If you are near Port Townsend, Washington, from 8/23/24 to 9/29/24, stop by and see Aliza Sáraco-Polner’s oil pastel, “What Lies Beyond” accepted into Northwest Expressions at the Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water Street. Congratulations Aliza!

Pictures from Events
In June and July, I had the pleasure of featuring with the Brownstone Poets (with Jada Gordan and Ron Bremner) and the Italian America Writers Association at the New York Poetry Festival (with Kathy Curto, Jessica Femiani, Jane LeCroy Peter Marra.) 
 

If There Is No Wind and Even the Dog Was Quiet can be purchased from me, if you are in the neighborhood. Otherwise, you can purchase books online at most bookstores. I am booking events for the next few months. Please reach out if you are looking for featured readers. If anyone is interested in reviewing my books, let me know and I can ship you a review copy. Remember to post reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble Bookshop and Goodreads for writers. It helps.

Happy Summer!

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Margaret R. Sáraco’s June Newsletter, 2024
I am back in town, having traveled to Portland, Oregon, Port Hadlock, Washington, Mason, Ohio and Hobart, New York for several weeks. Alex and I had a blast, whether we were scoping out a new place to live, taking part in a writing festival or visiting our glorious children and their partners.


The Eleventh Annual Hobart Festival of Women Writers celebrated women and literature. My workshop, “Writing the Politics of Climate Change into Poetry” was a success. Grand to write and experience the festival alongside friends Linda Mead, Toma Zbrizher, Ysabel Gonzalez, Esther Cohen, Kathy Kremins, and Leslie Neustadt and to meet so many engaging writers. I am already looking forward to next year. 

Mom Egg Review just published my review of Genevieve Bett’s excellent poetry collection, A New Kind of Tongue (FlowerSong Press).

I was out of town for the book launch for the Lips 2024 reading, but I heard it was a resounding success. 


On the day I was scheduled to feature with Martin Farawell at Poetry at the Barn, the weather was steamy, but host Karen Lee Ramos kept us cool by offering a big bowl of strawberries and ice cubes. Again, old and new friends attended. Some met at virtual readings, so these were our first in-person hellos.


EVENTS

Settled in again and back to writing in Montclair, I wanted to let you know about some upcoming events.


Brownstone Poets, Saturday, June 29 at 2 pm ET, on Zoom, pre-registration required

Featured readers: Margaret Saraco, Jada Gordon, and Ron Bremner Plus, a limited open mic. 

Please follow the directions below, completing both steps at least two days before the reading to avoid delays entering the meeting room. Note the order of the open mic follows the order of signup. The cutoff for Zoom access for an open mic slot is noon on 6/29/24. Late registrants are not guaranteed Zoom access to join the open but will receive a link to watch the reading live-streamed on YouTube. 


Instructions:

Step 1: Make your $5 contribution. (Your contribution is not refundable.)

Step 2: Register in advance for this meeting.

Step 3: After making your contribution and completing your registration, you will receive a confidential confirmation email containing your unique link to join the event.


New York Poetry Festival with the Italian American Writers Association, Sun., July 14 @ 2:30, Feature. Nolan Park, Governor’s Island, NYC. The 2-day festival runs from 11-6pm on 7/13 & 7/14. The festival is free but advance registration is suggested. Governor’s Island is accessible by ferry from Manhattan and Brooklyn. I’ve never been to the island; you may have to reserve a spot on the ferry. 


WordShed NYC, Aug. 25, 2024, Feature. Host: Leah Elimeliah, 180 Orchard Street, NYC. Reading with Paul Rabinowitz. Time, tbd.

JUST ADDED: NJEA Convention Nov. 7 & 8 2024. I will be in Author’s Alley selling and signing my books in the Exhibit Hall at the Atlantic City Convention Center, at the New Jersey Education Association Convention. You must be a member of NJEA to attend.

If you wish to purchase either If There Is No Wind or Even the Dog Was Quiet from me directly, let me know. You can purchase books online at most bookstores. I am booking features into next fall. Please reach out if you are looking for readers. Also, if anyone is interested in reviewing either of my books, let me know of your interest and I can ship you a review copy. Remember to post reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble Bookshop and GoodReads for writers. It helps.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Alex Polner is exhibiting artwork in the 23rd Annual Gaelen Juried Art Show & Sale (West Orange, NJ) through July 28th. Two pieces are also being exhibited in the Art Centre of Riker Hill member’s show at the Livingston Senior/Community Center (204 Hillside Ave, Livingston, NJ) through the end of July.

Sam Roberts interviewed Rob Polner on New York Times Close Up about the biography he co-wrote with Michael Tubirdy, titled An Irish Passion for Justice, The Life of Rebel New York Attorney Paul O’Dwyer (Three Hills).

Carlos Ramos is exhibiting some of his artwork at Spiro Harrison & Nelson, in “Colors Galore.” (363 Bloomfield Ave, 2nd floor, Montclair, NJ: entrance in the back of the building.)

June is Bustling with Poetry

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There are 3 events happening in June that I am participating in. Come and join if you can!

Hobart Festival of Women Writers, June 7, 8, and 9

Join the Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2024 for a weekend of inspirational literary Workshops! Secure your spot for a transformative experience!  More information at hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.com #WomenWriters #LiteraryWorkshops #HobartFestival. Esteemed leaders include:

  • Esther Cohen** offers a **Good Stories Intensive**, dissecting masterful narratives and discussing writing techniques.
  • Nancy Agabian** leads **Shifting Perspectives / Point of View**, exploring alternative narrations inspired by authors like bell hooks.
  • Lynne Elizabeth** shares secrets in **What Publishers Need**, with insights into crafting compelling pitch letters.
  • Cheryl J. Fish** presents **Writing the Abecedarian**, encouraging creativity through alphabetical order poetry.
  • Mary Johnson** explores transcendental experiences in writing with **The Naughty Nun**.
  • Linda Lowen** provides insider knowledge on the publishing process in **Understanding What “They” are Looking For**.
  • Natalia Molebatsi** enlivens poetry in **Enlivening the Inner Self in Poetry**, using personal narratives.
  • Stephanie Nikolopoulos** focuses on **Crafting the Right Narrator for Your Story**, experimenting with different perspectives.
  • Elisabeth Nonas** encourages a nurturing writing habit in **Practice Makes Perfect**.
  • Bertha Rogers** delves into **The Art of Crafting Limericks**, teaching this classic poetic form.
  • Margaret Saraco** combines poetry and activism in **Writing the Politics of Climate Change into Poetry**.
  • Jane Schulman** reflects on war’s complexities in **WRITING IN RESPONSE TO WAR**.
  • Lisa Wujnovich** explores poetic language in conflict with **High Conflict Poetry Workshop**.

Poetry at the Barn, June 23 at 2 pm

Please join us for an afternoon of poetry featuring Priscilla Orr, Martin Farawell & Margaret Saraco followed by an open mic & refreshments. Attend just to listen or sign up to read, everyone’s welcome! POETRY at the BARN is located in the historic Carriage Barn Gallery of Ringwood State Pk, 1304 Sloatsburgh RD, Ringwood NJ 07456. For questions email RMAApoetry@yahoo.com. Sponsored by @ringwoodmanorarts #poetry #poetryreading #poetryatthebarn

Brownstone Poets, Saturday June 29 at 2 pm ET

Our featured readers are: Margaret Saraco, Jada Gordon, Ron Bremner plus a limited open mic.

Your $5 contribution keeps our annual anthology in print. Hosted by Patricia Carragon, our Brooklyn girl and Editor-in-Chief. Please follow the directions below, completing both steps at least two days before the reading to avoid delays entering the meeting room. Note the order of the open mic follows the order of signup. Sign up early to read early in the program. Last-minute signup means you will read at the end of the program. The cutoff for Zoom access for an open mic slot Is noon the day of reading. After noon, late registrants are not guaranteed Zoom access to join the open but will receive a link to watch the reading live-streamed on YouTube:

  • Step 1: Make your $5 contribution: https://bit.ly/3bkqFmO (Contributions are non-refundable.)
  • Step 2: Register in advance for this meeting: https://bit.ly/3hnpy8D
  • Step 3: After making your contribution and completing your registration, you will receive a confidential confirmation email containing your unique link to join the event.

May Newsletter

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Hello Everyone!

In this latest newsletter are my upcoming events through summer and publication news. If you wish to purchase either If There Is No Wind or Even the Dog Was Quiet from me directly, let me know. Books can easily be purchased online at most bookstores. A special thanks to Mom Egg Review, for mentioning Even the Dog Was Quiet in their April Bookshelf. 

The past month or so has been filled with events, seeing old friends and meeting new ones, signing books and featuring in NYC, Hartford, and various locales in NJ.  While I didn’t think I could find the time to write, I participated in two, 30 poems a day Poetry Month Challenges with Elk River Writers Workshop (thanks CMarie Fuhrman!) and River Heron Review.  Yup, that was 60 poems presently being revised. I am an overachiever. 

I am very excited to present a workshop this year at the Eleventh Annual Hobart Festival of Women Writers Co-founded by Breena Clarke and Cheryl Clarke, “The Hobart Book Village Festival of Women Writers is an annual, three-day celebration and exploration of literature by women.” This festival, which takes place in New York’s Western Catskills region offers amazing workshops and is joyful. There is still time to register!

I am booking features into next fall. Please reach out if you are looking for readers. Also, if anyone is interested in reviewing either of my books, let me know of your interest and I can ship you a review copy. Remember to post reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble Bookshop and Goodreads. It really helps. 

Finally, I am happy to share publishing news of friends and family. I attended a virtual book launch for Kathy Kremins’ book of poetry, The Curve of Things  (CavenKerry Press.) Watchung Booksellers in Montclair hosted Nancy Burke’s book launch for her short story collection, Death Cleaning and Other Units of Measure (Apprentice House Press). My brother-in-law, Robert Polner, co-wrote a biography with Michael Tubridy entitled, Passion for Justice: The Life of Rebel New York Attorney Paul O’Dwyer(Three Hills). Congratulations to the authors and publishers on their new releases!

Thanks for all your support. Hope to see you sometime soon.

UPDATED UPCOMING EVENTS

All events are free & in EST/EDT unless otherwise noted. Additional information is hyperlinked.

Eleventh annual Hobart Festival of Women Writers, Conference runs June 7-9, 2024, Participating Writer. “Writing the Politics of Climate Change into Poetry” workshop, June 8, Sat., 9:30-11-30 am. Featured Reading: Sunday, June 9 11:30-12:30  The Book Village of the Catskills, Hobart, NY. Writers Workshop Leaders: Breena Clarke, Cheryl Clarke, Nancy Agabian, Esther Cohen, Alexis DeVeaux, Lynne Elizabeth, Cheryl J. Fish, Jewelle Gomez, Mary Johnson, Briona Simone Jones, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Linda Lowen, Ellen Meeropol, Natalia Mulebarsi, Stephanie Nikollopoulos, Elisabeth Nonas, Bertha Rogers, Margaret R. Sáraco, Jane Schulman and Lisa Wujnovich. Conference fee: $120. 

Poetry at the Barn, Sun., June 23, 2024 @ 2 pm. Feature. Host: Karen Lee Ramos.  Ringwood Manor Arts Barn Gallery, 1304 Sloatsburg Rd, Ringwood, NJ. Reading with Priscilla Orr and Martin Farawell  Donations accepted.

Brownstone Poets, Sat., June 29, 2024, from 2-4:30 pm, Feature. Hosts: Patricia Carragon, Roxanne Hoffman.  Virtual. Advance registration required. $5 admittance.  Reading with Ronald P. Bremner and Jada Gordon 

New York Poetry Festival with the Italian American Writers Association, Sun., July 14 @2:30, Feature. Nolan Park, Governor’s Island, NYC. Accessible by Ferry from Manhattan & Brooklyn ($5 or less, reserve a spot). Two-day festival, 11-6pm (7/13 & 7/14). Free but advance registration suggested.

WordShed NYC, Aug. 25, 2024, Feature. Host: Leah Elimeliah, 180 Orchard Street, NYC. Reading with Paul Rabinowitz

RECENT POEMS PUBLISHED

Thanks to the editors and publishers for their care and fine work.

POEMS TO BE PUBLISHED

Updates for April-June

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Hello friends and family.

I wanted to share some more happenings in my writing life and invite you to participate in open mics. The book tour for Even the Dog Was Quiet is going strong with virtual and in-person events including festivals, book signings and features through August. 

I was honored to be interviewed twice about my latest book and participated in a last-minute feature for “Poets Near and Far” hosted by Tony Iovino and Oceanside Library on April 1, 2024. Finally, Michael Escoubas wrote a review of Even the Dog Was Quiet for Highland Park Poetry and Quill and Parchment. You can find YouTube links and details below.

The Calling All Poets event is happening tonight (details below.)

If you have read my book(s), please consider posting reviews on Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Goodreads. (Contact me for a complimentary copy if you would like to write a review for another publication.) Thanks for your support. And remember, if you are in the neighborhood and would like to buy my books, let me know. They are $15 each and I will sign them for you.

UPDATED EVENTS FROM APRIL -JUNE 2024 (Free & in EDT unless noted. Information is hyperlinked. Questions? Email me at margaret@margaretsaraco.com

April 2024

TONIGHT! Calling All Poets Featured Reader (with an open mic), Thursday, April 18, 2024, opens @ 6:30 pm event begins at 7 pm. , Hosts: Mike Jurkovic & Greg Correll. Virtual. Open mic. Advance registration required. $5 admittance. (Register for the April 18th reading.)

Watchung Booksellers Poetry Nights, featured OPEN mic. Monday, April 29, 2024, 6:30-7:30 pm. Watchung Booksellers, 44 Fairfield St, Montclair, NJ 07043. Advance registration required. Free. Accessible.

Embracing Our Environment Featured Reader. Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from 2-3 pm, Event runs from 1-5 pm. Host: Kirsten Martin. University of Saint Joseph, McGovern Lounge, 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT. Reading with Writing the Land poets: Joan Hofmann, Marty Espinola & Stacey Lawrence

Healing Voices: Caregiver Stories, monologue performed by Equity Actors (AEA). Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 3pm. Theatrical piece, series of monologues. Premier Stages, Kean University, Enslow Hall, 1000 Morris Ave., Union Township, NJ

May 2024

Montclair Literary Festival Book signing and sale. May 4, 2024, 12:45-2:45 Rain or shine. Local Author’s table. Union Congregation, 40 South Fullerton Ave. Montclair, NJ 07042. Outdoors, rain or shine

June 2024

Eleventh Annual Hobart Festival of Women Writers, Workshop Leader, Participating Writer. “Writing the Politics of Climate Change into Poetry”. June 7, 8, 9, 2024 at Hobart, N.Y., the Book Village of the Catskills. Conference fee.

Poetry at the Barn, Featured Reader, (with an open mic). Sunday, June 23, 2024 @ 2 pm. Host: Karen Lee Ramos. Ringwood Manor Arts Barn Gallery, 1304 Sloatsburg Rd, Ringwood, NJ. Open mic available. Donations accepted.

Brownstone Poets, Featured Reader, (with an open mic). Saturday, June 29, 2024, from 2-4:30 pm. Hosts: Patricia Carragon, Roxanne Hoffman. Advance registration required. $5 admittance. Virtual

 Where to Purchase Books (Click on links. Also, can purchase at online booksellers & in-person events)

Amazon:  If There Is No Wind and Even the Dog Was Quiet

Barnes & Noble: If There Is No Wind and Even the Dog Was Quiet

Direct from the author contact Margaret at margaret@margaretsaraco.com

Iris Booksellers (in bookstore, not online)

Watchung Booksellers (A few books in stock OR purchase online. Choose 54 Fairfield Ave if you want to purchase in store): If There Is No Wind and Even the Dog Was Quiet

 Links to Interviews, Reviews & Recorded Features

P.W.P Sessions, interview with Noel A Figueroa (recorded interview)

Quintessential Listening Poetry Online Radio and YouTube Podcast

Highland Park Poetry and Quill and Parchment (published review)

Poets Near and Far, Oceanside Library (featured reading recording)