The recording of Jay’s recent reading celebrating the release of Rising Out of Nowhere is now available!
You can find this and many other recordings of Jay’s readings on the Recordings of Past Readings page.
Poetry Reading and Book Release for Rising Out Of Nowhere
Please join us to celebrate the release of Jay’s book Rising Out Of Nowhere on July 27, 2024 at 7pm at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St, Gloucester MA. The event is free and open to the public, although donations are appreciated. Learn more at gloucesterwriters.org. Hope to see you there!
New Book: Rising Out of Nowhere
Jay’s brilliant new book, Rising Out of Nowhere, is now available from Fenway Press!
Film of Vermeer Paints My Mother
Jay reads his chapbook-length ekphrastic poem Vermeer Paints My Mother at the Windhover Center for Performing Arts, Rockport, MA. This 25-minute reading was produced by Henry Ferrini for the Gloucester Writers Center. Special thanks to Adam Tessier and to Lisa Hahn and Duncan Holloman of Windhover Center for Performing Arts.
New Chapbook: Vermeer Paints My Mother
Jay Featherstone’s new chapbook, Vermeer Paints My Mother, is now available from Fenway Press!
Gloucester Writers’ Center Honors Jay Featherstone
Please join us at Poem in Action: Gloucester Writers’ Center Summer Shindig and Benefit, celebrating Jay and the reopening of the GWC. The event is on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at the Harbor Room. Get your tickets today!
Reading with Nadine Boughton and Jim Dunn
Jay recently read with Nadine Boughton and Jim Dunn at Sawyer Free Library in celebration of Poetry Month, 2022. Check out the recording on YouTube.