WOMR/WFMR???s Annual Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Reading at Wellfleet Preservation Hall with World-Renowned Poet Marge Piercy??
Poetry contest raises funds for Cape Cod’s only community-access radio station, drew submissions from across the country
JOE GOUVEIA
Provincetown, MA, March 8, 2017: The regional winners of the Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest will take to the stage to read their poems at the Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Thursday, March 23rd at 7:30 pm, when WOMR???s Jeannette de Beauvoir introduce the poets. The evening will end with readings from award-winning novelist and poet Marge Piercy, the finalist contest judge.
“Once again, it was a pleasure to read the work of many accomplished poets for this contest,??? said Marge Percy. ???The national contest drew such fine work from all over the States that, like in past years, I had some problems choosing among them. I could have given several awards. The regional contest also had talented winners, demonstrating that Cape Cod still draws exceptional writers.???
MARGE PERCY
Readings will include the poetry of first, second and third prize winners Adeline Carrie Koscher, Diane Woods Ashley and Lucile Burt as well as honorable mentions J. Lorraine Brown, Ed Meek, Michael Shapiro, Wilderness Sarchild and Jo Brisbane. All of the regional submissions were read through and selected by Marge Piercy.
???It???s going to be an exciting evening, not just for the finalists, but for the audience,??? said WOMR???s executive director John Braden. ???We have some excellent poetry in these selections, and of course the opportunity to hear Marge Piercy read her work is not to be missed.???
The event is free to the public, donations graciously accepted. The Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest remembers and celebrates the life and work of Cape Cod Poet Laureate and WOMR poetry host Joe Gouveia, who succumbed to cancer in 2014.
About WOMR/WFMR:
WOMR is a noncommercial, nonprofit educational community radio station offering an eclectic blend of music and spoken-word programming since 1982 and broadcasting from Provincetown, Massachusetts???making it ???outermost radio.??? WOMR is not affiliated with any educational institution and derives its financial support from listeners, businesses and funding organizations. More information at www.womr.org