Event: First and Last Word Poetry Series hosted by Harris Gardner and Gloria Mindock Date: September 19, 2023 Time: 7pm Location: Online via Zoom
Mary Bonina and Mark Pawlak read from their new poetry manuscripts.
Event: Faculty Reading, Kettle Pond Writers Conference Date: June 19, 2023 Time: 7pm Location: Conference Lecture Hall, Paul Smiths College, Paul Smiths, NY
Mary reads from her memoir, My Father's Eyes, and Chen Chen reads from his poetry collection, Your Emergency Contact is Having an Emergency.
Event: Mom Egg Review (MER) Journal Launch for Vol. 21 (2023) Date: June 16, 2023 Time: 7-9pm Location: Online via Zoom
Mary reads with other contributors to the new issue.
Event: A Live Reading at the Gloucester Writers Center Date: March 16, 2023 Time: 7:30pm Location: Gloucester Writers Center, 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
Mary Bonina and Mark Pawlak read new poetry. All welcome. Free of charge.
Event: Warren Wilson MFA Program from Writers Conference, Alumni Reading Date: July 13, 2022 Time: 6pm Location: Online via Zoom
Mary read poetry from her manuscript-in-progress with other alumni.
Event: Fellows Reading, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Date: November 15, 2021 Time: 7pm Place: Fellows Residence, Amherst, VA
Mary reads from her novel-in-progress, with Bethanne Patrick (aka "The Book Maven") reading memoir, and Cathrael "Kate" Kazin reading a short story.
Event: Writers' Room of Boston Reading Series Date: September 29, 2021 Time: 7pm Place: Online via Crowdcast
Mary reads from the beginning of her novel-in-progress, with Laysha Ostrow reading a short story.
Event: M. F. A. Post-Graduate Conference, Warren Wilson Program for Writers, Alumni Annual Reading Date: July 17, 2021 Time: 6pm Place: Online via Zoom
Mary reads from her novel-in-progress, with other alumni.
Event: Reading of the Italian-American Writers Association Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020 Time: 6:00 P.M. (log on just before 6 P.M. to make sure you are allowed into the room) Place: Online via Zoom
Register to attendhere. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Mary Bonina reads with B Amore.
Event: Cervena Barva Press Authors, Publisher's 15th Anniversary Reading Series Date: August 18, 2020 Place: Online via Press Facebook page
Mary Bonina and Mark Pawlak read from their books published by Cervena Barva Press.
CANCELLED Date: Friday, April 3, 2020 Time: 6:00 P.M. Place: Calandra Institute of City University of New York, 23 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Midtown Manhattan, NY
Joint reading sponsored by Italian Americana and VIA, the only two Italian-American journals publishing creative work in the U.S. Hosted by Dean Anthony Tamburri. Mary reads with poets published in these journals to celebrate National Poetry Month.
CANCELLED Event: The School Street Sessions: Women Reading Women Date: Saturday, March 28, 2020 Time: 3:30pm Place: Omni Parker House, Holmes Room, 60 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
As part of Women’s History Month and the worldwide celebration of the contributions women have made throughout history, March presenters will read their own poems and the work of women who have influenced and inspired them. Readers will be Mary Bonina (Denise Levertov), Holly Guran (Lucia Perillo), Deborah Melone (Edna St. Vincent Millay), Elizabeth Quinlan (Martha Collins), and Deana Tavares (Maya Angelou).
Admission is free. To RSVP or for more information, please email or call Deborah Melone.
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Time: 7:00 P.M. Event: First and Last Word Poetry Series Place: Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue in the Cafe, Somerville, MA
Mary reads with Timothy Gager (author of fifteen books of fiction and poetry) and Chris O'Carroll (author of The Jokes on Me: Poems).