The link to Marcus Cafagna’s column

Hi everyone,

My thanks again to MARCUS CAFAGNA for being my featured guest on this week’s Poetry from Daily Life.

Taken at spring 2018 photo day. February 6-7, 2018. Kevin White/Missouri State University

I appreciated his wisdom as a long-time poet and teacher of poets and I love the poem he included in his column because it takes a chance encounter with another person and builds into an empathetic insight into that person’s life. Here is the link to Marcus’s column. Enjoy and share. https://www.news-leader.com/story/entertainment/2024/03/03/poetry-from-daily-life-marcus-cafagna-inspired-by-mundane/72783163007/

Marcus Cafagna coming to Poetry from Daily Life

Hi everyone,

This week I have another remarkable talent as my guest on Poetry from Daily Life. MARCUS CAFAGNA has recently retired from his faculty position in the Missouri State University English Department where he taught writing poetry. He was born in Michigan and lived in Pennsylvania before moving to the Ozarks. Although he has written short stories and book reviews, Marcus says he always returns to poetry. He has published his poems in hundreds of literary magazines across the country and is the author of three books of poetry,

Taken at spring 2018 photo day. February 6-7, 2018. Kevin White/Missouri State University

Look for Poetry from Daily Life in today’s (Saturday’s) print edition of Springfield News-Leader and in the online edition tomorrow. On Sunday I’ll post a link to the column so everyone can enjoy and share it. Thank you, Marcus!

Back in the wheel

Hi everyone,

My thanks to Jen Murvin at Pagination Bookshop for hosting the poetry reading last night. I enjoyed participating in the event with Marcus Cafagna, Karen Craigo, and Sara Burge. Sorry we ran out of time after and hour and a half with ten people still having unanswered questions. If you want to send me yours, my email address is davidlharrison1@att.net. If you had questions for other poets, please send them to Jen at Pagination. Jen invited us back for another reading in a year or so and I’ll look forward to it.

For now, it’s back in the wheel. I’m holding my own on the project at hand but other deadlines loom.

Next Tuesday evening is Poetry Night, not recommended for a young audience

Hi everyone,

I want to emphasize that this is not a program for children. Some poems may include adult content. I advise against inviting young children to join you for the performance.

I’m looking forward to joining three other poets next Tuesday evening, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. CST, for a Zoom and Facebook online poetry reading. People are beginning to sign up now.

To view the event, just click on the webinar link at the time of the event to join the free event. Jen Murvin at Pagination Bookshop, will be our host as part of their continuing celebrations during National Poetry Month! Jen invites you to “join the Zoom webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/841892558The91 or watch live on Facebook. {The video will be housed on our FB page after the event, so you can enjoy it later and/or again!} *This is a virtual event.*

Link to event on FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/814763615804477

Poetry

NOTE: During the night WordPress changed the format and I’m all thumbs now as I struggle to find where all my familiar landmarks have gone. I apologize and will do my best to get better at this as I go.
Hi everyone,

Everything is in place for the poetry reading on April 13 at 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST. Hosted by Jennifer Murvin at Pagination Bookshop, the reading will feature four poets, each with about 10 minutes to speak and read, and conclude with a 10-20 minute Q/A session.

Information about the event is now available on the Pagination Bookshop website:

https://shop.paginationbookshop.com/event/evening-poetry-sara-burge-marcus-cafag%C3%B1a-karen-craigo-and-david-harrison-virtual-author-event?fbclid=IwAR04i2nWvH4vNCLoKqW3PhOVEKVqT0fm6gH89R_URisOTG7FbP7tM_lhkB8
and on Facebook: : https://wwwfacebook.com/events/814763615804477/