An advocate for creative writing and community service, founder and executive director of the Montgomery County (PA) Poet Laureate Program, and author of two poetry collections, Eve Heads Back (2020) and Eve Would Know (2017) published by Kelsay Books.https://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mqg3hbrt7k2nThankful for the opportunity to share the afternoon with poet, memoirist, editor, educator, and former Marine, W.D. Ehrhart, at the Indian Valley Public Library. Bill read from his books, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE: COLLECTED POEMS and Smart Fish Don’t Bite to an attentive (and adoring) crowd 🙇🏼12 Jul 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqg3hbrt7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mnqp2s4ilk2uOde to Kathy Shaw You are a published poet, a volunteer tutor, former English teacher, and, our very special guest. Thank you for sharing your new book of poems, Black Swan (2026, Finishing Line Press), with #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup at Indian Valley Public Library! #Congratulations! 🎉08 Jun 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqp2s4ilk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mkw3lpfrh22pWe wrote our joy! We shared our delights! #essayettes We listened with awe and wonder as our special guest poet, Julie Standig, read from her beautiful book, The Forsaken Little Black Book (Kelsay Books, 2022) at Indian Valley Public Library #nominated #theerichofferaward #thankyounote 💌03 May 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw3lpfrh22phttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mjv44so63222O whata night it was — one that will forever play on in Montgomery County Poet Laureate - MCPL + #YPL hearts 💯 Congratulations 2026 #MCPL Michelle Messina Reale and #YPL #evahmyles #thankyounote 💌19 Apr 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjv44so63222https://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mipoalbjak2m“Above the pond-dark green and neon blots of thistle” 💛 With heartfelt thanks, Nathalie Anderson, for joining the #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup It was such a pleasure to hear you read your poem, American Goldfinch, from—Birds of North America— #gorgeousness at Indian Valley Public Library05 Apr 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipoalbjak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mhetucomgk2w🧘🏻‍♂️ https://oneartpoetry.com/2026/03/18/three-poems-by-joanne-leva/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQoL81leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeP3Nw5NguMCZbyrGUYDRCOzm-HyZhpIuhBEU1s_0vbFQUNc4M1T7HGiAMOjM_aem_HKygT-hKb-8pAB81N-ecsw19 Mar 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhetucomgk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mgj56ycgok2c💫THE STARS @eliotweinberger “their movement creates a music in the sky” and we were “the Star People” today at Indian Valley Public Library #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup with special guest ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ Valerie Fox ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #TheRorschachFactory #TheFailedLoveFactoryAuctionCatalogue 💌 #thankyounotefactory08 Mar 2026 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgj56ycgok2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3meudrninls2sHow does one or all of the poets at Indian Valley Public Library today say thank you brilliant speaker/teacher/poet/friend? @JohnTimpane, you are a wonderfully true inspiration, a “brand new, everything” “House amid orange groves”, and, yes, even “screaming like Daltry” you bring hard fun! 💌 #Thanks15 Feb 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3meudrninls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3mc4fzaj5xs2gThirty five years and still going strong #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup at Indian Valley Public Library #happybirthday 🎂 With tons of love, hugs, and appreciation to Montgomery County Poet Laureate, Steve Pollack for being our special guest #ldorvador #thelastwildthing #hippiehollowpark #thankyounote11 Jan 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc4fzaj5xs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3m7eahr5blk2kBill Hemmig is the author of Americana: Stories and Brethren Hollow, both published by #ReadFuriously. Bill is writing poetry in the next chapter of his life #IndianValleyPublicLibrary #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup #thankyounote 💌07 Dec 2025 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7eahr5blk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3m4mb4bmx3c2gI carry praise for Julie Maloney, founder/director of www.WomenReadingAloud.org, author of A Matter of Chance (She Writes Press) and Private Landscape (Arseya Publishing). I carry joy. I carry gratitude and awe. What do you carry? #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup02 Nov 2025 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mb4bmx3c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3m2fu45f2vs2cCalling all Keystone Poets Anthology lovers! This is what happens when the best of the best celebrate poetry and read their work at Indian Valley Public Library🍁Praise Pennsylvania State University Press and editors Marjorie Maddox Hafer and Jerry Wemple #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup05 Oct 2025 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2fu45f2vs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lyaysz6y2c2tDodge Poet and faculty member of Murphy Writing of Stockton University, storyteller, literary citizen, and good friend, Luray Gross shared from “With This Body” & “Lift” #RaggedSkyPress Thank you for inviting us to question and reclaim our words at #IVAF #ForgottenVoices #poetrygroup ✍🏼07 Sep 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyaysz6y2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lvhkru35lk2bMany thanks to poet Kathleen Lutz Mulholland for taking part in both the poetry reading (which was amazing) and the conversation (imagine an outing with Walt Whitman) #forgottenvoices #poetrygroup Indian Valley Public Library #myhappyplace ✍🏼03 Aug 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvhkru35lk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lvhia4wam326Sage advice🦉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2025 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvhia4wam326https://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3luefeixie22gSkyline cleanse #Booksky [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3luefeixie22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lu6v7na2nk2y#Booksky Spine Story! 📚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2025 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6v7na2nk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3ltqgtdysbs2f#Booksky Highlights 📚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2025 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltqgtdysbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3ltbhidf2v22qSo grateful to poet, Joseph A. Chelius, for sharing his new poetry collection, Playing Fields (Kelsay Books, 2025), at the Indian Valley Public Library #forgottenvoices #poetrygroup as we reflected on the (seemingly) ordinarily things in our lives that we are thankful for #WearingMyFathersMitt06 Jul 2025 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltbhidf2v22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lszrsavzxk2pSkyline cleanse #Booksky 🦋 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2025 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lszrsavzxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lsi5qib5yc2s⛱️☀️⛵️ @georgesseurat.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jun 2025 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsi5qib5yc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lscuf5vdtc2bHappy Mid-Summer Night’s Eve! #BlueSky 🐝 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lscuf5vdtc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lro4ashhos26“There are no good words for an ending…” to quote #evanwang in his poem, Graduation Day, but we sure had fun trying! 📸#NationalYouthPoetLaureate “Look at you!”15 Jun 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lro4ashhos26https://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lrbae3sedc2sOur #shootingstar #evanwang reading his poem, Graduation Day 🎓 #NationalYouthPoetLaureate #Congratulations, Evan! #UpperMerionHighSchool #202510 Jun 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbae3sedc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lr57tskzjs2iT-minus 7 days…✍🏼 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr57tskzjs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lqrzosyyx22gPlease join us for an evening of Radical Love for our National *Youth* Poet Laureate #evanwang Montgomery County Poet Laureate - MCPL at Eclipse Center for Creative Community on Saturday, June 14, at 7pm. This event is hosted by #mcypl #TinaRambergMichael and #mcpls Chad Frame Liz Gray 🥳04 Jun 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrzosyyx22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lpxbqwy6qs2eNote to self: Sign up for this *free* course! ✍🏼 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpxbqwy6qs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3lpxax5k5q22eSo proud of #evanwang Youth Poet Laureate of the United States! 🇺🇸 https://whyy.org/articles/montgomery-county-evan-wang-youth-poet-laureate/24 May 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpxax5k5q22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3locqfszluk2aCount it all joy! My favorite place at Indian Valley Public Library with Courtney K. Bambrick & Peter M. Baroth ✍🏼 Praise for World Without (Bottlecap Press) and Lost Autographs (Moonstone Press) 💌 #poetry #stories #forgottenvoices #poetrygroup04 May 2025 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3locqfszluk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joanneleva.bsky.social/post/3loajzenvrk2mCongratulations to Evan Wang, the inaugural Youth Montgomery County (PA) Poet Laureate, *now* The National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States! 🇺🇸 #hiphiphooray (mostly hip) www.youthlaureate.org/03 May 2025 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:jurocsnkcdfvnfaplb7juird/app.bsky.feed.post/3loajzenvrk2m