In the Wake of Newtown
I am so sorry…. For the past several weeks I’ve been celebrating the publication of Confessions and the positive response it’s received, but I have to call a halt for awhile. In... Read More
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CavanKerry’s first book trailer
We have ventured into the land of video! We hope it will be an exciting new addition to our growing online presence and are proud to share our first book... Read More
Cruising at LaMaMa (or what I do besides work at CKP)
From CKP’s Social Media Coordinator, Angela Santillo For the last five months I have been stuck on a cruise ship that has finally come to dock at New York’s famed LaMaMa stage. ... Read More
Teresa Carson, The Frost Place's New Associate Director of The Conference On Poetry and Teaching
Congratulations to our very own Teresa Carson on her new appointment as The Frost Place’s New Associate Director of The Conference On Poetry and Teaching! The official announcement from The Frost... Read More
This Coming Sunday: Our First Time at the Brooklyn Book Festival
Early in the morning this coming Sunday Josh Kashinsky, our Waiting Room Reader Coordinator, and I will be heading for Table 136 at the Brooklyn Book Festival. We’ll have a hand truck... Read More
Remembering Poet Peggy Penn
 Peggy Penn and I met about 15 years ago in a writing workshop lead by our beloved mentor, Molly Peacock, in my home in East Hampton. Peggy was stunning!... Read More
Molly Peacock Remembers Peggy Penn
Was there anyone more elegant than Peggy Penn? Â She had a deliciously chromatic style of dressing, where each item of clothing would echo in texture and color the next item,... Read More
Praise for Poetry Heals
Overall Evaluation Results 58% gave the workshop the highest rating. 38% gave it the next highest rating.  Partnering with CavanKerry Press was a dream—even though it was already late... Read More
A Few Thoughts about Gratitude from Joan Cusack Handler
It strikes me that one of the least celebrated communications between us is the simple thank you. I, for one, don’t say it often enough. Nor to enough people. I’m sorry is another biggie.... Read More