Poetry at Jeudevine Library

Two local, published poets, Martha Zweig and Merry Gangemi, will read from their work on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 PM at the Jeudevine Memorial Library.

Martha Zwieg’s poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including The Beloit Poetry Journal, Boston Review, Conduit, Field, Gettysburg Review, Indiana Review, The Journal, The Kenyon Review, Literary Imagination, Manoa, Notre Dame Review, New Orleans Review, The North American Review, Northwest Review, Paris Review, The Progressive, Willow Springs and she is the author of three books of poetry. Her work is funny and insightful with echoes of Dylan Thomas.

Merry Gangemi’s work is found in the anthology: Beltane: Advancing to Zero and in Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly, Journal of New Jersey Poets, Paterson Literary Review, Sinister Wisdom, Wisconsin Review and she won the SFSU Audre Lorde Creative Writing Award (poetry). Her writing is bold and smart and penetrating.

At the end of these delightful readings there will be light refreshments and conversation with the poets. For more information call the library at 472-5948.