Riverfront Readings

Riverfront Special featuring Greg Field and Maryfrances Wagner
Friday, October 9th, 8 PM
Online event (Zoom): register at https://tinyurl.com/rfz201009

Please join us for our October 9th Riverfront Special Zoom reading featuring Greg Field and Maryfrances Wagner.

To attend, please register for the reading at https://tinyurl.com/rfz201009, and you will be provided with the information needed to join the reading.

Greg Field is an artist, writer, drummer, sailor, chemist, computer geek, and he plays in the band River Cow Orchestra. He has a BFA and an MA in painting and his paintings are in private collections all over the country. His poems have been published in many journals and anthologies including New Letters, Laurel Review, Karamu, Chiron, et. al. His book The Longest Breath (MidAm) was a Thorpe Menn Finalist. His book Black Heart from Mammoth Press focuses on his Native American heritage. Woodley Press published his latest book, Uncertainties. He continues to combine his love of the arts in music, poetry, and visual arts. He is a co-editor of I-70 Review and on the board of directors for The Writers Place.

Maryfrances Wagner's newest books are The Silence of Red Glass and The Immigrants' New Camera. Her poems have appeared in many literary magazines including New Letters, Birmingham Poetry Review, Natural Bridge, Laurel Review, Voices in Italian Americana, and Poetry East as well as anthologies and textbooks. She is a co-editor of I-70 Review and has served as co-president of The Writers Place. The Missouri Arts Council chose her as Individual Artist of 2020.

Riverfront Readings features Victoria Garton and Gregg Ventello
Friday, August 14th, 8 PM
Online event

Please join us for our August 14th Zoom reading featuring Victoria Garton and Gregg Ventello.

To attend, please register for the reading at https://tinyurl.com/rfz200814, and you will be provided with the information needed to join the reading.

Victoria Garton
Victoria Garton writes poetry as well as non-fiction features for the cattle industry. She lives on a ranch at Nevada, MO, and has taught English and Literature classes for Crowder College for the past 15 years. A regular contributor at the Phil Miller and Crystal McLean Fields Scholarship readings, her poetry has been in Thorny Locust, The Same, Quarterly West, and Poem. Non-fiction has appeared in Working Ranch and Missouri Angus Trails. Her book Kisses in the Raw Night was published by BkMk Press, UMKC.

Gregg Ventello
Primo Ventello lost his job as an auditor when the firm he worked for became the largest partner-ship failure in American history. His work has appeared in the Carolina Quarterly, Hotel Amerika, and New Letters. "Das Schweinehund" was recognized as a "Notable Essay" in the Best American Essays 2013. He received a Fulbright Grant to the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan for the 2014-2015 academic year. He teaches at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Regrettably, our reading scheduled for Friday, March 13th has been cancelled due to concerns over COVID19. We will attempt to schedule Silvia Kofler and Bob Walkenhorst for another date.

Friday, February 14th
8:00 PM
The Nonprofit Village
31 W. 31st Street, Kansas City MO 64108

Music by Ian Blackie of Too Late for Satellites

Jeremy Gulley is a writer and artist based in Kansas City. His poems and stories have been published various places. His books are Charlie’s Machine and The Time Tunnel, both from Alien Buddha press.

Jermaine Thompson was born and raised in Louisville (Lewisville), MS. He’s been writing poetry since he was 13 years old, inspired by having to memorize Langston Hughes “Dreams” for a Black History Program at his church. Jermaine has publications in The Pinch, Memorious, Whale Road Review and Southern Indian Review among others. Jermaine has an MFA in Poetry from UMKC and currently teaches Intro to Creative Writing there. He also teaches freshman and junior English at Pembroke Hill Upper School.