Poetry as Promised - A Conversation with Florence-Susanne Reppert and Daulton Reppert

Lehigh Valley Arts Podcast

In this episode, Elise talks with Florence-Susanne Reppert and Daulton Reppert from Poetry as Promised.

Florence-Susanne Reppert (@schizo_trash_poet) is a neurodivergent, nonbinary poet/photographer from the Lehigh Valley. They run Nowhere as Promised open mic at Nowhere Coffee Co (@nowherecoffeeco), and they are the founder of Poetry as Promised Literary Magazine (@poetryaspromised). They also occasionally Co-host Noble Quills (@noblequills) at Barnes and Noble. You can often find them on instagram talking about books, birds, and their children non-stop.

Daulton Reppert (@daulton_reppert) is poet/writer/musician from Allentown PA. He co-hosts Nowhere as Promised Open mic and is one of the -co-hosts for Unraveled Conversations (@unraveled_influence). When he is not hosting poetry related shows and events, he likes long walks down the hallway with his cat.

Poetry as Promised Magazine is a unique homemade and handmade literary magazine devoted to publishing your poetry, prose, short stories, photography, and visual arts in a way that speaks to the readers. It's Editor/Founder Florence-Susanne Reppert spends their time to compiling the accepted works alongside beautiful pages and stickers as a form of scrapbook art. They pride ourselves on their eye for detail and do everything in their power to deliver a masterpiece the featured poets can be proud of.

You can follow Poetry as Promised on instagram: @poetryaspromised
You can check out their website at https://poetryaspromisedsu9.wixsite.com/poetryaspromisedmaga
If you're interested in picking up an issue, click HERE!
For a full collection of links and others ways to get/stay involved, check out their linktree!

This week's opportunity of the week is for the Nowhere as Promised Open Mic #18. This event will feature Cord Moreski (@cord_moreski) & Andy Morales (@theeandymorales). It will be on Saturday, May 18 from 6-8:30pm. This event is for all ages, but please be advised of occasional adult content or language, as artists are not censored. This is a safe space for everyone interested in poetry and all forms of poetry, art, music and vulnerability in creation are welcome. This is a judgement free zone welcome to all. For more information on this event, keep an eye on the Poetry as Promised instagram page.