Mature Adult Poetry Workshop via Zoom Fall-Winter 2024 - 2025

Maria Gillan has scheduled the next series in her very popular virtual Mature Adult Workshop series that is held via Zoom for the Fall-Winter of 2024 - 2025 on November 14, 21, December 5, 12, 19, and January 9, 2025.

As usual, there will be six sessions, and the fee will be $90.00 for all six sessions. We do not offer individual sessions, so please sign up for the entire series.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served based on the receipt of your payment to the Poetry Center office and space is limited. If you want to participate in the next workshop series, go to the website for full information and the registration form.

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 poetry website is MariaGillan.com, and her artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com?span>.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan Reading at Eastern Connecticut State University

A video reading by Maria Gillan Poetry as part of the
Visiting Writers Series at Eastern Connecticut State University.

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Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible . 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.

Poetry Workshop Weekend December 2024

Maria Mazziotti Gillan will be hosting another of her very popular in-person Poetry Weekend Intensives along with poet Kevin Carey on December 13 - December 15, 2024 in Mendham, NJ.  

WRITING YOUR WAY HOME: A POETRY WEEKEND INTENSIVE is held at St Marguerite’s Retreat House, an English manor house located in Mendham, NJ. Situated on 93 acres of wooded land with pathways for exploring the property. this serene setting is perfect for nurturing the creative spirit.

The weekend begins with your arrival Friday by 5 PM giving you time to settle into your room before dinner where you will meet your hosts and fellow writers. After dinner, we will break into two groups (about 12 to 15 in each) and have our first opportunity to write and share.

Saturday, after breakfast, we will break into two groups for morning workshops. Lunch will be followed by one afternoon workshop and either free time or a critiquing session with the poet faculty. Interested participants can sign up in advance (at the retreat house) and may bring previously written, typed work for feedback. After dinner, there will be an additional workshop.

Sunday breakfast is followed by our fourth and final workshop session. A final reading by participants will serve as the “closing ceremony” to what we hope will be an inspiring and productive weekend. Lunch will offer another opportunity for socializing and networking.

Download the pdf with complete information and the registration form. Send the registration form with your check payable to Maria Gillan to 40 Post Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Please contact Maria with any questions.

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

Kevin Carey is Coordinator of Creative Writing at Salem State University. He has published a chapbook of fiction from Red Bird Chapbooks, The Beach People (2014) and three books of poetry, The One Fifteen to Penn Station (2012), Jesus Was a Homeboy (2016) which was an Honor book for the Paterson Literary Prize, and Set in Stone (2020) all from CavanKerry Press. Kevin is also a novelist, playwright and filmmaker. His website is kevincareywriter.com

Seton Hall' University's Poetry Collection Available for Viewing

Seton Hall University's rare book collection is a literary treasure trove that spans centuries and continents, from ancient works like a 1678 edition of Milton’s Paradise Lost to the earliest known printed books from the fifteenth century, called incunabula (published just after the invention of the printing press). And the rare book collection features prominent modernist poetry which expands its diversity. 

Maria Gillan, a prolific New Jersey poet has a featured collection at Seton Hall. An Italian American, she has mentored a generation of young poets and sends many examples of their works to share with the Seton Hall community. 

Gillan's own poetry explores cultural duality, intertwining the tapestry of her Italian heritage with contemporary English expression. One of her poems, "Public School No. 18, Paterson, New Jersey," echoes the immigrant experience, capturing the concepts of alienation and adaptation. Other poems of hers highlight universal themes of love, loss, and the passage of time.

Source shu.edu/news/seton-hall-s-rich-poetry-collection-on-view-at-walsh-library.html

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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.

The Distinguished Poets Series 2024-2025

The new season of readings and workshops at The Poetry Center at PCCC's for 2024-2025 are now listed online. The season includes both in-person and virtual workshops and readings by a diverse group of poets including: 12/7/2024    Saida Agostini & Marie Howe, 1/18/2025    Zoom  -  Tony Medina , 2/15/2025    Zoom  - Joshua Bennett, 3/1/2025     Nicole Cooley & Meghan O’Rourke, 3/15/2025    Zoom  -  Beth Ann Fennelly and  5/3/2025  Kwame Dawes & Maya C Popa.

All readings are free and open to the public. Workshops require registration and a fee of $20. The registration form is available on the website.

This season's readings will begin on 11/2/2024 with the Publication Celebration for the new issue of the Paterson Literary Review #52.

Workshops also include the very popular Mature Poets virtual workshop series of six sessions in September and October.

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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.