May 2, 2013
THEME: OLD FRIENDS
Rob Burnside was born and reared in the anthracite coal region of Northeastern Pennsylvania. His interest in poetry began in childhood, listening to his mother recite from memory. He is a graduate of Wyoming Seminary and received a B.A. in Art Education from Wilkes University. In the early 1990s, near the end of a career on the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department, he began writing poetry and short fiction to fill in long night shift hours at the fire station, and joined the River Poets shortly thereafter. He currently resides in Swoyersville, and has published a chapbook Falling Off the Bone, with the help of Finishing Line Press. His work is substantially influenced by the poetry of Stanley Kunitz, Ruth Stone, William Stafford, Patti Smith, and Walt Whitman. MC: Mike DeMarco
April 18, 2013
Abigail Hess and other poets from the Slam Poetry group at Susquehanna University will perform and present their poems. Serious times may call for serious poetry – or not. MC: Tara Holdren
April 4, 2013
Theme: A Night With James Magill & His Poetry
James Magill lives and writes in Pennsylvania. He currently has a manuscript titled Reflections on the Human Condition. Magill’s writing has received, and continues to garner, some national attention. A sample of his writing can be accessed at his Web Site: http://romonxassociatedartists.com/profile/JamesMagill This will be an interactive event, audience participation requested. Magill will also present tips and advice on how to get published. For additional information please GOOGLE “The Poetry of James Magill”. He can be contacted by e-mail at: Jwm2125@aol.com MC: Charles Weaver
