(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Makes, a new Princeton-based artist cooperative, and Ragged Sky Press, a local publisher focused on poetry, will host a Second Sunday Poetry Reading on Sunday, February 13 at 4:00pm. The readings will take place at the Princeton Makes store in the Princeton Shopping Center.Â
The February 13 reading will feature Elizabeth Danson and Carlos Hernández Peña. Their readings will be followed an open mic available to up to 10 audience members who would like to read their original poetry. In celebration of Valentine's Day, poetry with a love theme is appreciated.
Elizabeth Danson, known to her friends as Mimi, was educated in England but has spent her adult life in the U.S. She has taught reading and writing to both children and adults, A member of the U.S.1 Poets' Co-operative for many years she has published poems in U.S.1 Worksheets and in several other poetry journals on both sides of the Atlantic. The Ragged Sky Press has published two books of her poems: The Luxury of Obstacles in 2006 and Look Again in 2019.
Carlos Hernández Peña was born in Mexico City and is the author of Moonmilk and Other Poems. He translated into Spanish Behind God's Back (from Paul Sohar's English translation) by Hungarian poet Sándor Kányádi. His work appears in Drunken Boat, Fox Chase Review, US1 Worksheets, Hayden’s Ferry Review and other journals. He recently retired from The Segal Co., an employee benefits consultant in Princeton, New Jersey.
Princeton Makes is a cooperative comprised of 32 local artists who work across a range of artistic genres, including painting, drawing, stained glass, sculpture, textiles, and jewelry. Customers will be able to support local artists by shopping for a wide variety of art, including large paintings, prints, custom-made greeting cards, stained glass lamps and window hangings, jewelry in a variety of designs and patterns, and more. Princeton Makes is an ideal place for holiday gift ideas.
Ragged Sky Press is a small, highly selective cooperative press. We work with our authors closely. Authors retain copyright and we use our experience and professional resources to support the author’s work through the editing, production, and design process. Ragged Sky Press has historically focused on mature voices, overlooked poets, and women's perspectives. Â
