Rosemary Cappello feels that she has “lived a life that was very literary,” starting with a childhood where “learning was greatly appreciated and encouraged” and including a dynamic commitment to Philadelphia Poets, where she has been promoting, editing and publishing poetry since 1980.

In April, she received a living tribute, hosted by Larry Robins of the Moonstone Arts Center in Philadelphia. “Poets were invited to compose poems as tributes to my mother’s life’s work as community organizer of literary events; editor of “Philadelphia Poets”; and as a poet, herself,” said her daughter Mary. “It was a tremendous outpouring of love and inspiration.”