First Wednesday Reader Series presents Youngstown poet Philip Brady & journalism professor Jacqueline Marino on Wednesday, June 3 at 7:00pm at the Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave. Michele Gatts will co-host with an open mic to follow. This reading will be downstairs in the Trophy Room, accessible only by stairs. Meagan Albani will provide ASL interpretation. The First Wednesday Reader Series receives support from POP! Art Books Culture. Philip Brady is the author of five collections of...

Each year, Lit Youngstown teams up with the YWCA of Youngstown to bring together poets and artists for the YWCA’s annual Women Artists Show. Poets will receive 1-3 images of artwork to inspire 1-3 poems. Selected poems will be presented alongside the artwork and poets will be invited to read their work at a reading Wednesday July 23, 2026. If you are unable to attend, a Lit Youngstown reader will read your poem for you. Click here to register. Registration deadline is June 15, 2026. Open to...