MRAC presents

poetry by

Joyce Meyers, Ray Greenblatt, & Irma Mason

November 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

at Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center, 419 Green Lane (rear), Philadelphia, PA 19128

Joyce Meyers practiced law in Philadelphia for nearly three decades. Her poems have appeared in The Comstock Review, Atlanta Review, Slant, Caesura, Glimpse, and Xanadu.  She won the 2014 Atlanta Review International Poetry Competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.  Her collections include Twisted Threads (Kelsay Books 2024), The Way Back (Kelsay Books 2017) and two chapbooks, Shapes of Love (Finishing Line Press, 2010) and Wild Mushrooms (Plan B Press, 2007).

Ray Greenblatt  is an editor for the Schuylkill Valley Journal. He is in his eleventh year teaching a “Joy of Poetry” course at Temple University-OLLI. His poetry has been published in: Comstock Review, Philadelphia Stories, America, International Poetry Review, Painters & Poets, and Abbey. He has written book reviews for the Dylan Thomas Society, John Updike Society, and  Joseph Conrad Today.His most recent book is From an Old Hotel on the Irish Coast (Parnilis Media, 2023).

As a former educator, songwriter, singer and actor, Irma Mason has always found joy in the creative process. Through teaching and performance art she learned the profound power words have to reflect and transform the heart. Her love of creative expression led her to join the MRAC Poets Critique Circle to explore and refine her poetic voice. She hopes to capture those enduring moments in her life that resonate universally, inviting others to nod and say, “I know that place.”

Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

Hosted by David P. Kozinski

An "open-mic" will follow the featured readings.

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MRAC is supported in part by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund