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Creatyve PenCraft

Poetry, story, & spoken word—live in the Hudson Valley and online.

Magdalen - Host of Creatyve PenCraft

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.

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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.

Sign Up to Read!

Thanks for signing up to read! I look forward to hearing your work.

— Magdalen

The Writing Hub

Prompts • Circles • Community

This is where the writing happens.

Got a poem in pieces or a line that won’t behave? Bring your half-ideas, scribbles, and “is this anything?” drafts. Show up as you are, write anyway, and we’ll make space for your brave first tries together.

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Write AnyWay!
Monthly Writing Practice 
 

March - A Sentence a Day

Write AnyWay! is a simple monthly writing practice designed to keep the words moving when life gets busy or inspiration runs dry.

This month we begin with March: A Sentence a Day.

NowHere

Notes from the desk.

NowHere is where I write in a quieter register—reflections on creativity, voice, language, and the ordinary moments that shape the work. A place to sit with process, craft, and the everyday writing life.

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.

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