After a summer break, our lively open mic returns in September. Read a poem to a supportive audience.
James McSherry is a graduate of Columbia University’s Writing Program and has been a teacher of writing and film to inner-city high school and college students. His memoir A Clean Street’s A Happy Street is in the New York Public Library and is being taught in New York City public schools. Mr. McSherry was a visiting writer for a series curated by the New York Public Library called “Around the Neighborhood,” where local authors give workshops to young, aspiring writers.
He was a featured author in “The Five Boro Story Project” which brings local writers to the attention of their respective communities and was the recipient of several BRIO Awards, (Bronx Recognizes Its Own.) His short film “Poetry Man” was screened at the Cannes Short Film Corner and won the audience award at The Manhattan Film Festival. In addition, “American Boy” a chapter from Mr. McSherry’s latest memoir, We Will Never Be Here Again was a finalist in Columbia Journal’s Print Nonfiction Contest. Another chapter, “Lips”, from the aforementioned book was published in Sequestrum Literary Magazine. He is a contributing writer to MovieMaker Magazine and completed a novel, All the Lovely Dead, which he will soon be adapting for the screen.
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