Genesee Reading Series (2-14-12)

Come to the heart of the Neighborhood of the Arts. Fall in love with the writing of Dwain Wilder and Bill Pruitt. Meet the Buddha Dog and the Fractal Buddha. Go home feeling glad to be alive! The Genesee Reading Series, with impresario Wanda Schubmehl, continues to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Writers & Books with a program [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – February 2012

The poetry season is picking up in February, and here a bunch of the poetry events that will occur in the Rochester area in February. By the way Just Poets is now on Google +. If you are on Google +, why not add us to your circle. You can find us here: http://gplus.to/justpoets. (This list [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – August 2011

August is slow month for poetry, which is okay because we’ll need the rest heading into September when the poetry events will flourish and The Writers Forum will commence its reading series.  Until then, here’s what’s a happening. Oh, and Just Poets is now on Google +. If you are on Google +, why not [...]

Dwain Wilder’s Under the New Moon

FootHills Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Under the Only Moon, a collection of poetry by Dwain Wilder. (Ordering information is below, or just click the above or the picture of the cover.) Dwain Wilder, a native of a small town outside Dallas, moved to Rochester, NY, in 1970 to study Zen Buddhism. He has [...]

Just Poets Annual Summer Picnic 2001 – A Recap

On June 4, Just Poets gathered for the annual summer picnic hosted this year by Ed Scutt. Aside from confirming the slate of officers for the next year, the bi-annual picnics (summer and winter) are an opportunity for poets to share a poem. This summer, several people shared work by other poets. It’s a pleasant [...]

April is the Coolest Month – Just Poets Favorite Poem for April 19

As part of National Poetry Month, Just Poets members will share their favorite poems along with a brief note about why the poem is their favorite poem. Today’s poem is selected by Dwain Wilder. **** Wallace Stevens The Snow Man One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – April 2011

For the month of April, the Just Poets blog will host the “Favorite Poem Project.” Each day during National Poetry Month, we will post a Just Poets member’s favorite poem along with the member’s comment about the poem. This poems are scheduled to appear each day at 9:00 a.m. **** Monday, April 4, 2011, at 7:30 [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – March 2011

The next monthly meeting of Just Poets will be Saturday, March 5th, from 1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the COP Conference Room at the Campus Center at St. John Fisher College. March’s meeting will feature Jeremy Fernaays, who will do a presentation entitled Alien Thinking and Three-Dimensional Poems. For Jeremy, the best literature is written from a [...]