Congregation Gates of Heaven will welcome three accomplished  local Jewish poets and authors—Susan Cominos, Shira Dentz, and Janet Bowdan—for  an evening of poetry, conversation, and reflection on Thursday, September 24, from 7:00– 8:30 p.m.

The three writers will share selections from the new poetry anthology The Color Wheel  (Terrapin Books, 2026), a thematic collection exploring the range of hues within human  experience. They will also read selections from their own published works. Additionally the evening will offer an opportunity for conversation about what it means to be a Jewish  writer today. 

• Susan Cominos is the author of Out of Nowhere: Poems (Stephen F. Austin State  University Press/Texas A&M University Press, 2022) and serves as poetry editor  for Judith magazine.

• Shira Dentz is the author of several poetry collections, most recently Sisyphusina  (Astrophil Press, 2025), and is a former professor of creative writing at Rensselaer  Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

• Janet Bowdan is the editor of Common Ground Review and author of Making  Progress (Finishing Line Press, 2018). She is professor emerita at Western New  England University.

Books by the participating authors will be available for purchase following the reading.

For more information, call Arnie at 518-374-8173 or email at arotenberg@cgoh.org.