“…the edge of the sea,
“Mary Makofske’s big-heartedness is matched only by the capaciousness of her imagination – and surely the two are twinned – her ability to imagine her way into the experiences and perceptions of so many and such different others – a suicide bomber, an enslaved woman, a night guard at a concentration camp among them – as vividly as she renders her own daily and deeply personal experiences. If there are no angels, there are at least poets like Makofske, who bear witness, empathize, illumine, show us how it is to be alive and fully human in times like ours.”
~~Cecilia Woloch, author of Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem and Carpathia
Events and
Announcements
Friday, March 8: Mary will read at 7 p.m. with the DAMD poets at SUNY Orange, Orange Hall Gallery, 24 Grandview Ave., Middletown, NY. A celebration of women, including open mic.
Friday, April 5: Mary and two other readers at CAPS (Calling All Poets) at the Unison Center, 9 Paradies Lane, New Paltz, NY, and on Zoom, at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9: Mary with read with Donna Reis at Chester Public Library, Chester NY at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 11: Mary will read with J.R. Solonche at Goshen Public Library, Goshen NY at 5:30 p.m.
Video of reading at Hudson Valley Writers Center, Sleepy Hollow NY.
Kenneth Salzmann interviews Mary about “Euthanasia: A Geography” on “How to Grow a Poem.” Wonderful series–consider signing up.
Mary reads on Charlie Rossiter’s “Poetry Spoken Here” podcast.
