"Greek Gods & Today's Power Titans" Topic Of Poetry Reading Saturday, April 2 In Woodbury

WOODBURY, Conn. - March 30, 2022 - PRLog -- "Greek gods were self-appointed 'saviors' much like self-proclaimed power titans we witness today," states poet and storyteller Susan A. Katz of Washington, Connecticut. This Saturday, April 2, at 11:00 a.m. Katz will offer an Author Talk & Poetry Reading from her recently released book, "The Limits of Light", a collection of Greek Mythology-based poems at The Woodbury Library, 269 Main Street South in Woodbury. Admission is free. Face masks and preregistration are requested.

"The so-called-gods were self-proclaimed divine beings much like violent power-gluttons we witness today. The parallels are clear between the triumphs and human disasters of the dominating Greek gods, and the horrors of what is happening in our world today. It is almost as if these ancient stories foretold the future."

Published on August 31, 2021, by Austin Macauley Publishers, (London, Cambridge, New York, Sharjah), "The Limits of Light" features a collection of poems that explores the tales of Greek Mythology and their contemporary messages.

A nationally and internationally published poet, Katz's work has appeared in numerous anthologies, journals, and literary magazines. With the publication of "The Limits of Light", she will have published four books of poetry and co-authored two textbooks with a music specialist, Judith A. Thomas, espousing the need to incorporate the arts into school curriculum..

For more than 30 years, Katz worked for The New York State Poets in Public Service, and then, with music/movement specialist, Judith A. Thomas. Her work has been cited as: "…precise imagery, directness, and honesty…outspokenly erotic and sensual, evoking a powerful sense of physical passion and deeply felt experiences." – Robert Wilson, Poetry Editor, Negative Capability.

Katz has been actively writing and publishing poetry for more than 50 years. Her poems reveal her intense passion for the living quality of language. She believes that "Poetry is the need to write beyond the limits of choice; the freedom to see beyond the limits of light."

Poems in "The Limits of Light" include "The Rape of Persephone"; Of Beauty Born; To Phaeton; By What Name Love (Minos, King of Crete, made war upon Megara; Nisus was the King of Megara and Scylla was his daughter); and Hazard of the Heart (Zeus).

Copies of "The Limits of Light" will be available for purchase at the April 2 event. The book is also available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3keuIo8; The Book Depository: https://bit.ly/3gmcG2m; and in select bookstores. Susan A. Katz's works can be found on her website https://www.poetladykatz.com.

To preregister for the April 2 event, call the Woodbury Library at 203-263-3502, or visit www.woodburylibraryct.org. For more information on the poetry of Susan A. Katz, visit https://poetladykatz.com.