Dora Joins Volume Four of Misfits, Malcontents and Mystics
Event to benefit the Taos Men’s Homeless Shelter. Please come join us to hear stories and poetry about this magical place that Taos is, as offered by local luminaries Paul…
POEMS, PUBLISHING AND THE PIANO
With my publisher, Ron Moore of Baskerville Publishers, and the renowned pianist, José Feghali, Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, in Ron’s home in Fort Worth, Texas in May 0f 2014, months before the expanded, second edition of the scorched earth went…
THE BURN PILE
I’m working on my next book, with a growing stack of final poems, and a growing burn pile of former versions of those poems in process. As Bradbury famously said, “It was a pleasure to burn.” Step by step now,…
ORIGIN #7 INCLUDED IN GARGOYLE ISSUE 64
Which came first? The falling from the skyor the longing to return to it? You lifting yourself toward me,all heated skin and beyond, that look of ravage hauntand need and the briefest sighting of you spirit bared.You told me you…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Martin Luther King, Junior January 15 1929 – April 4 1968 I’m standing below the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, which is marked by the wreath above me. Dr. King was shot standing on the second-floor balcony outside of…
Empowering the Survivor’s Voice: Writing as a Means of Healing
Date: TBA 2016 During 2016, Dora McQuaid will host a workshop in State College, PA, where Penn State University is located, to afford survivors of sexual violence the opportunity to…
Dora will be on tour internationally with her collection of poems
Dora will be on tour internationally with her collection of poems, the scorched earth and the scorched earth: spoken audio disc companion during 2016. Please check back for dates and locations or sign up…
AN EVENING WITH CRISIS CENTER NORTH AT THE CARNEGIE
Photos from my ongoing speaking and book tour with my book, the scorched earth, continue to come in. Here is one of me taking the stage at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall and Library in Pittsburgh for the benefit event…
AUTHOR EVENT: DORA E. MCQUAID PRESENTS the scorched earth AT THE CHESTER COUNTY BOOK COMPANY
Wednesday November 11, 20157:00 – 9:00 pm967 Paoli Pike, West Goshen CenterWest Chester, PA Dora is excited to return to her hometown of West Chester and to the Chester County…
DORA RETURNS TO PENN STATE AND STATE COLLEGE, PA
As part of her book and speaking tour across Pennsylvania, Dora will do two public events in Centre County: PUBLIC TALK AT THE INSPIRATION MURAL WITH MURALIST MICHAEL PILATO AND BOOK…
MY IMAGE IN THE INSPIRATIONS MURAL NEAR PENN STATE
SURVIVORS INSPIRING ME, AT PENN STATE I am on tour with my recently released Expanded, Second Edition of my book, the scorched earth, and am currently in State College, PA, preparing for two speeches during the week ahead, one at Penn State and…
CRISIS CENTER NORTH PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH DORA E. MCQUAID: POET. ACTIVIST. TEACHER. SPEAKER.
Thursday, October 28, 20156:00 – 10:00 pmAndrew Carnegie Music Hall, Carnegie, PA Dora will be serving as Keynote Speaker for Crisis Center North’s Annual Celebration, with the generous corporate sponsorship…
CRISIS CENTER NORTH AND VERIZON PRESENT: AN EVENING WITH DORA E. MCQUAID: POET. ACTIVIST. SPEAKER. TEACHER.
I am excited to announce that I will be serving as Keynote Speaker for Crisis Center North’s Annual Celebration, with generous corporate sponsorship of Verizon’s Hopeline. Details here: 10 28 15 MCQUAID CCN POSTER Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 6:00 – 10:00 pm…
DORA TRAVELS TO LOS ANGELES FOR THE FLAME, FIST AND DANCE TOUR! WITH PAT PAYNE & SANDRA HUNTER AKKA B.
“I have been flame, fist, dance and spin…”From Dora’s poem, Homecoming, in her collection of poems, the scorched earth. As part of her current book and speaking tour, Dora will be in Los Angeles…
Poetry Night at The Taos Inn for the 41st Annual Taos Fall Arts Festival
7:00 – 10:00 pm, Wednesday, September 30, 2015The Historic Taos Inn, Taos, NM Dora performs solo and with award-winning poet and event curator Erin Bad Hand Kerr. An Evening of…
WRITING LOVE LETTER TO THE WORLD
LOVE LETTER TO THE WORLD JOINS THE TAOS PASEO AND DORA JOINS LOVE LETTER TO THE WORLD 9/25 and 9/26 2015, Outdoor Installation, The Paseo, Taos, NM “The PASEO is a free art festival dedicated to bringing the art of…