Writers, performers and lover of verse are invited to spend time sharing work and experiences in support for the lonely sport of writing and building a supportive group of MWA writers. There will be a featured reader/speaker with an open mic to follow. Click here for details.

Jay Hall Carpenter will read from his latest book of Sonnets - Model Home (2021). Mathew Olshan comments of his previous book, Dark & Light: "wit and anguish; form and formlessness - all go head to head in this cunningly constructed chapbook."

Jay Hall Carpenter has been a professional artist for over 40 years, beginning as a sculptor for the Washington National Cathedral, and winning numerous national awards for his work. His first poetry collection, Dark and Light, Poetry (2012), was followed by 101 Limericks, Inappropriate For All Occasions (2017). His next collection, Model Home, is due out July 2021 (Fae Corps Publishing). His writings can be found in two anthologies, Faery footprints (Fae Corps Publishing, 2019), and Written in Arlington, (Paycock Press, 2020). He has written poetry, plays, musicals, and children’s books throughout his career and now sculpts and writes in Silver Spring, MD.
Jay Hall Carpenter: Dark and Light, Poetry; 101 Limericks, Inappropriate For All Occasions; and Model Home, (due 2021). He creates in Silver Spring, MD.

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