Had a great time reading at the 2024 Alternative New Year’s Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza at the Westbeth Community Arts Center In NYC. Some of the fabulous readers and audience in attendance (the event went from 2-10 pm!): Ron Kolm, Steve Bloom, Susan Weiman, Jennifer Juneau, Evie Ivy, Madeline Artenberg, Patricia Carragon, Roxanne Hoffman, Linda Kleinbub, Nancy Mercado, Tracie Morris, Su Polo, Phillip Giambri and so many more! Great way to ring in the New Year.

Alex Polner, my partner, and illustrator for my latest book of poems, Even the Dog Was Quiet (Human Error Publishing), will be exhibiting pastels and drawings beginning January 7th at the The Gaelen Center for the Arts in West Orange, NJ. Alex will be sharing space with Ry An, a mixed media artist.

Opening Reception: January 7, 2024, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Location: 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ
Admittance: Free
Exhibit Showing: January 7th- February 25th, 2024
Alex’s Website: https://alexpolner.myportfolio.com
**If you can’t make the exhibit, check out Alex’s website.**

I am pleased as punch to have work in two Writing the Land anthologies. Thanks to Lis McLoughlin, Founder and Director of the project. Activism + Poetry = Writing the Land.

For the “The Connecticut River,” my work was based on the North Branch of the Park River in Hartford. Guided by Mary Pelletier, the Park River Watershed Revitalization Initiative’s Program Director, I was able to see the river and understand its plight.

For “Youth Write the Land” I worked with children in the Columbia Land Trust Conservancy in Greenport, NY. They wrote, we wrote, and I wrote about what we experienced together with the assistance of their Conservation Education Coordinator, Jenifer Rosete. The experience? Joyful. For more information about Writing the Land and their projects, go to writingtheland.org.

Thank you, Anna Covouras for reviewing my poetry book If There Is No Wind (Human Error Publishing, 2022) in Minerva Rising Press. I am both grateful and flattered. To read the entire review, click the link provided.

Events are in EST and will be updated on my Margaret R. Sáraco website.

12/21/23 @ 7 PM, CALLING ALL POETS. I will participate in a 5-10 min. Kim Brandon is the featured poet. Virtual, $5 admittance.

01/01/24, from 2-10 pm (I’m In the 5-6 set) THE ALTERNATIVE NEW YEAR’S DAY SPOKEN WORD/PERFORMANCE EXTRAVAGANZA. I read for 3-min. Westbeth Community Room, 55 Bethune St, NYC. Donations accepted.

01/11/24 from 9-10:30 pm. PARKLAND POETS Featured Reader. Open mic available (sign up during event.) Virtual on Zoom. Meeting ID: 833 7485 4308, Passcode: 2023. Free.

01/21/24, 1:30 pm LOCAL: POETRY, PAPER, PLACE—A FUNDRAISER FOR THE MONTAGUE REPORTER Participating Reader. (Registration is for 2 poetry events, the first begins at 12 pm.)  Advance registration required. Virtual. Free. 

I will be hosting the Parkland Poets Virtual Reading! Thursday, December 14th, 9:00 pm-10:30 pm, EST. Readers: Scott Alderson, Jan Jenkins, and Brian Erickson. Open mic–2 minutes or one poem. This event is free. No prior registration required. Log on 15 minutes before start time.

If you missed this festival, missed this reading, the videos are now up of the whole festival for you to watch at your leisure, this is the Human Error Publishing hour, enjoy.

The Sagra del Libro book festival (Italian American Writers Association) was in Greenwich Village yesterday at the Jefferson Market Library with an array of knock-your-socks off writers! Thank you Maria Lisella, Kathy Curto, and Christina Bruni for organizing everything.

I am having a blast promoting my new book as I attend readings in NY, NJ and in the virtual universe. If you would like to purchase my books (Even the Dog Was Quiet and If There Is No Wind,) you can do so at the events or at most onlne bookstores. They are also for sale at Iris Imprints in Montclair NJ and the first book is available at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair and I Am Books in Boston. I have copies I can sell directly if you live nearby! DM me if you would like to arrange a purchase from my home.

Saturday, December 9th from 2:30-4:30 pm. Pre-Holiday BOOK SALE & Social. Sponsored by the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA). Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas (at 9th St), NYC. The library is accessible.

Thursday, December 14th, 9:00 pm-10:30 pm. I will be hosting Parkland Poets Virtual Reading. https://parklandpoets.com/about/ No prior registration required. Log on 15 minutes before start time. There will be an open mic.

On Wednesday, December 6th, I will be participating in a Virtual Anthology Reading for Greening the Earth (Penguin Random House India). Hosted by Nishi Chawla, co-editor. A recording will be made available at a later date. Stay tuned!

Thanks to ARTS By The People and their Spotlight series for the reading yesterday in Madison! A lovely afternoon spent reading, listening and chatting. Paul Rabinowitz is a wonderful host. 

What’s up next do you ask? Well, on Monday, November 27th I will be a featured reader (with Mindy Levokove) at The Phoenix Poetry Open Mic & Features. Location: SHADES OF GREEN PUB 125 E. 15th St., NYC, 6:30 pm. My second time invited by host Jennifer Juneau. 

Check back to my website for information about upcoming readings.

Thanks for your support!

Exciting news Montclair, NJ folk–there is a new bookstore that opened in town that is carrying both of my books–“If There Is No Wind” and “Even the Dog Was Quiet.” Iris is an Independent Book & Paper Shop located at 25 Valley Road, focuses on independently distributed and self-published books. Great vibe. Fabulous books and stationery. They are open Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday from 12 – 5 pm and Friday & Saturday 11 – 6. pm.