First Wednesday Reader Series presents poets Amanda Stovicek D'Alessandro of Cleveland and Jyotsna Sreenivasan of Columbus, Wednesday, April 2 at 7:00pm at the Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave. Open mic to follow. Co-host Michaela Write. ASL interpretation by Meagan Albani, with support from the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. This reading will be downstairs in the Trophy Room, accessible only by stairs. Many thanks to our sponsor, POP! Art Books Culture.
Amanda Stovicek D’Alessandro is a poet made of star stuff. She received the Ohio Arts Council 2022 Individual Excellence Award based on her body of work. Her debut micro-chapbook, SPACE SPECTACULAR, was published by Ghost City Press in their 2018 Summer Micro-Chapbook Series. She is a narrative medicine practitioner in Northeast Ohio. You can read her work online at starstuffstudio.com.
Jyotsna Sreenivasan's latest book, THESE AMERICANS (short stories and a novella) won a Foreword Reviews INDIES award. Her novel And Laughter Fell From the Sky came out in 2012. Her stories have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies, and she received an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council for 2022.
Upcoming Readings:
May 7 Jon Graham & David Prather, co-host John Marino
June 4 Marion Boyer & Steve Henn co-host Lena Carson
July 9 Dianne Borsenik & Steven Concert co-host David Simonelli
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