In Their Words is a monthly feature where Steve Delia and Mike Cohen interview poets from the Mad Poets Society and beyond to get their perspective on art, poetry, and life.
Back in June of 2019, Steve and Mike sat down with Lisa DeVuono to discuss poetry, philosophy, and inspiration. Click picture to see part 2 of that interview.
To see the full interview, visit Mike Cohen’s Youtube channel
Lisa DeVuono (www.lisadevuono.com) is a poet living in the Philadelphia area where she has facilitated creativity and poetry workshops at conferences, retreats, and hospitals. She has also worked with teenagers in recovery, ALS and cancer patients and their families. Her peer-based poetry curriculum “Poetry as a Tool for Recovery” for individuals living with mental health challenges has been implemented through a partner program with the Institute for Poetic Medicine at both Austin and Cleveland Clubhouses. She has produced several multi-media shows incorporating song, music, poetry, and dance.
Her chapbook is entitled “Poems from the Playground of Risk” and she also performs the poetry of Rumi, with musician and songwriter Michael London.
Steve Delia and Mike Cohen have worked collaboratively and independently as poets and supporters of the arts in the Greater Philadelphia area. Mike Cohen helps to run the Poetry Aloud and Alive series at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore, and has had his fingers in many poetic ventures over the years. Steve Delia is the author of 6 chapbooks of poetry, and has read in a variety of venues, including the Philadelphia Writers Conference and on WXPN. Steve and Mike have also appeared throughout the Philadelphia area as the Dueling Poets.