Join fellow poetry enthusiasts for an inspiring online event on Sunday, October 6, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET), featuring the talented Leslie Neustadt. Leslie’s writing and art are deeply influenced by her Jewish heritage, commitment to social justice, and her personal experiences as a woman, daughter, wife, mother, and cancer survivor. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Leslie’s powerful voice and connect with fellow readers and writers. Register HERE to listen or participate!

Leslie's books, Bearing Fruit: A Poetic Journey, and her latest, The Sustenance of Stars (2024) are available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, or check with your local bookstore.

Spring 2024 Jewish Poetry Salon with Rhonda Rosenheck, Jay Rogoff, Barbara Ungar, Susan Comninos, Leslie Neustadt, Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer, and Maxim D. Shrayer.

Join host Jackie Craven, Leslie Neustadt, Judith Prest and other writers, poets, and artists who will share their work during open mic night at C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios. Sign up for open mic starts at 7:00. Reading starts at 7:30.

Leslie and other women poets will read recent workshop poems. C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios. Sign up for open mic starts at 7:00. Reading starts at 7:30.

Local poets including Leslie Neustadt will read their poems interspersed with music played by Lycaeides. This will include Renaissance, Modern and World Music, played on early music instruments including recorders, viol, guitar, laouto and percussion.

LOCATION: Schenectady Central Library, McChesney Room