David Messineo kicked off the 28th season of the Sensations Magazine Creative Events Series - among the 22 longest continually operating poetry reading series in America, according to research published in 2015 - with this humorous poem from his book Formal, questioning the reasoning behind selecting April for National Poetry Month. The 3-hour reading - first of 4 planned for 2015 - offered a series of National Poetry Month feature slots to current Sensations Magazine subscribers, and an open mic portion for others, and was held at Sweet Tease Café & Bakery in Belmar, NJ, courtesy of owner Kate Heath. David Messineo is among the 35 longest-serving poetry editors and literary magazine publishers still active in America, also per research published in 2015. Used and discounted copies of David's 2006 book Formal may be purchased online at www.bookfinder.com, under author David Messineo.
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