Come join us for Rick Black’s brunch and poetry talk on Sunday, February 21st, at Olam Tikvah synagogue in Fairfax, Virginia. For three years, Black did post-graduate work in Hebrew literature at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Subsequently, he was a reporter in the Jerusalem bureau of The New York Times. He covered the first intifada, […]
Diary of a Small Press
On public art, hand bookmaking, poetry and trying to stay sane in this increasingly hectic world…Chad Lee Robinson On Haiku
Interview with Chad Lee Robinson, Prizewinning author of The Deep End of the Sky Biographical Sketch Chad Lee Robinson was born in 1980 in Pierre, South Dakota and grew up along the banks of the Missouri River. He continues to live there with his wife Kimberly and son, Nathan, and works as the manager […]
Chad Lee Robinson’s “Deep End of the Sky”
Turtle Light Press is proud to release the winner of its fourth haiku chapbook competition, The Deep End of the Sky, by Chad Lee Robinson of Pierre, South Dakota. This collection of 47 haiku takes us on a journey through the vast expanses of the American prairie, where you will see, hear and feel the […]
Westover Photo Show Library Reception
The sights and sounds of Westover will come alive this Saturday, November 22nd, at the Westover Branch Library. The library will be displaying artistic photo paintings of the Westover neighborhood and shopping district by Rick Black as well as hosting a sound show by Alex Braden, entitled “Piece & Quiet.” Black, a photographer, poet and […]
Falls Church Hilton Opening
The new Falls Church Hilton Garden Inn has selected Rick Black’s artistic photos to adorn its more than 100 guest rooms. Black’s colorful, playful paintings of The State Theatre and Clare & Don’s Beach Shack have been reproduced in a large format for guests to enjoy. A grand opening of the hotel was held on […]
Artistic Photos of Falls Church Exhibition
Rick Black’s photo paintings of Falls Church and Arlington, VA were featured at the Stifel & Capra Gallery in downtown Falls Church as part of the first Friday festivities. As the featured artist, Rick had a full panoply of shots for people to enjoy. If you missed the exhibit, you can take a look at the Falls […]
Grolier Poetry Book Shop Reading
Rick Black will be reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, Mass, this Saturday evening, June 21st, at 6:30 p.m. It will be a combined program with David McCann, who will feature some of his own sijo — a Korean short verse form. We will both read from a selection of TLP books featuring […]
New Falls Church and Arlington Photos
On Friday, May 2nd, Rick’s photo paintings of Falls Church and Arlington, VA will be featured at the Stifel & Capra Gallery in downtown Falls Church. It’s all part of the First Friday festivities. As the featured artist, Rick will have a full panoply of shots of these small towns for people to enjoy. For […]
Star of David by Rick Black
In November 2013, Rick had the honor of reading his award-winning, new poetry collection Star of David in the Hebraic Division of the Library of Congress. Winner of the 2012 Poetica Magazine poetry chapbook contest, Star of David contains a total of 20 poems that grapple with being Jewish today in both America and Israel. […]
Just Released…The Window That Closes
It’s hard to convey the emotional power of Graham High’s new book, The Window That Closes, which follows his time together with his mother over the last year of her life. Says Fereshteh Sholevar Herrman, a Philadelphia-area reader: “I couldn’t put it down until the last page. I must admit that I cried at the […]
24th Anniversary of Nick Virgilio’s death
On Sunday, June 30th, a crowd of family, friends and admirers will gather together at Harleigh Cemetery in Camden, NJ, to mark the 24th anniversary of Nick Virgilio’s death. A pioneer of haiku poetry, Virgilio wrote about family and those he loved, nature, and life on the streets of his hometown. He touched thousands of […]
Haiku Writing Workshop & Virgilio Film
A few places are still open in the haiku writing workshop & Nick Virgilio film screening that I will be offering on Saturday, June 29, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Manayunk-Roxborough Arts Center in Philadelphia. The cost of the day’s activities is $35, including lunch. Created around the theme of “The Art […]
SRO Crowd for Nick Virgilio Film
A standing-room-only crowd of about 40 people turned out for our recent screening of the Sean Dougherty film, remembering Nick Virgilio at the Big Blue Marble bookstore in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. The audience, many of whom are members of the local Mad Poets Society branch, started trickling in around 7 p.m. from […]
Nick Virgilio Prints Now Available
I’m excited to let folks know about some new fine art prints that TLP now has to offer. On numerous trips to Camden, N.J., to work on the new Turtle Light Press book, Nick Virgilio: A Life in Haiku, I snapped photos of the area and now have turned them into digital paintings, each one […]
Anna Akhmatova: Poetry and Solace
As Osip Mandelstam said, “great poetry is often a response to total disaster.” This morning, my daughter arose early at 5:30 a.m. because she incorrectly set her alarm clock. Instead of going back to bed, she tiptoed downstairs to read the fifth book of Harry Potter. I decided to get up myself, shave and read […]
