San Francisco poet Stephen Kopel hosts a weekly radio show called “Poetry Scene” for the Lighthouse for the Blind. The interview is a half an hour and includes a discussion of my work and readings.
The half hour radio show, hosted by San Francisco poet Stephen Kopel, was broadcast from City Hall on Friday, May 16th. Joan read from “Seeking Center” as well as a manuscript in process. You can find the show, streaming at: www.lighthouse-sf.org/audio/streaming.php
A Review of Seeking Center, A Collection of Poems by Joan Gelfand, 71 pp., Two Bridges Press, 2006. In Seeking Center, Joan Gelfand joins the reader in a free-wheeling discussion, beyond the poems themselves, regarding what is poetry today, here at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In forms that span from the short, highly-constrained [...]
“A Dreamer’s Guide to Cities” San Francisco Bay Press, Virginia/San Francisco: 2009
In her second full-length poetry collection, Joan Gelfand explores the poignancy of living in a world that is war-torn and environmentally damaged. With a nod to the humorous paradox of modern life, Gelfand writes from the vantage point of a mother, an artist, and a Zen meditator. “A Dreamer’s Guide…” looks beyond the surface of our lives at the connections that make live worth living, and the sensual details that color it. Read More
Seeking Center: A Collection of Poems by Joan Gelfand, Two Bridges Press, Richmond CA: 2006
In Seeking Center, Joan Gelfand joins the reader in a free-wheeling discussion, beyond the poems themselves, regarding what is poetry today, here at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Read More
