College Holding Reading and Writing Women Event

Provided by Bucks County Community College:

Bucks County Community College invites the public to its 13^th annual “Reading and Writing Women,” an open-microphone event, on Monday March 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge.

Women and men alike are invited to share poetry, prose, or songs written by, for, or about women. The free event, sponsored by the Department of Language and Literature, commemorates Women’s History Month.

At the top of each hour, a guest speaker is invited to read a selection from his or her original work. Guest speakers include prize-winning local poets, published faculty, and community leaders.

For instance, adjunct faculty member Stephanie McBride and women from A Women’s Place will read in the 11 a.m. hour. Bucks County Poet Laureate Alexa Gutter will read at noon. Poet and professor Dr. Christopher Bursk and other faculty members will read poems in honor of Pamela Perkins-Frederick, the 1984 Bucks County Poet Laureate who recently passed away, from 1 to 2 p.m.

The event also features student readings of striking passages from favorite female authors, or from their own relevant work.

The Fireside Lounge located in the lower level of the Rollins Center, the college’s student union building. The campus is located at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa., 18940.

“Reading and Writing Women” is another way that Bucks County Community College contributes to the cultural heritage of the region.  For more information, contact Dr. Keri Barber at keri.barber@bucks.edu, call 215-968-8150, or visitwww.bucks.edu.