Events
FREEdom Verse. Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 7 pm, Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs:
Laureate Poetry Series: FREEdom VERSE. Original poems inspired by the Declaration of Independence at 250. Poets include Joseph Bruchac, Carol Graser, Maggie Greaves, Susan Jefts, Kathleen McCoy, Jay Rogoff, Nancy White, and emily xyz.
Nine area poets will present their responses to the Declaration of Independence at 250, in a program called “FREEdom Verse,” a free Laureate Poetry Series event hosted by Saratoga Springs poet laureate Jay Rogoff. Saratoga Arts is located at 320 Broadway in Saratoga Springs.
Join us Sunday, April 19, 2026, at 3 pm in the galleries, for a poetry reading by regional poets responding to artwork in All These Growing Things. Poets include Joseph Bruchac, Peg Boyers, David Graham, Catherine Clarke, Susan Jefts, Marilyn McCabe, Lucynda Prostko, Jay Rogoff, and others. The reading is organized and hosted by Saratoga Springs Poet Laureate Jay Rogoff, whose two-year term runs January 1, 2026, through the end of 2027.
This event is free and open to the public.
Susan will be the featured Reader at Caffe Lena Saratoga Springs, NY 7pm Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
7p.m. Reading followed by an open mic. Sign up at 6:30.
The Places We Carry - a workshop on April 24th, 2024
The idea of “Place” can carry both physical and emotional meanings for us. Our places might include towns and landscapes as well as people, ideas, and. What are the places you’ve been part of, and what are the ones you find yourself moving towards? We’ll look at poems that reflect themes of place in various ways, and write from the words and images that most speak to us. All are welcome, and no experience with poetry or writing is necessary.
Facilitated by Susan Jefts, M.S. and author of the poetry collection Breathing Lessons. Wednesday, April 24th, 5 – 7 p.m. at Caldwell- Lake George Library Call 518-668-2528 to register.
Breathing Lessons Book Launch
October 19th, 2023 5:30-7:30 p.m. at LARAC (Lower Adk Regional Arts Center) Glens Falls 7 Lapham Lane, just behind Crandall Library.
Live music, wine and bites, a short reading, and a book sale and signing.
Breathing Lessons, is out this October from Shanti Arts Publishing in Brunswick, Maine. Her book will be available on Shanti Arts website, at Bookshop.com, Amazon, Goodreads, and in bookstores in upstate New York, the Adirondacks, and Vermont.
A Little Poetry on an Autumn Night
Wednesday, November 29th, 6:30 p.m. Caldwell- Lake George Library, 336 Canada St. Lake George, NY Call 518-668-2528
Come sip wine or tea and listen to poems read by Susan Jefts from her new book of poems, Breathing Lessons, which celebrate moments of discovery and awareness from her explorations of mountain and water places, including the Adirondacks, Vermont, and Canada. Question and sharing following. Books will be available for purchase and for signing.
A Gathering of Poets
December 6th, 2023, 6:00 p.m. at the Abbott Memorial Library, Pomfret, VT. Reading from their new books will be:
Dale Cottingham
Laura Foley
Judith Janoo
Susan Jefts
April Ossmann
