Emily Ferrara     

 

a poetry of healing
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Translator Sabine Pascarelli with Emily Ferrara at The Paperback Exchange, Florence, Italy, 2008.

Reading at Libreria delle donne, Florence, Italy, 2008.

 Emily Ferrara with Anna at Libreria delle donne (Women's Bookstore), Florence, Italy, April 12, 2008.

 

     

            Emily Ferrara at a poetry reading in Newfoundland, 2003.

 

    

                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                    Copyright 2007, 2008

 

   

Upcoming Readings & Workshops

January 4, 2010, 7 PM

Workshop For Publishing Poets monthly reading at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA.  For more details, click this link.

 

Past Readings & Workshops 

 

November 5, 2009

Ekphrastic Creative Writing Workshop at Art Museums and Medical Education: Dialogue across Disciplines, Sackler Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

 

October 24, 2009, 7-10 PM

Poetry reading, featured poet, Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Plaza, Worcester, MA.  Open mic follows.

 

March 10, 2009, 7-9 PM

Writing from the Heart of Prayer

Workshop - Pre-registration required (Cost $15)

Kairos Spiritual Life Center – Going Deeper into God: A Lenten Journey in Prayer and Presence

All Saints Church

10 Irving Street

Worcester, MA

 

March 4, 2009, 7-9 PM Worcester Women Poets Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston Street

Worcester, MA

Five local women poets will read at this annual event, in celebration of Women’s History Month. 

 

February 11, 2009, 5:30-7 PM

Women in Print: Healing from Hardship Worcester Women’s History Project Worcester Public Library

Saxe Room

3 Salem Square

Worcester, MA 

Three local women authors will discuss their work. Light refreshments will be served. Time for questions will follow. This year’s featured authors are Ruth Bass, Emily Ferrara, and Donna Talman. Snow date is Wednesday, March 4th.
For more information, e-mail info@wwhp.org

 

January 9, 2009, 8-10 PM Worcester Storytellers

Featured Reader

Vasa Hall

1 Ekman Street

Worcester, MA

 

September 21, 2008

Poets’ and Writers’ Piazza

Hofstra University

Long Island, NY

 

June 12, 2008, 7 PM 

Frances Perkins Branch Worcester Public Library

Reading & Book Signing

470 W. Boylston Street Worcester, MA

 

May 15, 2008. 6:30 PM

Tapestry of Voices Series

Borders Downtown Crossing

Reading & Book Signing

10-24 School Street

Boston, MA

 

April 12, 2008, 6:00 PM

Women’s Bookstore – Libreria delle donne

Reading & Book Signing

Via Fiesolana 2b

50122 Firenze, Italy
tel. 055240384 fax 0552347810
libreriadonne@iol.it

 

April 10, 2008, 6:30 PM

The Alchemy of Grief: Poetry Face-to-Face

Paperback Exchange – Anglo-American Bookstore

Reading & Book Signing

Via delle Oche, 4Red

50122 Firenze, Italy

Email: papex@papex.it

 

March 25, 2008, 7-9 PM

The Alchemy of Reflective Writing and Mindfulness

Workshop- Pre-registration required (Cost $10)

Kairos Spiritual Life Center – Touching the Holy:

A Lenten Series of Meditations with Creative Arts

All Saints Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester, MA

Contact: 508-752-3766, x19 or email: kairoscenter@allsaintsw.org

 

March 20, 2008, 6:30 PM

Gale Free Library

Reading & Book Signing

23 Highland Street, Holden, MA

 

March 5, 2008, 7:00 PM

Writers Read Series

Regis College Fine Art Center, Carney Gallery

Reading & Book Signing

235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA

Contact: Steven Hall, 781-768-7034 or email: steven.hall@regiscollege.edu

 

January 16, 2008 - Reading, Book Signing, and Reception - Humanities in Medicine Series, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 5 p.m.

November 8, 2007 - Book Launch for The Alchemy of Grief (Alchimia del Dolore) at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, City University of New York, 7 p.m. Poet Emily Ferrara and Tuscany-based Poet/Translator Sabine Pascarelli will read and sign. Free

November 19, 2007 - The Alchemy of Grief (Alchimia del Dolore) - A Bilingual Reading and Book Signing by Emily Ferrara and Tuscany-based Poet/Translator Sabine Pascarelli at The Gene J. DeFeudis Italian American Cultural Center, 28 Mulberry Street, Worcester, MA, 7 p.m. Free

CUNY, John C. Calandra Italian American Institute, NY, NY, Poets Fest, April 14, 2006

Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA, 2nd Annual Worcester Poetry Showcase, April 11, 2007

Porter Square Books, Workshop for Publishing Poets featured reader, Cambridge, MA, November 2006

Poets House, Soho, NY, November 2006

Village Arts Gallery, Worcester, MA, September 2006

Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2005

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, Cultural Events Committee Program, featured reader, 2005

Barnes & Noble Downtown Crossing, Tapestry of Voices featured reader, Boston, MA 2005

Twine Loft, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada, 2003, 2002

The Ship Inn, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, July 2003

Harlow Street Gallery, Worcester, MA, 1999

Charlton Founders Day, Charlton, MA 1990-92

The Black Tavern, Dudley, MA 1991