Princeton Makes Artist Cooperative’s Second Sunday Poetry Reading returns with a free October 9 program highlighting regional writers Harvey Steinberg and Emily Nguyen.
Steinberg has a background that includes business, labor, politics, and literature. He served as national vice president for the AFL-CIO industrial union, deputy director of an urban revitalization program, assembly district leader in New York City, and an environmental advocate in New Jersey.
He has taught writing and literature and holds a B.A. from CUNY and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He lives in Lawrenceville. Here is a sample of his work:
Nguyen has seen her works published in her book “Dream’s Hold,” published by Finishing Lines Press in 2018, the GSU Review published by Georgia State University, and in a variety of journals, including the online Archai and ARS Interpres.
She holds master’s degrees in Japanese and comparative literature, taught at Vanier College in Montreal, and worked at the East Asian Library, Princeton University. She is a longtime member of US1 Poets Cooperative and the Long Poems Gathering. She is the author of the following:
The monthly poetry reading is cosponsored by the Princeton Makes artists collaborative and the Princeton-based Ragged Sky Press.
The will be held at 4 p.m. at Princeton Makes, located in the Princeton Shopping Center, next to Metropolis Hair Salon. The event includes an open mic limited to the first 10 readers to sign up, and COVID protocols are in effect.
For more information, contact Jim Levine at princetonmakes@gmail.com.
