The Poetry Center at PCCC has added an additional Distinguished Poets Series virtual poetry workshop and reading via Zoom to conclude their 2024-2025 season. On May 10th, this workshop/reading will be led by Joseph Weil, a professor of Creative Writing at Binghamton University, chosen by popular demand.
Joe Weil was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he attended St. Mary of the Assumption grade school and high school. For over 20 years, Weil worked on the graveyard shift at various factories, mainly at National Tool and Manufacturing in Kenilworth, New Jersey. During this time, he became involved in hosting poetry readings in both New Jersey and New York and founded the literary magazine Black Swan Review.
His latest book is Saint World, published by Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books in 2024. He has two other books of poetry: Painting the Christmas Trees (Texas Review Press) and What Remains (Night Shade Press). His work has appeared in Rattle, Boston Review, The New York Times, Paterson Literary Review, and many other magazines and anthologies. He has read on NPR, Pacifica Radio, and was featured as a poet on NJ-PBS.
Weil is currently a lecturer in the creative writing department at Binghamton University. Joe also plays piano and composes.
The workshop Zoom session will run from 1:00 to 2:25PM and requires registration and a $20 fee. The reading is free and open to all via Zoom from 2:30 to 3:00PM.
The workshop registration form and additional information are available on the Poetry Center's readings and workshop pages.
Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow, and the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings.
Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.
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