May New Poetry & Open-Mic

May New Poetry & Open-Mic

with Kali Lightfoot, Gloria Mindock, Lynne Viti

May 8, 2022 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Kali Lightfoot

Kali Lightfoot lives in Salem MA. Her poems and reviews of poetry books have appeared in journals and anthologies and been nominated twice for Pushcart, and once for Best of the Net. Her debut poetry collection, Pelted by Flowers published by CavanKerry Press was chosen Best Dressed in March 2022 by Sundress Publications. Kali earned an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts; find her at kali-lightfoot.com.

Gloria Mindock

Gloria Mindock is the author of 6 poetry books, 3 chapbooks, a children’s book, and a forthcoming play. Her recent book, ASH, has won the International Impact Award, the NYC Big Book Award, the Firebird Speak Up Talk Radio Award, and the International Award-The Princess, Noble Poetry Skills, from the Art Club of Ragkonik, in Smederevo, Serbia. ASH is also being translated into Montenegrin. Gloria has been translated and published into eleven languages. She was poet laureate in Somerville, MA in 2017 & 2018.

Lynne Viti

Lynne Viti is the author of the forthcoming The Walk to Cefalu (Cornerstone Press/ Portage Poetry Series), Dancing at Lake Montebello: Poems (2020), two poetry chapbooks, Baltimore Girls (2017) and The Glamorganshire Bible (2018) and a short fiction collection, Going Too Fast (2020). Her poetry, nonfiction and fiction have also appeared in over 150 journals, newspapers and anthologies, including The Wire: Urban Decay and American Television, The Baltimore SunWelcome to the Neighborhood, You Can Hear the Ocean, Bad Hombres & Nasty Women, and Baltimore Anthology. She has been awarded recognition in the WOMR/Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest (2020, 2019 and 2018), the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Contest, The Fish Publishing Poetry Prize and the Glimmer Train Short Fiction Contest, and has  received nominations for the Best of the Net and the Mass Book Award. Viti teaches writing and literature classes in community education programs and leads poetry workshops in the Boston area. 

Event Details

The reading and open mic is virtual. Register here in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Open Mic follows the reading.