An Everyday Renaissance
Some Photos From My Time in Florence
I’m writing this in an airport on my way back home. I hope to see many of your at my reading at the New Deal Cafe Saturday. I’ll be raising more money with Screens for Children, benefiting the children of the world who have been hurt by the cruel policies of the Trump administration. So far Screens for Children has raised over $1000.00 at local readings. Here’s the JustGiving website where you can donate or see the list of doners for Screens for Children. See Coming Up below for more information.
Florence, Italy: a City of Light & Magic
Okay, the magic of Florence cannot be perfectly rendered despite the army of artists who have tried. So here are two little galleries that suggest my favorite moments in the city that helped give birth to the modern world.
In addition to the works of the Renaissance greats, you’ll find some of the most remarkable streets you may ever have the pleasure to walk.
Preflight: Screens’ Prologue Poem
Before the formal sections of the book begin, you’ll find this small poem concerning the infinite fragility of the moment. Here’s a video reading.
I shot the video at Dulles Airport while waiting for my flight to Florence. It’s hard to think of a more enjoyable way to spend time in an airport.
Here’s the poem.
My thanks to Washington Writers Publishing House for publication of Preflight in the new anthology, America’s Future.
Anthropocene Visions and Voices
There’s still time to visit this remarkable installation at the Waverly Street Gallery. The exhibit runs until November 22, 2025. See Coming Up below for more information.
Coming Up
October 26 - November 22, 2025 at the Waverly Street Gallery, Anthropocene Visions and Voices. The installation features photography-based, mixed media artwork by Keith Kozloff, complemented with ekphrastic poems that were created by local writers - Anani Centano, Elina Chang, Henry Crawford, Suzanne Fine, Stewart Hickman, Zak Jones-Gomez, Ada Jo Mann, Pam McFarland, Willa McKickle, Neha Misra, Yvette Neisser, Sharon Neubauer, Mark Peirzchala, Tara Prakash, Gabriella Stein, and Marianne Szlyk.
Saturday, November 15, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm , Poetry at the New Deal Café. Host Cliff Lynn will feature Henry Crawford, reading from his new book, Screens. New Deal Café 113 Centerway Greenbelt, MD 20770.
Saturday, November 15, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Poets in the Conversation Room, Mellon Hall ST JOHN’S COLLEGE of ANNAPOLIS. Free and open to the public with tea coffee and snacks poetry and conversation, book signing after Reading.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 7-9 p.m., The Inner Loop will feature Michele Wolf and Chet’la Sebree along with others. Sonny’s Pizza, 3120 Georgia Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Have a reading or event coming up? Let me know and I’ll pass it along. And as always, feel free to email me with questions or comments at henrycrawfordpoetry@gmail.com. Use the subject “Coming Up” Stay creative!
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