Save the Date to join us in spreading the love of poetry in summertime, and the living is easy reading at Sunrise Assisted Living Facility. Our poetry troupe will take to the mic to read poems of summer and, if the mood strikes, sing happy songs of yesteryear. Please bring 5 (one-page) poems, your own or your favorites. Feel free to sing some golden oldie songs as this group responds to the lyrics and poetry of music! Sunrise always has a large audience to welcome us, so join us for this rewarding experience. This event will be held in the furthest building to the right of the … Read more >

This workshop will focus on food in poetry.We will be reading a variety of delicious contemporary poems. Photos will be served to whet your appetite as we dig into, and write our own culinary poems. All students will have the opportunity to share their poems at the end of the workshop. Holly Jaffe has been living in South Florida for 24 years where she and her husband raised three sons. Holly began writing poems later in life says that poetry inspired her to rediscover family, people, herself and the planet. Her poems have been published in, Red Fez, Mad Swirl, Unlikely Stories, Kleft Jaw,Vext Magazine and … Read more >

From Academy Award® winning writer/director Jane Campion (Best Original Screenplay, The Piano, 1993) comes an film based on the true story of love between renowned poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw, The International) and his spirited muse Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish, Stop-Loss). In the wilds of 19th century England, a forbidden passion draws the two lovers ever closer—even as fate conspires to tear them apart. Bright Star takes you to a world where, though life may be fleeting, great art – and great love – last forever. Hosted by Professor Bonnie Bonincontri   Bonnie Bonincontri is an assistant professor teaching writing in … Read more >

With John Childrey 1999’s Midsummer Night’s Dream is an delightful adaptation of Shakespeare’s magical comedy. This film version appears to follow word for word Shakespeare’s original masterpiece, only exchanging the time and place of the story from classical Athens to the village of Monte Athena, Italy, at the turn of the Nineteenth Century as the setting for this enchanting version of William Shakespeare’s play, directed by Michael Hoffman. Professsor John Childrey calls many places home as he lived in Richmond (VA), Littleton (NC), Concrete (WA) and Savannah (GA), Charlottesville (VA), Lynchburg (VA), West Lafayette (IN) and since 1977, Coral Springs (FL).  A college … Read more >

Featuring conversations with his poet friends, colleagues, an original score by Iron and Wine, and film excerpts by award-winning Spanish filmmaker Lois Patiño, this innovative documentary explores Levis’s childhood working alongside Mexican-American field hands, three marriages, friendships with America’s greatest poets, and his own words and poems for answers. Join the filmmaker, Michele Poulos, and producer Gregory Donovan, for a screening and talk about this film. Read more >

Featuring conversations with his poet friends, colleagues, an original score by Iron and Wine, and film excerpts by award-winning Spanish filmmaker Lois Patiño, A Late Style of Fire is an innovative documentary that explores Levis’s childhood working alongside Mexican-American field hands, three marriages, friendships with America’s greatest poets, and his own words and poems for answers. This screening, at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, includes a Q&A with the filmmaker and producer, Michelle Poulos & Gregory Donovan-[To receive the student/faculty ticket discount, use the code: keiser2017] (http://www.pbifilmfest.org/amy-movie/a-late-style-of-fire/) Read more >

Please join the Palm Beach Poetry Festival as we celebrate and support our local Creative Writing MFA programs. Professors and students from FAU and FIU will gather together for an afternoon of fabulous poetry. Come and hear established and up-and-coming poets, read and perform at this 2nd Annual Program.  The Crest Theater can be cool, so please bring a light jacket or wrap.     Florida Atlantic University (FAU) MFA Program Poets: Professor Becka Mara McKay Director of the MFA in Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University Instructors: Nico Cassanetti and James White Students: Nicholas Becher, Caitlyn Davidheiser, Kira Geiger, Jeanette Geraci, Rebecca Jensen, Kathleen Martin, Kathryn McLaughlin, Craig Ryan, Brittany Rigdon, and Trina Sutton Florida International University … Read more >

Save the date! We hope you will join us for our Eleventh year of this much loved and well attended quarterly event. We will spend a lovely afternoon reading poetry round-robin style in Green Cay Club House Community Room. Please bring up to four poems (favorites, or your own) to share with the group. Please be prompt as we will start to read at 12:30. The room can be very cool, so please bring a wrap, sweater or jacket for your comfort.   Read more >

In this class, we will do a close reading of Jack Gilbert’s, The Great Fires, and his essay “Real Nouns” in preparation for exercises that we will do as a group that will get the poetic pot churning. Kimberly Burwick was born and raised in Massachusetts. Burwick earned her BA in literature from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and her MFA in poetry from Antioch University Los Angeles. She is the author of four collections of poetry: Has No Kinsmen (Red Hen Press, 2006), Horses in the Cathedral, winner of the Robert Dana Prize (Anhinga Press, 2011), Good Night Brother, winner of the Burnside … Read more >

Odysseus, Penelope, Persephone, Achilles, Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, the Cyclops and other monsters!  Modern poets have continued to update the many archetypal themes found in Greek mythology. In this workshop, we will examine poems written on the themes of different stories in Greek mythology from the anthology Orpheus & Company. After studying a few myths and seeing how contemporary poets have re-visioned or updated them to speak about our society, its wars, political issues, feminism, betrayal and abandonment, as well as love and transformation, we’ll write and share our own poems using the models as prompts.     Deborah DeNicola’s most recent publications … Read more >