Ruth Lisa Schechter: Celebrating an extraordinary poet & mentor

In an all-new panel discussion, TSTB celebrates the life and work of Ruth Lisa Schechter -- poet, activist, editor, healer, and mentor. Raised in the Bronx during the Great Depression, Schechter discovered a passion for poetry and studied with the legendary Louise Bogan. Schechter admired the freewheeling verse of Ginsberg and the confessional poets -- but she was also meticulous about craft and precise language. This emotional and revealing appreciation features world-renowned poet and visual artist Maria Mazziotti Gillan, award-winning poet and teacher Maureen Seaton, and Schechter's younger son, Bill. The session begins with an extensive account of Schechter's life and creative joruney from her son, followed by reminiscences and readings from Gillan and Seaton. #story #stories #storytelling #storytellers #poet #poetrylovers #writers #mentors #creativewriting #creativewriters #NewYorkwriters #NewYorkpoets #PatersonReview #MariaGillan #MaureenSeaton #RuthLisaSchechter #CrotonReview #CrotonNY #CrotononHudson #Patersonpoets #Bronx #Bronxwriters #Bronxpoets #allenginsberg #annesexton #sylviaplath #louisebogan