Join us for a poetry reading at the gallery!
Saturday, November 16 from 1-3pm
Carol Casey
Carol Casey has been writing poetry since age 13 and never completely stopped, even though work, family responsibilities and general life calamities often and persistently took precedence over poetry promotion. Writing poetry has been a mainstay throughout her life, empowering and grounding her through many ups and downs. Carol Casey studied Adult Education (ADED) at Brock University and studied Gerontology at Laurentian University. Carol is retired from nursing, and now identifies as a poet with adult education skills.
In 2005 she joined the Huron Poetry Collective, and remains an active participant.
She has given numerous readings and her poetry has appeared in two chapbooks by the Huron Poetry Collective, " No Corners to Hide"," and "The Language of Dew and Sunsets; and in periodicals such as " The Leaf", " Toward the Light" and " Tickled by Thunder".
In 2017 Carol Casey was accepted as an associated member to the League of Canadian Poets. Her work has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize and has appeared in Pinhole Poetry, The Prairie Journal, Please See Me< Front Porch Review, Blue Unicorn,and others, including a number of anthologies " Stones Beneath the Surface ( Black Mallard" and the " Up your Ars Poetica Anthology (Peter and Driscol).
Her first collection of poetry, "What Can Happen: Family and Other Raptures of Imperfection" is available through Amazon. The theme that binds this book together is that of connection- to family, from ancestors to descendants; to nature;and to ideas. It is an exploration of the wefts and warps that hold the tapestry of a human life together. Each poem about the author's personal experience or recollection is coupled with a reflective piece meant to deepen, lend insight or simply provide some counterpoint.
Peter Luke
Peter is a long-time poet and a member of the Huron Poetry Collective. Having lived in Huron County for a couple of decades, he is now a resident of Stratford. Peter is a semi-retired therapist who enjoys photography, pickleball, and badminton.
Mark Hertzberger
Mark Hertzberger is a member of The League of Canadian Poets, The Ontario Poetry
Society, Poetry Stratford and the Huron Poetry Collective. His first book of poetry, Fog &
Mirrors, was published in 2019. Among other publications, his poems have also
appeared in Denouement, published by Beliveau books and The Leaf published by
Brucedale Press.
Mark took first place in the 2008 Poetry Stratford Open Mike Contest and 3 rd prize in the
K. Valerie Connor 2024 Poetry Contest. He has read his poetry on CJCS Radio and at
Culture Days Festivals in Stratford, Ontario. Mark resides in Stratford with his wife,
novelist Yvonne Hertzberger.
Previous Publication Credits
• Between, first published in The Leaf by Brucedale Press, 2021
• Homestead, first published in Denouement by Beliveau Books, 2021
• Clothesline, first published in Writers Undercover: Tenth Anniversary Issue
by The Cambridge Writers Collective, 2004
• Dawn of Humanity first published in The Language of Dew and Sunsets by
The Huron Poetry Collective
• You Can Hear the Robins on Main Street, first published in Fresh Voices by
The League of Canadian Poets
• Ekphrastic Elegy, first published in Verse Afire, by The Ontario Society of Poets, January 2024
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