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SATURDAY, September 6, 2-4 p.m., free

PEACOCKS ON THE STREETS
Book-Launch Party and Reading

The Writer's Center, Bethesda, Maryland

Come celebrate the debut of Michele Wolf’s Peacocks on the Streets. Michele is joined by poet and photographer Margaret McCarthy, author of the new poetry collection
In the Becoming: Poems on the Deirdre Story.

The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda (GPS: Use Chevy Chase), Maryland
For more information: 301-654-8664; writer.org

Closest Metro stop: Take the Red Line to the Bethesda stop, exit, and turn right (south) on Wisconsin Avenue. It’s less than a 10-minute walk from the station to The Writer’s Center.Turn left at Walsh Street; The Writer’s Center will be on your right.

THURSDAY, October 16, 7:30-9 p.m., free

Reading, MoCo Underground Writers Showcase
Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, Maryland

Michele will be a featured reader along with four others. Enjoy the poems and the gorgeous gallery ambience.

Sandy Spring Museum
17901 Bentley Road
Sandy Spring, Maryland
For more information: 301-774-0022; sandyspringmuseum.org

THURSDAY, November 6, 7-8:30 p.m., free

DiVerse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading and Open Mic
Casey Community Center, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Michele will be one of two featured readers. An open mic follows.

Casey Community Center
810 S. Frederick Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland
For more information: diversegaithersburgpoetryreadingandopenmic.com

SUNDAY, November 9, 4-5:30 p.m., free

Poetry reading, Writers Out Loud
Modena Reserve, Kensington, Maryland

Michele will be one of two featured readers.

Modena Reserve
10540 Metropolitan Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895
For more information: 240-899-6514; PhilipWexler@msn.com

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

I was so touched and surprised to learn that somebody posted my poem “The Great Tsunami,” which originally ran in Poetry and opens my book Immersion, on this sign in front of Del Ray Artisans in Alexandria, Virginia's Del Ray neighborhood. Thank you, Mystery Poetry Lover, for the sweet honor of sharing my work. Happy National
Poetry Month!

Writing

Read Michele’s memoir piece “Facing the Dream Deferred,” about how life events have impacted her writing time over the years and how she has come to terms with an ever-shifting writing-work-life balance, in The Writer’s Center Magazine, Fall 2025, page 26 »here.

Read Michele’s blog post “Getting Your Poetry Published,” about the time she received an extraordinary windfall after publishing a poem in an anthology, and about her Writer’s Center publishing workshop »here.

Read Michele’s blog post “What is your adoption experience?” as well as “How has the adoption experience affected your poetry?” and three poems on the website Poets on Adoption »here.

Read Michele’s piece “Poetry Readings: The Art of Creating a Poet-Audience Bond” on The Writer’s Center’s blog »here.

Teaching

SATURDAY, September 27, 2-5 p.m. ONLINE

The Writer’s Center
Workshop: Getting Your Poetry Published

Whether you have yet to submit your first poem to a literary journal or are ready to offer a publisher a book-length manuscript, this intensive one-day workshop will give you advice on how to succeed, tailored to your work’s strengths. Get tips on placing poems in print and online journals, why anthologies are such an appealing platform, how to publish chapbooks and books, the pros and cons of contests, the etiquette of poetry submission, how to develop your poetry network, and how to keep your morale high while facing rejection in a highly competitive field.
Cost: $45 (Writer’s Center member), $60 (nonmember).

Workshop leader: Michele Wolf

The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda (GPS: Use Chevy Chase), Maryland
For more information: 301-654-8664; writer.org