Poet Phil Repko Shares Pieces of April at Studio B's Sunday Series

by Jane Stahl

Poet and educator Phil Repko shares that his writing "career" began as a young teenager encouraged by his mother who told him he should write a book.

"I don't think that a poetry book was what she had in mind, but here we are," he quipped on Sunday, January 12, 2025, during Studio B's second event of its Sunday Series featuring writers and artists "celebrating their journeys."

Phil enjoyed a "full house" during his poetry reading and book signing in which he shared how Pieces of April, his first book, came about; the inspirations for his poems; his writing process; and some future publishing plans.  

He's delighted that his book has been among the top 100 sellers of poetry books on Amazon. His poems offer references to the cultural concerns of the day along with occasional nods to the American and British writers he introduced to the students he taught, while also incorporating the joys and sadness of daily life, universal themes accessible to everyone. Pieces of April is available in paperback at Studio B Art Gallery and on Amazon at a retail price of $15.00.

Next at Studio B on January 19, 2025, from 1-3 p.m. is award-winning fine artist Barbara Post whose power point will explore one of the most exciting museums in our nation’s capital --the Smithsonian American Art Museum & the National Portrait Gallery. This old DC Patent Office building, used as a hospital during the Civil War and the site of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Ball, offers even ghost stories and is now home to the largest collection of American Art in the world.

The treasures in today’s SAAM/National Portrait Gallery contain not only the earliest American examples of paintings, sculpture, folk art, and craft collections, but continue with constantly changing contemporary art plus opportunities for American artists to enter prestigious juried art exhibitions there. 

Barbara's work in painting and collage is frequently exhibited at Studio B. Currently her award-winning watercolor "Boats at Rest" showcases a color palette bringing warmth to a winter scene. 

Previous collages celebrate artists she admires for their ground-breaking efforts and an appropriation of George Seurat's iconic "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Latte" 

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