burning of ''the pain words'' from frank wolfe's memorial open mic's 10th anniversary in 2024.

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:

 

remember to release what doesn't make sense to stay inside, when you can. even if you can only make a small dent in whatever it is, our bodies appreciate when you give them a break and a bit of the respect they deserve around all the hard things there are to sift through in life around what's beautiful, complex, and more.

 

thank you for loving, learning from, and remembering frank with us. <3

2024: the 10th annual memorial open mic for frank kelso wolfe.

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.