Visual Poetry: New Vistas Programs
Visual Poetry: Poetry in Performance, November 28th, 2023 Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Join us for an enchanting poetry screening and reading event where words spring to life through the voices of gifted poets. Be captivated by the screening of “Compass: A Video/Poem Chapbook,” a collaborative masterpiece by artists Mary Jablonski & Laura Frare.
Featured Poets
CA Conrad, Jill Crammond, Shira Dentz, Philip Good, Matthew Klane,
Sarah Wyman, Ellen White Rook
Curated by:
Nancy Klepsch is a poet and teacher who was born in Brooklyn, NY, and currently lives in Upstate NY. She has been writing poetry since she was in the fourth grade and decided to go to college after watching her mother type envelopes for a penny a piece in the late 60s. She studied education at College of Saint Rose, co-hosts the 2nd Sunday at 2 open mic for poetry and prose, and is one of the founders of Riverside Community Press. god must be a boogie man is her first published book of poems.
Poets:
CAConrad _ has worked with the ancient technologies of poetry and ritual since 1975. They are the author of 9 books, including AMANDA PARADISE: Resurrect Extinct Vibration (Wave Books, 2021), which won the 2022 PEN Josephine Miles Award. They received a 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, a Creative Capital grant, a Pew Fellowship, and a Lambda Award. They exhibit poems as art objects with recent solo shows in Spain and Portugal, and their play The Obituary Show was made into a film in 2022 by Augusto Cascales. UK Penguin published two books in 2023, and a new collection of poetry is forthcoming from Wave Books in 2024 titled Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return. Visit them online at https://linktr.ee/CAConrad88
Jill Crammond – Jill Crammond’s first book, Handbook for Unwell Mothers, (Finishing Line Press) was released in July 2023. Her poems have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and Best of the Net, and have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies such as Jet Fuel Review, Sweet Tree Review, SWWIM, Slipstream, Limp Wrist, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, Mother Mary Comes to Me: A Pop Culture Poetry Anthology (Madville Publishing), and Fiolet & Wing: An Anthology of Domestic Fabulist Poetry. Her poems recently appeared as part of Poem Village, a community program celebrating local poetry in the Adirondack town of Saranac Lake. She currently lives in upstate NY with her two children and teaches art and preschool at a nature-based school.
Shira Dentz is the author of five books including SISYPHUSINA (PANK Books; winner of the Eugene Paul Nassar Prize 2021), and two chapbooks including FLOUNDERS (Essay Press). Her writing appears in many venues including Poetry, American Poetry Review, Cincinnati Review, Iowa Review, New American Writing, Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day Series, Poetry Society.org, and NPR, and her awards include an Academy of American Poets’ Prize and Poetry Society of America’s Lyric Poem and Cecil Hemley Awards. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a PhD from the University of Utah, and lives, works, and teaches in upstate NY.
Philip Good – Some places where Philip Good’s poems can be found are in Poetry, Hurricane Review published by Pensacola State College, Infiltration, An Anthology of Innovative Poetry from the Hudson River Valley and Helix Syntax, the 41at Summer Writing Program Magazine, Norapa University. He Is the author of Untitled Writings From A Member Of The Blank Generation (Trembling Pillow Press)
Matthew Klane has an MA in Poetics from SUNY Buffalo and an MFA in Poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His books of poetry include Hist (w/ James Belflower, Calamari 2022), Canyons (w/ James Belflower, Flimb Press 2016), Che (Stockport Flats 2013) and B (Stockport Flats 2008). An e-chapbook from Of the Day is online at Delete Press, an e-book My is online at Fence Digital, and a chapbook Poetical Sketches is available from The Magnificent Field. He is co-founder of Flim Forum Press and currently co-curator of Salon Salvage, a poetry and performance series inside of Weathered Wood in downtown Troy, NY. See: www.matthewklane.com.
Ellen White Rook is a poet and contemplative arts teacher who divides her time between upstate New York and Maine. Retired from a career as an information technology manager, she now offers writing workshops and leads retreats that combine meditation, movement, and writing. Ellen holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Lindenwood University and has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Suspended, her first collection of poetry, was released by Cathexis Northwest Press in May 2023. Visit her website at ellenwhiterook.com.
Sarah Wyman lives in the Hudson Valley where she writes and teaches about literature and the visual arts. She directs the Faculty Center at SUNY New Paltz and co-facilitates the Sustainability Learning Community. She teaches poetry workshops at Shawangunk Prison. Her poetry has appeared in aaduna, Mudfish, Ekphrasis, San Pedro River Review, Potomac Review, Lightwood, Heron Clan VII, Chronogram, Shawangunk Review, A Slant of Light: Contemporary Women Poets of the Hudson Valley, and other venues. She published books as well: Sighted Stones (FLP 2018) and Fried Goldfinch (Codhill 2021).
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Paired Provisions Artist Dinner, December 6th, 2023 Time: 6:30pm
“Paired Provisions” is an exclusive program that enriches the exhibition experience by bringing together artists and the community in the intimate gallery setting. As you explore the artworks, indulge in meticulously curated culinary delights provided by The Pony Show, creating a sensory fusion of art and gastronomy. This program fosters connection and engagement, offering a unique opportunity for artists and art enthusiasts to interact and share perspectives over a shared meal.
As a special highlight of this event, guests will be treated to a unique dance performance by Sara Senecal and Hannah Albin, accomplished dancers from the Ellen Sinapoli Dance Company. Their captivating performance is intricately choreographed to resonate with the themes and emotions conveyed by the exhibition, adding an artistic dimension that complements the visual experience. This dance performance promises to be a one-of-a-kind fusion of movement and visual art, further enhancing the immersive atmosphere of “Paired Provisions” and making it an unforgettable evening of artistic exploration.
Ellen Sinapoli Dancer Bios:
SARA SENECAL holds an MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University and a BA in Dance and minor in Education from the University at Buffalo. Along with dancing for ESDC Sara has presented her own choreography at many locations across NYS such as The Poet’s Den in Harlem, Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, The Carrier Theater in Syracuse, and The Egg PAC as the choreographer for ESDC’s Egg Kids Project. In 2018, she was the winner of Nacre’s “So You Think You Can Choreograph” Showcase in Saratoga Springs. Sara joined the faculty of Russell Sage College in 2018. She is originally from Schenectady, NY where she studied at Merritt Dance Center under Mara and Marlene Merritt. Sara has been with the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company since 2010 and is an Arts in Education Coordinator for the company.
HANNAH ALBIN is a performing artist from the Bay Area, CA. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Dance Choreography with a Minor in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, where she trained under the direction of Molly Lynch and Lar Lubovitch, graduating with the Dean’s Scholarship and department honors for Excellence in Dance Choreography. In 2021, she trained with the José Limón Dance foundation under the direction of Dante Puleio performing solos in Missa Brevis and Dances for Isadora. She has been a merit scholarship recipient with the Limón Dance Company, Black Label Movement, and Backhaus Dance. She’s choreographed for dance films and on stage for UCI’s Physical Graffiti, Bare Bones Dance Theater, the St. Cecilia Conservatory of Rome, Italy, and the Experimental Media Performance Lab where she directed, ran, and choreographed her own live show entitled Prefer Not To Say for which she was awarded the Medici Circle Scholarship. Hannah joined the company in 2022.
