May 21, 2019 (Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange)

Hemingway's Poetry Series

May 21, 2019

Featured Readers

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 Standing L-R: Timons Esaias, Christine Telfer, Roberta Hatcher, Stephen Genetti, Gene Hirsch & Joan Bauer

Seated L-R: Joe Kaldon, Stuart Sheppard, Barry Govenor & Kristofer Collins

Kristofer Collins Opens the reading with a poem by Jimmy Cvetic

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Stephen Genetti is a tween library assistant at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and a valet for the Ace Hotel living in Pittsburgh , PA. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh . His poetry has yet to be discovered but he has enjoyed the company of fellow poets in the Pittsburgh area. 

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Barry Govenor was born and raised in the steel town of  Charleroi , PA. He earned his B.A. in biology at California University (PA) and split his healthcare career between Nuclear Medicine and Infection Control & Sterilization Technology. His subject material draws from his mill town roots and outdoor experiences and has appeared in The Pittsburgh  Post Gazette,The  Pittsburgh  Quarterly, Flip Side, The Loyalhanna Review, The  Pittsburgh  Quarterly and Avocet.  He is a longtime member of Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange and has led poetry workshops at Brentwood Public Library, where he formerly served as a member of the Board of Trustees.  

 
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Roberta Hatcher’s poetry has appeared in Main Street Rag, St. Petersburg Review, Storm Cellar and  the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, among others. She has been a finalist for the Patricia Dobler Award, was runner-up for the Arkadii Dragomoshchenko Prize for Innovative Use of Language in Poetry, and her poem French Lesson #3 was nominated for Best American Poets 2014. She is the training coordinator for Literacy Pittsburgh (formerly Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council), where she trains volunteer tutors. Her chapbook French Lessons was published in 2017. 

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As a youngster, Gene Hirsch studied “New” music with Stefan Wolpe. He received an MD degree with an academic career in Cardiology, Geriatrics, and Humanities in Medicine.  He has written poetry since medical school with poems appearing in medical journals, anthologies, Crossing Limits, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and others.  In 1992, Gene initiated a writing program at the John C. Campbell Folk School , Brasstown , NC , in which he teaches and has produced five anthologies featuring students and an active poetry community.  He has been resident poet at the folk school, Consortium Ethics Program (Univ. Pitt.), and Forbes Hospice.  He attends the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange.

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Joe Kaldon  lives in Aliquippa , Pennsylvania and is the author of Rust Belt. He works as a product manager for a steel company and is a graduate of Penn State . He enjoys writing, ranging from letters-to-the-editor to essays to poetry, and this web site www.joekaldon.com is his latest effort. His poetry has appeared in Taproot Literary Review, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Brentwood Anthology edited by Judith Robinson and Michael Wurster. 

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Squirrel Hill native Stuart Sheppard graduated from Kenyon College , and has worked on Wall Street , Madison Avenue, and as a management consultant.  In 2003 he published a well-reviewed novel, Spindrift.  Stuart writes theatre, art, and book reviews for the Pittsburgh City Paper, and serves on the board of the Animal Care and Assistance Fund.  His most recent work can be seen in U.S. 1 Worksheets,  Pittsburgh Poetry Review, and other publications. 

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Christine Telfer served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria (1991-93), where she taught English as a foreign language, and has since made a living mostly by teaching ESL and Citizenship classes to immigrants. She has held part-time jobs in various bookstores, most recently at A.F. Booksellers, where she sometimes organizes events. In the late ‘80’s, she received an Elizabeth Jones scholarship (awarded for a manuscript) from the University of New Hampshire to study with Charles Simic. A member of PPE since the mid ‘90’s, she was founding Editor of The Exchange. Her poems have appeared in various publications, including Along These Rivers: Poetry & Photography from Pittsburgh , The Brentwood Anthology, Poetalk, Nasty Women and Bad Hombres, and Main Street Rag. Recently, she has been a guest artist for Steppin’ Stanzas and has had work accepted for The Boom Project anthology. 

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Timons Esaias is a poet, satirist, essayist, and writer of short fiction whose works have appeared in twenty languages. He has been a finalist for the British Science Fiction Aw.ard, and won the 2005 Asimov's Readers Award for poetry. Literary publications include 5AM, New Orleans Review, Connecticut Review, and Barbaric Yawp. His Louis Award-winning full-length collection, Why Elephants No Longer Communicate in Greek, was released by Concrete Wolf earlier this year. For more, go to www.timonsesaias.com 

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Open Mic (With Jeff Schneider, Ian Heiss, Jesca Leigh, Kevin Finn & Paul Z.)


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