MRAC presents

poetry by

Fereshteh Sholevar, Philip Dykhouse, Wendy Schermer & Ronald W. Howard

July 26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Click to register.

Fereshteh Sholevar, the Iranian-American poet writes in four languages and has authored 6 books of poetry, two novels, and a children’s book. She has won several prizes from the Philadelphia Poets and Pennsylvania Poetry Society. Her new bilingual poetry book (English French) Of Dust And Chocolate and The Orphan Hydrangeas , a collection of short stories, are both available on Amazon.

Philip Dykhouse lives in Philadelphia. His chapbook, Bury Me Here , was released in 2020. His work has appeared in Toho Journal, Moonstone Press, everseradio.com, and Spiral Poetry. He was the featured reader for the Dead Bards of Philadelphia at the 2018 Philadelphia Poetry Festival. He is currently working on his next manuscript.

Wendy Schermer, a resident of Arden, DE since 2005, has been writing creatively for many years. Her poetry has been published in Dragonfly, USA Today, The Fox Chase Review, The Rainbow Journal, The Cicada’s Cry, A Collection of Dance Poems, Amore Love Poems and the collections of work by participants in both the 2010 and 2012 Cape Henlopen Writers’ Retreats.

Ronald W. Howard is a photographer, visual artist and poet who recently retired from 10 years of service as President of the Manayunk Roxborough Art Center. Ron credits his participation in the monthly MRAC poetry critique sessions as a primary stimulant for returning his focus back to poetry.

Friday, July 26, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m.

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Hosted by David P. Kozinski

An invitation link will be e-mailed to registrants on the day of the reading.

An "open-mic" will follow the featured readings.

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MRAC is supported in part by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund