in july of 2025, frank's mom passed away.
we miss her very much.
below is her obituary.
https://www.klotzbachfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/cecilia-wolfe/#!/obituary
thank you to everyone who made it to the 10th anniversary of our annual memorial open mic for frank wolfe! and thank you to those who couldn't make it but wished us well by email.
below is the video i made of ''the pain words'' ripped up during the event and then burned by me. i was traveling right after the event and am finally catching up at existence and its to-do-lists now, so i am very happy to get this on the interwebs now:
hello, everyone! 2024 is the year of the 10th annual memorial open mic for frank kelso wolfe at steel city coffeehouse & brewery in phoenixville, chester county.
we hope that if you haven't been able to attend in the past or in recent years that you might be able to this year. and please welcome new folks, too, if you think they'd like to attend and would appreciate what we do at this event annually in promoting honesty, creativity, art, humor-laced living, understanding, and what it is to be decent and respectful to each other in a complex modern world.
emily neblock and i (jen hetrick) will be co-hosting and can't wait to see anyone who can attend. thank you for your continued support as well as that of steel city coffeehouse & brewery. <3
any questions in advance can be sent to poetrywithjenniferhetrick at yahoo dot com.
emily neblock will be hosting again, this year, complete gem that she is!
any questions in advance can be sent to poetrywithjenniferhetrick at yahoo dot com.
(Submitted on October 8, 2021; sunflower photo by Emily Neblock)
Dear All,
While pondering what to say for this 7th anniversary of Frank Wolfe's passing, it occurred to me that Frank represents very well what I value most in this world: Realness. He was who he was and did not try to be anything else. The world we live in is sorely without such quality, and yet it is that quality that matters the most of all...at least if we want to live in more of a utopia than a dystopia. This world is currently afflicted with the greatest division, depression, ire, uncertainty of future. People need people, people of a quality that used to be more common. People need reassurance and trust, but instead what surrounds us is so often fake or suspicious, untrustworthy, empty of morals, or upsetting without any promise of true communication or resolution. The world is in a bit of a sorry place in many ways. We desperately need Frankness. We need art and honesty; we need cultural commentary from peaceful hearts. We need comedy and levity. We need inspiration and humble-spirited endurance. We need authentic people. Where are all the Franks? If Frank were here, he would be coming up with jokes about the ridiculousness, trying to live his heart's dreams, and thinking compassionately about every person alive, what their realities are and why they do what they do. In a world of division and confusion, these are the only things that will show us the true path forward, and ground each of us to the floor of our true human reality...or help our feet find it again if it has been a long time since we knew its safety.
