On Thursday, January 3, 2019, the Montclair Poetry Series will feature readings by poets Jared Harél and Yehoshua November.
Jared Harél is the author of
Go Because I Love You (Diode Editions, 2018) and
The Body Double (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2012). He’s been awarded the ‘Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize’ from American Poetry Review, the ‘William Matthews Poetry Prize’ from Asheville Poetry Review, and an ‘Individual Artist Grant’ from Queens Council on the Arts. His poems have appeared in such journals as
Tin House, The Threepenny Review, The Southern Review, Massachusetts Review, Poetry Daily, Bennington Review, 32 Poems and
Newtown Literary. Harél teaches writing at Nassau Community College, plays drums for the rock-band Flyin’ J & The Ghostrobber, and lives in Queens, NY with his wife and two kids. His website is
jaredharel.com
Yehoshua November is the author of two books of poetry,
God's Optimism, winner of the MSR Book Award and a finalist for the L.A.Times Book Prize, and
Two Worlds Exist, a finalist for National Jewish Book Award and the Paterson Poetry Prize. Yehoshua November earned a BA at Binghamton University and an MFA at the University of Pittsburgh. As his commitment to his Orthodox Jewish faith deepened, November stopped writing poetry and enrolled in yeshiva, until, with his rabbis’ encouragement, he began to write again after two years’ silence. November has taught at Rutgers University and Touro College. He lives with his family in Morristown, New Jersey. His website is
yehoshuanovember.com
6 –7 PM Open Reading
7 – 8 PM Featured Readers
This series is held at the Montclair Public Library Auditorium and hosted by
Maria Gillan and and
Laura Boss.
All readings in this series are free and open to the public.
Location:
Montclair Public Library (Auditorium), 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ For location information, contact the library at 973-744-0500.
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