Will’s House – Poetry Reading by Martha C Wallace

Poem performed by Val Cole

 
Get to know the poet:

What is the theme of your poem?

The theme of my poem is family memories, based on my life as a young child visiting my grandparents.

How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I want people to recall warm wonderful memories in their childhood as they mentally are transported to my grandparents porch, hearing the crackle of the old transistor radio ( and incidentally Grandpa’s Cleveland Indians were in the World Series) to imaging pulling and tasting the sweet Concord grapes and mulberries.

How long have you been writing poetry?

I have been waiting poetry for around 5years while taking a creative writing workshop in college

Do you have a favorite poet?

I have many that I admire: Emily Dickinson, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Rita Dove, but maya Angelo…