Words on the Verge

Words on the Verge   ~A Westside Literary Salon~ Words on the Verge's home since 2012 has been  A Different Path Gallery . On April 15th the gallery building will change hands. For almost ten years Katherine Weston has nurtured the arts - music, literature, the visual arts, and more - in our community. Words on the Verge offers our sincerest love and thanks to our wonderful sponsor and patron. We wish you all the best, Kathy, with your future endeavors!   Words on the Verge is taking a hiatus until September.  Keep an eye on our  Facebook page  for updates about our next reading and our Grand Reopening Event! Words on the Verge is an intersectional literary reading series featuring women & femme writers (queer, non-binary, trans) in a safe, welcoming environment. Read our  FAQ  to learn more.   Learn more about your host & founder of Words on the Verg...

View this email in your browser Words on the Verge   ~A Westside Literary Salon~ Thanks to everyone who came out on March 2nd for Jennifer Maloney's reading. It was a packed house, and we are very grateful for your support. We offer special thanks to  Karen Faris   for creating a magnificent pop-up art show! FAQs Words on the Verge is taking a brief hiatus for the month of April. Keep an eye on our  Facebook page  for updates about our next reading. Community News Karen Faris Reads at Nox On March 21st! Please join Just Poets for the Rochester debut of Karen Faris’ poetry-driven, one-woman play, “Aliens Like Us” at Nox Craft Cocktail Lounge on Thursday, March 21st at 7 PM! Karen Faris is a writer, poet, performer, and mixed media artist. She is the author of Before There Was Yonder and the artist book Strings of Motherhood. Her work has appeared in aaduna, desca...

Words on the Verge   ~A Westside Literary Salon~ Thanks to everyone who came out on January 26th for Christine Green's reading. It was a packed house, and we are very grateful for your support. We offer special thanks to  Karen Faris  for hosting & creating a magnificent pop-up art show!  Christine Green Jennifer Maloney Join us on March 2nd as Words on the Verge presents poet Jennifer Maloney. Jennifer Maloney is the current president of Just Poets, Inc, a literary organization celebrating 15 years of bringing poetry into the public sphere here in Rochester. Her poetry has been published in aaduna.org, The Pangolin Review, and Memoryhouse Magazine (forthcoming). Her work has been anthologized numerous times, notably including OutWrite, Volume 7, part of the ImageOut Film Festival. Jennifer reads widely around the greater Rochester area. Community News Listening to the Future ...

Words on the Verge   ~A Westside Literary Salon~  Christine Green Christine Green Join us on January 26th as Words on the Verge host, Christine Green, takes the stage as the featured reader. She will hand hosting duties to local author and artist  Karen Faris . Christine' s reader fee will be donated to charity.  Christine Green is a freelance writer, teaching artist, and speaker in Brockport, NY. She currently writes a literary arts column for Rochester's ( 585) Magazine . She is also a regular contributor to  55 Plus Magazine  and  In Good Health .  She grew up in San Jose, CA and holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in historical archaeology from the College of William and Mary.  Her essays, articles, poetry, and creative non-fiction appear in several literary journals and blogs. Learn more about Christine at  christinejgreen.com . ...