Pen Parentis Literary Salon Welcomes In The New Year With Winter Poetry Night

Pen Parentis Literary Salon opens its eighteenth season with its annual Winter Poetry night. Four gifted poets ring in the new year- Gabriel Fried, Sarah Gambito, Marcia LeBeau and Ginny Wiehardt. They will read from new works and discuss how they balance a career in poetry with an active young family at home. The networking begins at 7pm with wine and light refreshments compliments of Andaz Wall Street. Pen Parentis Literary Salons were founded to celebrate the diversity of creative work by writers that are also parents, and is a great place to meet industry notables.

The celebration takes place on Tuesday evening, January 9th at the elegant Andaz Wall Street at 75 Wall Street. The night kicks off at 7:00 pm, and admission is free. RSVP is recommended, but not required-the Pen Parentis Literary Salon is open to adults over the age of 21. Many of the poets' books will be available for purchase.

January 9th's Salon features:

Gabriel Fried is the author of two poetry collections-the first of which, Making the New Lamb Take, includes a poem about his older son's circumcision, the second of which, The Children Are Reading, does not (though it does include poems about Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, A Wrinkle in Time, and the Tales of Beatrix Potter). He is the longtime poetry editor at Persea Books.

Sarah Gambito is the author of the poetry collections Delivered (Persea Books) and Matadora (Alice James Books). She is Associate Professor of English / Director of Creative Writing at Fordham University and co-founder of Kundiman, a non-profit organization serving Asian American writers.

Marcia LeBeau's poems have been published in The Hiram Review, Moon City Review, SLANT, and elsewhere. Her work has also appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine and has been read on the radio. She has been anthologized in Challenges for the Delusional (Jane Street Press, 2012) and The Crack the Spine Anthology XIV (Crack the Spine Press, 2016).

Ginny Wiehardt's chapbook Migration won the 2016 Gold Line Press Poetry Chapbook Contest. Her poems have appeared in literary journals including Bellingham Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, Southern Humanities Review, Subtropics, and Willow Springs.

Transportation info: Take the 2/3/4/5/J/M to Wall Street. The Winter Poetry Salon takes place in a private room in the lower level of the Andaz Hotel, at 75 Wall Street.

Upcoming Event: Tuesday, February 13th, Pen Parentis will present "SECRETS" with acclaimed authors Jamie Brenner, Patty Dann, and Min Jin Lee

Pen Parentis, Ltd, is a New York City-based nonprofit literary organization that provides resources to authors who are also parents, to help them stay on creative track after starting a family.

Pen Parentis Literary Salons are made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. They are also funded in part by The Fund for Creative Communities with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and by a generous one-time grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation.

About Andaz Wall Street:

Experience the rebirth of Lower Manhattan at the only hotel situated on iconic Wall Street. Andaz is devoted to providing attentive, uncomplicated service and indulgent amenities. The David Rockwell designed property features 253 guestrooms starting at a generous 345 square feet, making them some of the largest hotel rooms in New York City. Andaz offers a variety of on-site amenities, including over 10,000 square feet of event space, complimentary wifi and mini bars with non-alcoholic beverages and snacks, a 24-hour gym, and The SPA. Patrons can enjoy seasonal, farm-to-table cuisine and creative cocktails at the new Dina Rata restaurant. For additional information about Andaz Wall Street please visit www.andazwallstreet.com.