The Emily Dickinson Reading Marathon is a beloved annual tradition of the “Tell it Slant Poetry Festival” where, over a 14 hour period, many skilled readers come together to cover the entire breadth of Dickinson’s oeuvre. Poet Rose Solari will be reading a handful of poems between #s 661-918 in Ralph Franklin’s The Poems of Emily Dickinson:...

“Since its inception in 2010, the Festival has quickly become one of the nation’s top literary events, attracting hundreds of award-winning and best-selling authors, poets and songwriters from across the country to its beautiful park setting.

The event was conceived and introduced by Gaithersburg Mayor (then council member) Jud Ashman, with the support of the Mayor and City Council and the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee. The Festival is produced by a core committee comprised of city staff and a dedicated group of volunteers who donate their time and talent.

Funded in part by generous sponsors and supported by the City of Gaithersburg, the Festival offers programming for all ages, is free to attend and is open to everyone.”

Poet, author, small press operator, Rose Solari will be participating in a publishing panel at the 2020 Washington Writer’s Conference. The panel’s title is “Hybrid, Small, Big, What Publisher is Right For You?” Solari will be joined by representatives from Mascot Books (hybrid publisher), Apprentice House (student-run publisher out of Loyola University) and Strange Violins...