"Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write."
~Rainer Maria Rilke
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Dale Wilsey Jr. is a writer, poet, and occasional photographer living and working in Scranton, PA. His poetry has appeared in the Boston Literary Magazine, Word Fountain, and the Young American Poets blog.
His photography has been on display at the Scranton Cultural Center, the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock, PA, and Seasons restaurant in Tunkhannock, PA.
During college, Dale was an avid journalist and news editor for The Keystone, Kutztown University's campus paper. He also interned with the Lehigh Valley's The Morning Call.
Dale is an active member of the writing community in and around Scranton and has appeared at multiple live readings and events including Prose in Pubs, an invite only reading event at Jack's Draft House in Scranton, PA, and orchestrated by fellow writer Amye Archer.
Currently, Dale is working on compiling a poetry collection manuscript.
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