This interview originally appeared as a Substack post on Sapling, Issue 824. Published on Sapling via Substack: https://substack.com Feature: Slapering Hol Press Sapling spoke with Margo Taft Stever, Susana H. Case, and Mervyn Taylor, editors of Slapering Hol Press. From left: Margo Taft Stever, Susana H. Case, and Mervyn Taylor SAPLING: Founded in 1990, Slapering…
The following essay was read by Margo Taft Stever on Friday, May 9th, 2025, at the Harvard Club of New York City as part of a special event celebrating the new anthology What the Presidents’ Read: Childhood Stories and Family Favorites, edited by Elizabeth Goodenough and Marilyn S. Olson (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025). Ted Widmer,…
This article is adapted from a speech I delivered at Union Church in Pocantico Hills on April 8, 2025, following a poetry reading with Dominika Wrozynski, the new program director at the Hudson Valley Writers Center. As a returning board member and founder of the Hudson Valley Writers Center, I was invited to reflect on…
By Chris S. Cornell This spring marks a transformative moment at the Hudson Valley Writers Center (HVWC), the renowned literary nonprofit founded by poet Margot Taft Stever over four decades ago. With new leadership, expanded programming, and a renewed emphasis on community, HVWC is poised for a renaissance—one that builds on its rich legacy while…