Valerie G. Keane is the founder of Poetry & Coffee, a discussion group for writers and readers of all levels of experience, where people are reading and talking about poetry for the joy of it. She speaks at high schools and colleges about how to love poetry from the bottom of your soul without an MFA and her work has been featured at numerous reading series throughout NYC and Long Island, as well as in Newtown Literary Journal, where she currently serves on the editorial review board for poetry. In 2016, Valerie was appointed to the Artist Peer Circle Program for Writers at Queens Council on the Arts.
contact: valeriegkeane@gmail.com