Creatyve PenCraft
Poetry, story, & spoken word—live in the Hudson Valley and online.
Welcome to Creatyve PenCraft
— a creative community where writers, poets, and storytellers share their work, collaborate, and keep the creative practice going—even when the muse is on vacation.
Hi, I’m Magdalen — poet, storyteller, and the person behind Creatyve PenCraft.
Creatyve PenCraft grew out of a simple realization: creative work often happens alone, but it grows stronger in community. Some people arrive with finished work. Others arrive with half-formed ideas or a page that refuses to cooperate. Both are welcome here. So Join Us!
Live readings and featured voices, where poetry and story are shared out loud, in community.
Monthly prompts, writing circles, and shared reflections — a place to practice, experiment, and keep the words moving in community.
Craft notes, process reflections, and sparks of inspiration to keep you writingbetween gatherings.
Poetry & Spoken Word
Next Reading Live
Join us for an afternoon of poetry, conversation, and community in the Hudson Valley.
Coffee, Tea & Poetry Open Reading
Saturday, March 28, 2026
3:00PM
Sign in starts Onsite at 2:45 PM or Sign in Below
Featured Poet - Gabriel x Amor
Gabriel x Amor teaches strategic communication at Columbia University, Hunter College, and Pace University. A translator as well as a poet, he is the author of four books of literary translation and received a PEN Heim Translation Grant for his work on Juana I, the “mad queen” of Spain.
His poetry, essays, and short prose have appeared in a variety of publications, and he served as a producer on the Emmy-nominated documentary film The Woman Who Wasn’t There.
Gabriel studied English at Pace University, English and Film at the University of Chicago, and later earned an MFA in Creative Writing in Spanish from New York University. He joins us at Fermata for the March 28th Coffee, Tea & Poetry reading.
What's New
Poems and projects currently out in the world.
Now Exhibiting
Now on view at Arts Mid‑Hudson Gallery, Poughkeepsie:
‘Beneath the Glibby Moon, featured in Artists Respond to Poetry.
Exhibit runs through April 12, 2026.



