Tuesday, May 28, 2019

May 28, 2019 (Memorial Day Reading)

Hemingway's Poetry Series
May 28, 2019

Featured Readers
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Standing L-R: Shawn Jones, Bob Ziller & Joan Bauer
Seated L-R: Matthew Borczon, Romella Kitchens & Kristofer Collins

Matthew Borczon is a poet and Navy sailor from Erie, Pa. He served in the busiest combat hospital in Afghanistan from 2010-11. He writes about war and his struggles with PTSD. His book A Clock of Human Bones won the Yellow Chair Review chapbook contest in 2015. In 2016, his book Battle Lines was published by Epic Rites Press. His book Ghost Train was published by Weasel Press in 2017. He continues to publish widely in the small press. When he is not writing, Matthew is a nurse to adults with developmental disabilities. He has a wife and four children.

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Bob Ziller Reads the War Poetry of Jimmy Cvetic

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Kristofer Collins Reads the War Poetry of Jimmy Cvetic

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Shawn Jones grew up in Monroeville and joined the Army in 2001 as a combat engineer and paratrooper.  He was deployed in Kosovo 2001-2, Iraq 2003-4 and twice to Afghanistan 2006-7 and 2009-10.  While in Afghanistan, he looked and helped dispose  of bombs and unexploded ordnance.  He was awarded the Army Commendation w/ Valor in 2006 for actions during combat. He writes about his experience in combat and dealing with its long lasting effects. He is a full-time student at CCAC majoring in and hopes to become a therapist to help other veterans. 

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Romella Kitchens Reads the War Poetry of Yusef Komunyakaa 

Joan Bauer Reads the War Poetry of Bruce Weigl

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Open Mic (With Barry Govenor, Mark Sepe & Christine Telfer)

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