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Joan Cusack Handler Interview | CKP Board Meeting 2019

Joan Cusack Handler Interview | CKP Board Meeting 2019

Sapling interviews Starr Troup

Sapling interviews Starr Troup

Last month, Sapling, a weekly newsletter from Black Lawrence Press that highlights the best of the small press world for writers looking for new venues for their work, interviewed our Managing Editor, Starr... Read More
On Accuracy at Poetry Out Loud, from Teresa Carson

On Accuracy at Poetry Out Loud, from Teresa Carson

Beatrice Dimaculangan, State Champion, from NJPOL Because of the bad fortune of a snowstorm that caused the postponement of the Region 6 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud competition, I had the good... Read More
Another question for National Poetry Month

Another question for National Poetry Month

It’s poetry month and we asked our community to answer 3 important questions, one of them being… What is the poem you’d give to someone living in your town 100... Read More
How are we celebrating National Poetry Month?

How are we celebrating National Poetry Month?

By asking our poets, staff, and CavanKerry community three simple questions: What is the poem that you recite to yourself when you’re waiting for test results in a doctor’s waiting... Read More
Dawn Potter on Judging the NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals

Dawn Potter on Judging the NJ Poetry Out Loud State Finals

On March 13, 2015, I had the honor and the pleasure of serving as a judge at the state finals of the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud competition, held at Princeton University.... Read More
Journey to Publication by Sarah Bracey White

Journey to Publication by Sarah Bracey White

Sarah Bracey White, author of “Primary Lessons”   A skinny, brown-skinned girl sits on the porch of a weathered gray house in South Carolina. Pencil in hand, she writes a... Read More
Celebrating a New Mission

Celebrating a New Mission

From Joan Cusack Handler, Publisher and Senior Editor Interestingly enough, our mission statement changes as we grow.  Our first emphasized our dual commitment: A not-for-profit literary press serving art and community. Unique... Read More
CavanKerry Poets at Massachusetts Poetry Festival

CavanKerry Poets at Massachusetts Poetry Festival

January Gill O’Neil Kevin Carey Dawn Potter and Teresa Carson January Gill O’Neil and Joseph Legaspi And congrats to CKP poet January Gill O’Neil, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival,... Read More