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.

Four of my poems are included in issue #10. Thanks to Frank Murphy, publisher and editor for his hard work and creative endeavor. To read the treasure trove of work included, log onto homeplanetnews.com and click on the Table of Contents.

Thanks so much to the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) for hosting the reading on 2/11/23 at the Jefferson Market Library.It was a wonderful turnout with a robust open mic! Wonderful to see friends and family in attendance–truly warmed my heart. To learn more about IAWA go to their website: https://iawa.net

Join me, and Antoinette Carone, as we read for IAWA at the Jefferson Market Library.

Thanks so much to Deborah LaVeglia, and Baron’s, for a wonderful evening of poetry. I was delighted to feature and thoroughly enjoyed the open. Great to meet everyone who warmly welcomed Alex and I into their poetry community—especially Cheryl, Tom, Rob, Anthony, Arianna, Jeff, and Lou. Thanks Nino LaStella, Linda Vonderschmidt-La Stella, and Tom Plante for coming.

Barron Arts Center is at Barron Arts Center.Woodbridge, NJ  · 

PoetsWednesday returns next Wednesday Feb 8 ~ 8-10pm

Featured Reader: Margaret Saraco

For more information, please contact

poetry director: Deborah C. LaVeglia

tel. (908) 272-3141 Email: PoetRed@aol.com

I am delighted to be part of the February 2023 DMQ Virtual Salon, a pre-recorded reading series from poets with recently released books. I read from If There Is No Wind and hold good company with E. Ethelbert Miller and Jessica L. Walsh. Watch the videos from the comfort of your home anytime. Thank you DMQ and Sally Ashton for the opportunity. 

https://www.dmqreview.com/salon

NY and NJ Friends and Supporters! Join myself and Antoinette Carone at the reading, sponsored by the IAWA. There is an open-mic!