Last Saturday, after spending the early afternoon together, Patricia Spears Jones and I attended a poetry reading at President Garden in Brooklyn to celebrate the publication of Hanging Loose 119.
Hanging Loose Press began in 1966; it has survived these many decades because of its caring consistent editors like Jiwon Choi and Joanna Fuhrman who, with the help of many others, are keeping the press alive today.
Saturday’s reading was especially meaningful for me. To be in a community garden is to be a part of the work of others whose effort allows me to be there with the butterfly and flower, the poets and their listeners sharing the same sunny time and space. In much the same way, Hanging Loose Press is part of the community. A book from Hanging Loose is a gift from many. Hanging Loose is the community.
In the Vimeo below, Jiwon Choi introduces Barbara Henning, Andrew Levy, D.Nurkse, Joanna Solfrian, and Gerald Wagoner, poets among the poets in the latest issue. I didn’t know three of the poets so I was looking forward to hearing something new. You can hear them all on the Vimeo below. Enjoy.
Hanging Loose 119
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Patricia Spears Jones selfie with Joanna Fuhrman
Jiwon Choi at President Garden
Here is a link to Hanging Loose 119:
Hanging Loose Magazine #119
Marking 60 years of continuous publication, with covers and an art portfolio by Claudia Fulshaw. This issue features a tribute in memoriam to recently deceased poet and Hanging Loose Press editor Donna Brook, plus one of her signature her poems. The quest editor section, curated by Alan Semerdjian, features Armenian…
And here is a link to Hanging Loose Press:
Hanging Loose Press
Good literature stays good.
Robert Hershon
A few years ago, I recorded Bob Hershon giving a reading at Haverford College. Bob, who was one of the original editors at Hanging Loose, was an outstanding supporter of the press over the years keeping it relevant and afloat. You can hear him read some of his wonderful poems in the link below:
Robert Hershon reads from Goldfish and Rose