Words on the Verge

Thanks to author David Seaburn for his dynamic reading in November!  It was an honor to have him read for us from his latest novel, More, More Time . Every December Words on the Verge takes a break so that our host and organizer can spend some time with family and friends celebrating the holiday season. We'll be back on January 30th to feature poets Kitty Jospe and Bart White. As always, this event will run from 5-7pm at a Different Path Gallery in Brockport. All Words on the Verge events are free. Stayed tuned for an official event flyer in January. We hope you have a lovely Yuletide Season with you and yours! See you in 2016!

Thank You! October's Open Mic was a great success!  We had dynamic readers and an engaged audience. And, of course, there were costumes galore!  Thanks to everyone who came out.   Save the date!!! ​ Words on the Verge is excited to have David Seaburn read for us on November 21st from 5-7pm at a Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St in Brockport. He'll be reading from his latest book,  More, More Time  (Savant Books, 2015). In his latest novel, Seaburn weaves the stories of six individuals dealing with love and loss while also deeply sensing the limits of time.  Seaburn is a retired psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and ordained minister. He and his wife live in Spencerport, New York. More information can be found at  www.davidbseaburn.com . ​ Donate today! The cash donations collected during the October reading will be donated to the Red Cross. What a wonderful, generous community  we live in...

Thanks so much to Jenny Lloyd for her wonderful reading last week!  It was a splendid kick-off to what promises to be a great Words on the Verge season. Our Open Mic nights have become very popular, so we decided to add a fall open mic. It's the Halloween season, so wear a costume for a chance at a prize! Do you have a scary story to share? Bring it along and join in the fun!  A bit of news from some local literary friends.... Mary Dougherty of Bootstrap Publishing is offering a "Marketing for Lightworks" class for local writers on October 15th at 630pm. Contact her at 342-0795 for info about cost, location, and registration. Please visit the brand new Aurora Center for Creativity developed Rochester writer and Words on the Verge alumni, Nina Alvarez. Another Words on the Verge alumni, David Seaburn, is celebrating the release of his new book tonight at Writers and Books .  Seaburn will also be reading for Words on the Verge on November 21.  More ...

Welcome to the September Words on the Verge Ne wsletter The Words on the Verge staff is back and ready for the beginning of a new season of dynamic literary salons. Read on for information about our September event....    Featured Writer for September 2015  We are proud to announce that Jenny Lloyd will read at Words on the Verge on September 26th.   ​ Jenny Lloyd was born in England, and has lived there, in Italy, and in Mexico before moving to the United States in 1980.  She is a retired history professor from The College at Brockport, and the author of four scholarly articles and one academic book. She began writing memoir and creative non-fiction in the 1990s, and has just completed her memoir  In My Mind’s Eye , about her experiences as a small child in World War II, her childhood and adolescence on a remote farm in the West of England, and her time at two boarding schools (Createspace, 2015)...

Thank You Brockport Our April 25th reading was EPIC!  We had a packed house with a great audience and amazing readers. The Words on the Verge staff is so grateful for the community support we received. Check out some of the pictures from the event: It's Freebie Friday Once Again Here's how to win.... 1) Like the  Words on the Verge fan page  on Facebook.  2) Like then share the status about today's giveaway, Kitty Jospe's Golden Smoke . 3) Leave a comment under the status (this is VERY important!) telling us that you shared.  That's it!  Good luck.  Our winner will be announced on Monday. May Reading Our final reading of the season will Feature Brockport's own, Steve Appleton!  Appleton's passion is to create all inclusive, artistic events which draw together diverse groups of people in a participation-charged, energetic atmosphere. His lifework reflects his belief that "community is a ve...

A special thanks to Denise Thompson-Slaughter who read for us in March. It was a great night, and we were grateful to have her. We hope you join us in a few weeks for our Open Mike night!!! Spread the word... It is Freebie Friday once again folks! This week you could win Beating on the Chest of God by Rachel Whaley Doll.  Here's how to win.... 1) Like the  Words on the Verge fan page  on Facebook.  2) Like then share the status about today's giveaway. 3) Leave a comment under the status (this is VERY important!) telling us that you shared.  That's it!  Good luck.  Our winner will be announced on Monday,

Thank you Frank Judge for a wonderful reading. here is a lovely sketch by Brockport artist Sarah Hart. Coming soon!!! Denise Thompson-Slaughter reads at Words on the Verge. On March 28th Brockport’s Words on the Verge Literary Reading Series will host local writer  Denise Thompson-Slaughter .  Thompson-Slaughter  will read from 5pm until 7pm.   Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. This event and all Words on the Verge events take place at A Different Path Art Gallery in Brockport (27 Market St, Brockport, NY 14420). Denise Thompson-Slaughter  is the author of  Elemental  (Plain View Press, 2010).  Many of her poems and a few of her nonfiction pieces have appeared in various literary journals.  She has worked for many years as an academic or a freelance editor and is currently the managing editor of the quarterly journal  Reviews in American History  at the University of Roch...

It's Freebie Friday once again! Here's how to enter the drawing for the book, Candids , featuring local writer Christine Noble. 1) "Like" the Words on the Verge Facebook fan page . 2) Share today's status. 3) Leave a comment on today's status (this is VERY important!!) to tell us you've shared the Giveaway info. That's it! Drawing will be closed today at midnight. A winner will be announced on Monday. While you're at it mark your calendars--Frank Judge reads at the gallery from 5-7pm this Saturday!!

Happy February!!!!!!! We are proud to announce that Frank Judge will be reading at Words on the Verge on February 28th from 5-7pm. FRANK JUDGE is a poet, editor, translator, teacher and arts administrator. His poems and translations have been published in New Directions, The Bellingham Review, Bitterroot, Poetry Now, Invisible City, Combinations, The Greenfield Review and Rapporti (Italy). He’s also been anthologized in Knocking on the Silence (2005), Poets Against the War (2003), and Liberty’s Vigil (2012). He was Foreign Editor of the Vanderbilt Poetry Review during his time in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship, and his anthology of contemporary Italian poetry, published as a special issue of the Review remains one the best collections of contemporary Italian poetry in translation. He was Director of the Writers Program and the CreativeWriting Workshop at Pyramid Arts Center in Rochester, NY before founding the Syndicated News Service in 1981. In 1978 he b...

Today Words on the Verge is giving away a copy of David Seaburn's Chimney Bluffs. You can learn more about David and his writing HERE . Here's how to enter for a chance to win: 1) Go to our Facebook page and "like" the Words on the Verge fan page. 2) "Like" then share the most recent status about today's giveaway ( Click the link to the right! --> ). 3) Leave a comment on today's status to tell us you've shared the Giveaway status.* That's it!  Drawing will be closed Friday at midnight.  A winner will be announced on Monday.  Thanks again for supporting Words on the Verge! *Winner must live in the U.S. or Canada

Today Words on the Verge is giving away a copy of Denise Thompson-Slaughter's Elemental .  Y ou can learn more about Denise and her writing HERE . Here's how to enter for a chance to win: 1) Go to our Facebook page and "like" the Words on the Verge fan page. 2) "Like" then share the most recent status about today's giveaway ( Click the link to the right! --> ). 3) Leave a comment on today's status to tell us you've shared the Giveaway status.* That's it!  Drawing will be closed Friday at midnight.  A winner will be announced on Monday. Remember to stop by the Words on the Verge January reading tomorrow featuring Albert Abonado. Thanks again for supporting Words on the Verge! *Winner must live in the U.S. or Canada

Happy New Year!!!!  We are proud to announce that Albert Abonado  will be reading at Words on the Verge on January 31st.   Albert Abonado is the Director of Adult Programs at Writers & Books. His poems have appeared in  Fourteen Hills, Grist, New Ohio Review, Phantom Limb , Pleiades, Rattle, Sixth Finch , The Southampton Review, Tupelo Quarterly , Washington Square and others. He work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is also the author of the e-chapbook  This is Superbook published by H_NGM_N. He lives in Rochester, NY with his wife and a hamster. We are still looking for donations of funds and drinks/snacks for our events!  Can you help?  Click the "donate" button on the right to support our event series with a cash donation.  If you can provide wine, drinks, or food please email us at chrissygreenny (at) gmail (dot) com.  Words on the Verge host, Christine Green , will be the featured reader...