Three poets featured at upcoming Lit Youngstown reading
On the first Wednesday of every month, aspiring writers and readers get inspired at Lit Youngstown’s free author appreciation and reading event.
Authors and poets are invited from across the United States to read their work out loud and meet with readers at the event at Westside Bowl.
The next First Wednesday Reader Series is happening July 5 at 7 p.m. in the lower level Trophy Room at the Westside Bowl on Mahoning Avenue.
Ana Torres co-hosts the event and invites people to participate in an open mic night at the end.
Meet the three featured poets
Meet the three poets who will be featured at the reading:
Julio Montalvo Valentin (they/his) is the author of three chapbooks from Baltimore. Their latest work is called Those Who Pray to Rice (NightBallet Press, 2019), and they are a member of Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo (LADB).
Julio’s work has been published in Aisthesis: The Interdisciplinary Honors Journal; Boricua en la Luna: An Anthology of Puerto Rican Voices; New Buffalo Poetry and many more publications.
Stephanie Kendrick is the poet laureate of Athens, Ohio, and author of Places We Feel Warm (Main Street Rag, 2021).
Her poems have appeared in Sheila-Na-Gig Online; Women of Appalachia Project’s Women Speak Volumes 4, 5, and 6; Ghost City Review, Northern Appalachia Review, and elsewhere. Kendrick co-hosts Athens County’s Thursday Night Open Mic.
Stephanie Ginese is an author and stand-up comedian from South Lorain, Ohio. Her debut collection of poetry, Unto Dogs, was released in July of 2022 on Grieveland and can be found on her website.
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