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July 2025
Thursday July 17th at 7 PM ET - Carolina Hospital & Virgil Suarez
Please register in advance

  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VetAXBz-SE-h35RjV_pkaw  
June 2025
Thursday June 19th at 7 PM ET - Nin Andrews & Dustin Brookshire

May 2025

Friday, ​May 9th ​at 7:30 PM ET  - POETRY Issue #37 Launch Reading 

April 2025
Thursday April 17, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern   SoFloPoJo Presents
Sandra Marchetti & Jose Hernandez Diaz


March 2025
Sunday March 16th at 3 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches presents:
Ken Holland

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Sunday March 16th Submissions close for the SoFloPoJo May 2025 Issue
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Thursday March 20th at 7 PM Eastern SoFloPoJo presents:
Emma Bolden & Dwaine Rieves

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Friday March 21st at 7 PM Eastern
​FLASH FICTION from issues 35 & 36

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Feb 2025
Friday, ​Feb 7th ​at 7:30 PM ET  - POETRY Issue #36 Launch Reading  

Sunday, Feb 16th at 3 PM ET  - Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches 
                                                              Julie E. Bloemeke & James Morehead  



Jan 2025 
Sunday,  January 19th @ 3 PM  Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches - Carmine Giordano & Maria Lisella
Tuesday January 21st @ 7 PM Eastern - SoFloPoJo presents Jenny Grassl & Holaday Mason 

Saturday January 25th  10AM-4PM  Delray Beach Public Library   Blossoming Winter – A Day of Writing & Sharing - 

Instructor: Janet Pfeffer: Memoir, & Lúcia Leão: Poetry.
Featured Readers: Elizabeth Jacobson | Fabienne Josaphat | Michael Mackin O’Mara | Romeo Oriogun | Janet Pfeffer | Olivia Mettler

Saturday January 25th  Noon-3PM  Art Hollywood - Poetry at Mystic Coffee on Harrison St Hollywood, FL
Hosted by Gregg Shapiro,  Featured Readers: Denise Duhamel,  Julie Marie Wade, Barbra Nightingale, Lenny DellaRocca 

Dec 2024​
Tues Dec 3rd @ 7 PM Eastern - SoFloPoJo presents Julie Marie Wade reading from THE MARY YEARS

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Sun Dec 15th    Submissions close for SoFloPoJo Issue #36  -  February 2025
​Tues Dec 31st   Submissions close for the Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize


Nov 2024​
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POETRY Launch Reading:  Friday, ​Nov 8th ​at 7:30 PM ET  



Oct 2024​
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 @7 PM  SoFloPoJo presents Joanna Fuhrman & Jillian Phillips

Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 @ 3 PM  Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches - David Colodney & Laurie Kuntz 


Friday, Oct 25, 2024 @ 7:30 PM Hola Poetas - Poets from our Latinx Poetry Month Special Issue


Sept 2024
Tuesday Sept 17, 2024 @ 7 PM  Eastern    Carmine Giordano & Sandra Yannone

Aug 2024
 Friday Aug 9th, 2024 @ 7:30 PM SoFloPoJo August POETRY Launch Reading
       
  The August FLASH Launch Reading has been postponed & will be rescheduled. Sorry for the delay.
         

Jul 2024
Sunday July 14, 2024 @ 3 PM Eastern   Performance Poets: Angela Narciso Torres & Stephen Gibson
     Email [email protected] for details
Tuesday July 16, 2024 @ 7 PM  Eastern    Jennifer Franklin & Jim Daniels



Jun 2024
Sunday June 9, 2024 @ 3 PM Performance Poets: Will Barnes, Veronica Golos, & Heidi Seaborn - Zoom

     Email [email protected] for details
Tuesday June 18, 2024 @ 7 PM  Poets read from The Secret Live of Love by Dr. Mary Galvin - Zoom

May 2024
Sunday May 5, 2024 @ 3 PM Performance Poets live at Civil Society Brewing Co. 425 Kanuga Dr. West Palm Beach

     Email [email protected] for details
Tuesday May 7, 2024 @ 7 PM Lenny DellaRocca presents TRIO: Amanda Russel, Susannah Simpson, with Michael Mackin O'Mara 
 Friday May 10, 2024 @ 7 PM Francine Witte hosts the SoFloPoJo May FLASH Launch Reading
  Tuesday May 14, 2024 @ 7 PM SoFloPoJo May POETRY Launch Reading
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Apr 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024 at 7 PM SoFloPoJo presents Dorianne Laux & AE Hines

Mar 2024
Tuesday March 19, 2024 at 7 PM SoFloPoJo Presents Suzanne Frischkorn & Jen Karetnick



Feb 2024
Sun Feb 11th 3 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches: Rachel Neve Midbar & E.Ethelbert Miller with Open Mic

Tues Feb 20th 7 PM Eastern - February Issue POETRY Launch - Hear the poets from Issue 32
Fri Feb 23rd 7 PM Eastern - February Issue FLASH Launch hosted by Francine Witte - Hear the authors from Issue 32

Jan 2024 
Sun Jan 14th @ 3 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches -- Joe Weil and Maria Mazziotti Gillan, followed by Open Mic.
Tues Jan 16th @ 7 PM SoFloPoJo Presents: -- Lauren Tivey and Belle Ling      

Nov 2023 
The First Annual South Florida MAUREEN SEATON POETRY PRIZE (no fee, no paywall)
     $500 for the winning poem - co-sponsored with Limp Wrist  - Submissions from Nov 1st thru Dec 21st
Tues Nov 7th 7 PM Eastern - November Issue Poetry Launch - Please Register in Advance

Wed Nov 8th 7:30 PM Eastern PM - Judy Ireland reading at the Betsy Hotel on South Beach with Ruby Hansen Murray
Fri Nov 17th 7 PM Eastern - November Issue Flash Launch hosted by Francine Witte - Please Register in Advance

Fri-Sat-Sun Nov 17-18-19 - 40th Miami Book Fair Street Fair!

Oct 2023 ​
Sun 10/22  Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches: @ 3 PM ET - Mary Block and Oscar Fuentes 
Tues 10/24 SoFloPoJo Presents:  @ 7 PM ET - Xiao Yue and Barbara Hamby  Please register in Advance to Attend

Sep 2023
Thurs 9/7 - Lunchtime Poetry & Jazz @ the Library Series monthly first Thurs @ noon
Fri 9/8  - Escribe Aqui @ The Betsy Hotel September reading: September 8, 2023 Time: 7 PM to 8:30 PM  ET                       
Wed 9/13  - Dustin Brookshire’s Wild & Precious Life Series, Carl Phillips with Paul Tran and Donika Kelly 
Sun 9/17 Memorial for Dr. Mary E. Galvin, SoFloPoJo poetry contributor & guest editor 
Tues 9/19 - SoFloPoJo Presents: @ 7 PM ET online - Dan-Beachy Quick & Ruth Danon
Sun 9/24 - Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches: @ 3 PM ET online - Fall Equinox Open Mic               

Aug 2023
Tuesday Aug 8th at 7 PM ET 
- Zoom POETRY Launch Reading  - Please Register in Advance
 Friday Aug 11th at 7 PM ET - Zoom FLASH Launch Reading  - Please Register in Advance

Jul 2023
Sunday, July 23rd at 3 PM ET Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches:  Elizabeth Jacobson & Anne Marie  Macari w/Open Mic   
Tuesday, July 25th at 7 PM ET SoFloPoJo presents David Groff  & Maggie Queeney

Jun 2023
Sunday, June 11th at 3 PM ET Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches: Lúcia Leão & Jamie White w/Open Mic
Tuesday, June 20th at 7 PM ET SoFloPoJo presents Tennison Black & Jackie Craven

May 2023
Tuesday, May 9th at 7 PM ET  - Zoom POETRY Launch Reading  Please Register in Advance
Friday,  May 19, 2023 at 7 PM ET - Zoom POETRY Launch Reading  Please Register in Advance
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Apr 2023
Sunday April 23rd at 3 PM EDT Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches 
Reading: ​Julie E. Bloemeke & Stacie M. Kiner   
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Tuesday April 25th at 7 PM EDT SoFloPoJo presents Sean Singer & L.J. Sysko ​

Mar 2023
Sunday March 19th at 3 PM Eastern, Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches: Susannah Simpson & Judy Ireland 
Tuesday March 21st at 7 PM ET  Zoom SoFloPoJo Presents Becka Mara McKay & Peter Hargitai
Saturday March 25th at 7 PM Eastern, Lenny DellaRocca invites you to TRIO: Jennifer Martelli, Rick Mulkey, Jessica Cuello 
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 Feb 2023 
Tuesday, February 7th at 7 PM ET  - Zoom POETRY Launch Reading
Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 7 PM Paisley Rekdal at F.A.U.'s Off the Page Reading 
Friday, February 17, 2023 at 7 PM ET - Zoom FLASH Launch Reading


Jan 2023  
SoFloPoJo Presents: Maya Sonenberg & Julie Marie Wade
Tuesday, January 24th at 7 PM ET  Zoom

Nov  2022   
​Tuesday, November 8th at 7 PM ET - Zoom POETRY Launch Reading

Friday, November 18th at 7 PM ET - Zoom FLASH Launch Reading (rescheduled from 11/11 to 11/18)
Oct  2022   
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Wednesday Oct 12th 7 PM Flower Conroy & Suzanne Frischkorn  Zoom
Sep 2022   
Tuesday,  September 13, 2022 at 7 PM EDT
SoFloPoJo presents Bill Neumire & Donald Platt   Zoom
Aug 2022 
Tuesday Aug 9th at 7 PM EDT   Zoom POETRY Launch Zoom Reading 

Sunday Aug 14th at 3 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches Reading & Open Mic: MY Fievre & Catherine Esposito Prescott 
Tuesday Aug 23rd at 7 PM EDT  Zoom FLASH Launch Zoom Reading
Jul 2022​  
Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 3 PM  Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches Reading & Open Mic: Gregg Shapiro & Kerry Trautman  
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 7 PM EDT
SoFloPoJo presents Beth McDermott & Nicole Tallman

Jun 2022​  
 Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 7 PM EDT
SoFloPoJo presents Kristina Marie Darling & Rachel Abramowitz
May 2022​  
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 7 PM EDT - May Issue POETRY Launch Zoom Reading - 
Sunday, May 15th at 3 PM EDT - Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches Reading & Open Mic [email protected]
​Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7 PM EDT - May Issue FLASH Launch Zoom Reading - 
Apr 2022
  • Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 7 PM EDT  Poets for Peace in Ukraine 
Mar 2022
  • Tuesday March 1, 2022 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time  SoFloPoJo FLASH Celebration. 
  • Tuesday March 15, 2022 at 7 PM Eastern, Anthology Reading from Stronger than Fear: Poems of Empowerment, Compassion, and Social Justice   
Feb 2022
  • Tues Feb 8th  7:00 PM SoFloPoJo February Issue Poetry Launch Zoom Reading
Jan 2022
  • Sunday Jan 9, 2022 1 PM Eastern - Reading Queer presents Caridad Moro-Gronlier with open mic
  • Sunday Jan 9, 2022 3 PM Eastern - Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches Susannah Simpson & Judy Ireland with open mic
  • Tuesday Jan 18, 2022 7 PM Anthology Reading from The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry.  ​Eds. Len Lawson & Gary Jackson
  • Thursday Jan 27, 7:30 PM–9:00 PM Reading Queer presents An Evening of Poetry with Neil de la Flor and Dustin Brookshire
Dec 2021
  • Sunday Dec 12, 2021 3:00 PM Eastern   Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches  Michael Hettich & Kristine Thurston

Nov 2021
  • Wednesday Nov 10, 2021 7:00 PM SoFloPoJo November Issue Launch Reading
  • ​​​​Sunday Nov 14, 2021 3:00 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches Denise Duhamel & Dustin Brookshire
  • Tuesday Nov 16, 2021 7:00 PM SoFloPoJo Reading featuring Kristin Bock, M.J. Fievre, & Michael Rothenberg 
Oct 2021
  • Sunday Oct 17, 2021 3:00 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches featuring ​Nicole Tallman & Michael Mackin O'Mara
  • Tuesday Oct 26, 2021 7:00 PM SoFloPoJo Reading featuring ​Ben Kline & Landon Godfrey​
Sep 2021
  • Tuesday Sep 21, 2021 7:00 PM SoFloPoJo Reading featuring Denise Duhamel, Maureen Seaton, George Wallace
Aug 2021
  • ​Tuesday Aug 24, 2021 7:00 PM ​SoFloPoJo Reading featuring Linda Nemec Foster & Sandra Yanonne ​
Jul 2021
  • ​Saturday, July 17, 7:30 PM SoFloPoJo Editors' Meeting  (Freesia & MikeO)​
  • Friday, July 23, 7:00 PM SoFloPoJo Open Mic Reading
Jun 2021
  • Sunday, June 13, 3 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches featuring Catherine Esposito Prescot & Stacie M. Kiner
  • Friday, June 18th, 7:00 PM Grabbed Anthology Reading​
  • ​Saturday, June 19, 7:30 PM SoFloPoJo Editors' Meeting  (Patricia & Nicole)
May 2021
  • Saturday, May 8 7:30 PM SoFloPoJo Editors' Meeting  (Sally & Don)​​
  • Tuesday May 18, 2021 7:30 PM - Marissa Glover & Paul Nemser Zoom Reading​
  • Sunday May 23, 2021 3:00 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches  - J.C. Todd & Ken Holland
Apr 2021
  • ​Saturday Apr 10, 2021 7 PM  Sally Naylor reading
  • Tuesday Apr 13, 2021 7:30 PM Denise Duhamel & Julie Marie Wade Zoom Reading​
  • Sunday, April 18, 2021  3:00 PM Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches Favorite Poems Project
  • Monday, April 19, 2021  7:00 PM The Betsy & SoFloPoJo present Caridad Moro-Gronlier in a book launch Zoom reading
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