The Mad Poet’s Society is an active organization of poets and writers who have joined together for camaraderie and critique with heart, to celebrate the creative soul and to promote the literary arts. The Society aspires to bring poetry and the appreciation of the spoken word to Philadelphia and the surrounding communities and to foster a supportive, nurturing atmosphere to promote individual growth. Members provide an outlet for artistic energy and interests other than the workday world and offer opportunities and forums for new poets to express themselves in an encouraging atmosphere. Pinwheel is delighted to be hosting the Mad Poet’s Society for poetry readings in a cozy cafe environment on the 3rd Wednesday of each month!Non-members are equally welcome and encouraged to present a spoken or musical piece.
This is a free event with no RSVP required!
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The July scheduled readers are: Joyce Meyers and Gloria Parker.
Joyce Meyers has been an English teacher, lawyer, world traveler, and poet, whose memorable
moments include the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, riding a camel in the Sahara Desert,
and winning Atlanta Review’s 2014 International Poetry Contest. Her poems have been
published in numerous journals and anthologies, and she recently won the Blue Light Book
Contest for a poetry collection that will be published this spring. Her books include Wild
Mushrooms (Plan B Press, 2010), Shapes of Love (Finishing Line Press, 2017), The Way Back
(Kelsay Books 2017), and her newest book, Twisted Threads (Kelsay Books, 2024), which was
selected as a Distinguished Favorite by the 2024 Independent Press Award.
Gloria Parker's poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Margie, Slipstream,
Rattle, Loch Raven Review, Nimrod, Hiram Poetry Review, Tipton Poetry Journal,
The Healing Muse, Third Wednesday and elsewhere. She enjoyed teaching primary
school...likes children under six best. She writes in spurts. Decades pass without a
single line. The latest spurt has been the longest.
Gloria Parker’s poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Margie, Slipstream,
Rattle, Loch Raven Review, Nimrod, Hiram Poetry Review, Tipton Poetry Journal,
The Healing Muse, Third Wednesday and elsewhere. She enjoyed teaching primary
school...likes children under six best. She writes in spurts. Decades pass without a
single line. The latest spurt has been the longest.
