River Poets

Leslie Harrison, 2010-2011 Philip Roth Resident

Diana Park, 2010-2011 Emerging Writer Fellow

Featured Reader: Steven Good – Theme: Falling (as in leaves) Former River Poet disciple and Bloom bard returns with broken images and disconcerting metaphor–a werewolf’s gamble across the hoods of cars, at the hour when you sleep, with eyes like cups of white tea.

Followed by an Open reading.

MC: Dick Brook

Theme: September to Remember (perhaps memorize a poem to recite). Lester Hirsh, former editor, publisher of Bone & Flesh literary magazine, lives in his hometown of Shenandoah, PA. He makes most of his living as a troubadour poet, performing various concert venues, as well as artist-in-school residencies, and Special Needs Audiences. He was a 1997 finalist in the Napa Valley Emerging Songwriter Contest, and a 2005 Grammy nominee for Best Spoken Word for selections from his CD, Mosaic II, Poems of An Ancient Order. And more about Lester Hirsh – Besides hosting Open Mike Poetry readings at All Things Good in Pottsville, he has also been a concert producer, allied with the Berks Bard Poets of Reading, River Poets of Bloomsburg, Stray Dogs Poets of Schuylkill County, and a staff member and performer for the Stillwater Poetry Festival. Lester holds a Bachelor of General Studies/Literature Degree. To be followed by an open reading.