SHOW NOTES – JUNE 4, 2021
Enjoy this Celebration of Poetry— over 18 poetry readers and many more poems, limericks, haiku, and more. We had so many contributors, we had to split the recording into two episodes! Poets, poetry writers and lovers of poetry will all enjoy this melange of poetry.
Our Poets and Readers
Abbie Johnson Taylor ~ Jean Philipson-Zeeb ~ Cachet Wells ~ DeAnna Quietwater Noriega ~ Christine Diaz ~ Annie Davis ~ Nancy B. Davis ~ Jael Espinal ~ Ann Chiappetta ~ Christine Diaz ~ Tony Lewis ~ Valerie Ries-Lerman ~ Marlene Mesot ~ Julie Russell ~ Mary Hiland ~ Edmund Fletcher ~ Doug Nash ~ Judith Viorst
Listen to this exciting celebration of poetry and our poets!
And don’t miss our next special event and other Open Mic Readings.
This Open Mic Poetry Reading was recorded on June 4, 2021 as a special event sponsored by Writing Works Wonders and hosted by ACB Community.
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Part 1, Episode 12.
Part 2, Episode 13
Poetry wreaders are listed in order of readings.
PART 1 EPISODE 12 BEGINS HERE
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1 Abbie Johnson Taylor Email: abbietaylor945@gmail.com
Abbie read 3 poems
- Dad, Fats, and Me
- Cribbage, 1971
- I’m a Star
Abbie Johnson Taylor is the author of two novels, two poetry collections, and a memoir. Her work has appeared in Magnets and Ladders, The Weekly Avocet, and other publications. She is visually impaired and lives in Sheridan, Wyoming. Please visit her website at: www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
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Zeeb read 2 poems.
- Wedge
- Cookie Fortune
- Enough All this Worrying
Zeeb has been writing fiction, memoir, and poetry for the past 40 years. Zeeb writes about existential questions and the inner life, informed by her 35 years as a psychotherapist and her 30 years of spiritual practice.
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3 Jael Espinal
Website. https://mykaleidoscopesoul.wordpress.com
Acceptnce-Existence
Bio: I am a Dominican American who finds writing to be one of many passions. You meet me at an interesting point in my life as I am working on my very first book and doing the initial legwork for my dream project podcast. Looking forward to meeting more writers along my journey.
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4 Cachet Wells Email: jbillray2@aol.com
Website: www.womenofrighteousdistinction.blogspot.com
- I Am More
- Chosen
- Remembering Me
Cachet Wells a Writer, Poet, Motivational Speaker and Published Author whose focus is inspiring others. Wells uses her life experiences to encourage others through self love, confidence and independence. Extending her passion to advocate for Blindness.
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5 Ann Chiappetta Email: Anniecms64@gmail.com
Facebook: Anniedungarees
Ann Chiappetta M.S. author and poet.
- Cat and Dog
- Poo Haiku
- In Those Dark Moments
Ann’s poems, creative nonfiction, essays and fiction regularly appear in journals, online magazines, blogs and small press reviews. Ann’s poetry has found a place in the pages of Breath and Shadow’s 2016 debut anthology, Dozen: The Best of Breath and Shadow. Four books fill Ann’s authorly shelves and a fifth book is on its way in 2021. One overarching goal for Ann is to offer her books in all eBook, print and audio and file formats. Besides reading and writing, Ann spends time with her two- and four-footed family in New York’s historic and beautiful lower Hudson valley and continues to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with her assistive technology.
Find her on the web: www.annchiappetta.com read her blog: www.thought-wheel.com
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6. Marlene Mesot Email: marl.mesot@gmail.com
Facebook: Marlene’s facebook page
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marlmesot
Website http://www.marlsmenagerie.com
- All Dogs Love Attention (Quatrain)
- Silent Communication (Ballad)
- Poor Pet (Limerick)
Marlene Mesot writes contemporary Christian mysteries, suspense, romance, short stories and poetry. She has loved writing since early childhood .
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7. Barbara Ouellet
Haiku readings collection, Color me Guide Dog.
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8. Christine Diaz Email: 168soprano@gmail.com
- The Day I Heard the Church Bells Ring
- By the Sound of Your Voice
I have been a poet for many years and I have a poetry book titled Light and Dark: Poetry from the Blind Community. This book can be found on Amazon and it is available on Kindle and paperback version.
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9 Nancy B. Davis
- Attachment
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10 MaryHiland Email: mary.hiland@wowway.com
Mary Hiland read two works.
- Peace
- My mother lives (A 91-word memoir, inspired by a contest of that name.)
Mary has been writing since her first publication in Red Book Magazine in 1978. She has independently published two memoirs, The Bumpy Road to Assisted Living, a Daughter’s Memoir, and Insight Out, One Blind Woman’s View of her Life. Both are available at Amazon, both in paperback and on Kindle. Mary writes for her blog, “Seeing It My Way.”
Mary lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her guide dog, Dora. She is the retired executive director of ACB-Ohio. When she is not writing, she is corresponding with friends, cycling, swimming, or taking a walk.
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11 Annie Davis Email: annedonnellon@gmail.com
Facebook: Annie Donnellon Davis
Twitter @donnellino86
- True Love by Judith Viorst
- True Love by Annie Davis
- The Peach Poem
PART 2 EPISODE 13 BEGINS HERE
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12.DeAnna Quietwater Noriega Emil: Dqnoriega@gmail.com
Website: https://www.dldbooks.com/dqnoriega/
DeAnnaread three poems
- Acceptance
- Dancers
- Hey Mama
DeAnna Quietwater Noriega is half Apache, and a quarter Chippewa. She is the mother of three. As a result of congenital glaucoma, she became totally blind at the age of eight. DeAnna and her husband met while attending college and he joined her in the Peace Corps. They worked together to establish a school for blind children in Western Samoa. She has been a poet/writer since childhood. Her most recent publication is a book titled Fifty Years of Walking with Friends. The book chronicles in poetry and prose the story of her life with nine guide dogs.
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13. Patty —
- Window Existence by Doug Nash
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14. Tony Lewis
- My Golden Boy- O’Toole
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15. Valerie Ries-Lerman
Facebook: Valerie Ries-Lerman
Valerie read
- Braille And Talking Book Library: Reader Advisor
- Challenge and Triumph
- Ride the Wind
Born premature and legally blind has had it’s challenges but has not kept me down. I would like those who view my works to be inspired and assured that life can be affirming and an adventure.
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17 Annie Davis Email: annedonnellon@gmail.com
Facebook: Annie Donnellon Davis
Twitter @donnellino86
Annie read three limericks
I have been a poet for many years and I have a poetry book titled Light and Dark: Poetry from the Blind Community. This book can be found on Amazon and it is available on Kindle and .paperback version.
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18 DeAnna Quietwater Noriega
Email: Dqnoriega@gmail.com
DeAnna read a cell phone limerick
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19 Julie Russell
Gone, but not Forgotten
A Plea to Time by Edmund Fletcher
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20 Nancy B. Davis
Email: nbdavissongwriter@gmail.com
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21 Tony Lewis
Perspective on the Pandemic
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22. DeAnna Quietwater Noriega
Email: Dqnoriega@gmail.com
A Gathering Place of Many Hearts
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End of Readings
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