Poetry Salon in Los Angeles
On October 1st Lorinne Vozoff and Dr. Lillian Wallace organized a poetry salon in Jan's honor at the Theatre Group Studio on Oakhurst Avenue in Los Angeles. An assortment of professional musicians, actors, and film makers had been invited to the reading, in addition to friends and aquaintances of Jan residing in the L.A. area. A limited edition of Jan's forthcoming poetry collection, "A Fool's Poems" (Hand to Mouth Publishing) had been prepared and handed out as a gift to the
Two Poems for this Poetry Day
March 21 is International Poetry Day, and Hand to Mouth Publishing celebrate by sharing two poems by Jan Valentin Saether (from his upcoming poetry collection, working title "The Abraxas Verses", Hand to Mouth Publishing, 2017). Enjoy! *** The Gorgeous Gap The new wisdom snake does not close the gap like the older image where the tail is in jaws This newness now reveals what proud predicament concealed The last little gap of missing context will not be bridged At the entrance
