Happy Poetry Month, everyone!

Monday was a big day: Rex Manning Day + Solar Eclipse + Poetry Chat

Here are the poems we read and discussed for our chat on movie poems.

“The James Bond Movie” by May Swenson

“Making Frankenstein” by Wyatt Prunty

“Man in Space” by Billy Collins

“Poem Ending with a Sentence by Heath Ledger” by Frank Bidart

“Dear John Wayne” by Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)

I also mentioned the movie Paterson which I haven’t seen but heard good things.

Our next two BACCA chats are:

May 13: Let’s Talk About Poetry Festivals 
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/725091386471900/

June 10: Let’s Talk About Our Own Poetry
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/441126405041905

Hang onto the link from this past Monday; we’ll use the same one.

Then we break for the summer, but we may have a pop-up event for Meditate, Move, and Create, so be on the lookout for updates.

You can also catch me at these upcoming events:

Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7 PM EST

Poetry Prompt Party with the Oceanside Library Poet In Residence

On Zoom: Meeting ID: 857 3138 6697 Passcode: 683626

Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 11-4

Psychic Fair at Islip Arts Council

IAC Gallery, South Shore Mall, Bay Shore, NY

Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 10-noon

Sunday Funday Book Club reading Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

Hops Scotch Bottle Shop 848 Long Island Ave, Deer Park NY

FREE but you can buy a bev (NA available!)

FB Link:https://www.facebook.com/events/3565736903643097

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2-4 PM

Co-featuring for High Mountain Meadow Poetry Reading Series

Wayne Public Library, Wayne, NJ

Open mic follows

https://www.waynepubliclibrary.org

You can always donate to BACCA to support the arts: https://www.babylonarts.org/support-bacca

Or you can become a member: https://www.babylonarts.org/membership

Hope to see you soon, and happy poetry!

Christina