Join us for an evening of poetry Thursday, August 26th, 6-8 pm, featuring the work of Scott Hammer, Leonar Gontarek, and Charles Carr.
Scott Hammer is most recently the author of Mock Draw. His poetry has appeared in magazines such as Poet Lore, Lungfull!, The Hamilton Stone Review, Inertia, Philadelphia Stories, and ...can we have our ball back. In 2003, he won first prize in the poetry award sponsored by the Academy of American Poets and The George Washington University.
He lives in Philadelphia and teaches English at Bodine High School for International Affairs. He is currently working on a novel and a collection of poems.
Leonard Gontarek is the author of St. Genevieve Watching Over Paris, Van Morrison Can't Find His Feet, Zen For Beginners, and Déjà Vu Diner. His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Fence, Field, Pool, Poetry Northwest, Verse, Hanging Loose.
His work appears in the anthologies The Best American Poetry, Joyful Noise! American Spiritual Poetry, The Working Poet, Dwarf Stars Science Fiction Poetry Anthology.
He has been nominated five times for the Pushcart Prize and twice received Poetry Fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council On The Arts. He has been a cabdriver, movie- projectionist, teacher and bookseller.
Join us for an evening of poetry Thursday, August 26th, 6-8 pm, featuring the work of Scott Hammer, Leonar Gontarek, and Charles Carr.
Scott Hammer is most recently the author of Mock Draw. His poetry has appeared in magazines such as Poet Lore, Lungfull!, The Hamilton Stone Review, Inertia, Philadelphia Stories, and ...can we have our ball back. In 2003, he won first prize in the poetry award sponsored by the Academy of American Poets and The George Washington University.
He lives in Philadelphia and teaches English at Bodine High School for International Affairs. He is currently working on a novel and a collection of poems.
Leonard Gontarek is the author of St. Genevieve Watching Over Paris, Van Morrison Can't Find His Feet, Zen For Beginners, and Déjà Vu Diner. His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Fence, Field, Pool, Poetry Northwest, Verse, Hanging Loose.
His work appears in the anthologies The Best American Poetry, Joyful Noise! American Spiritual Poetry, The Working Poet, Dwarf Stars Science Fiction Poetry Anthology.
He has been nominated five times for the Pushcart Prize and twice received Poetry Fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council On The Arts. He has been a cabdriver, movie- projectionist, teacher and bookseller.
Charles Carr is a native Philadelphian, born and raised in Southwest Germantown. Charles attended LaSalle College and Bryn Mawr College, and has a Master degree in American History.
For 35 years Charles has worked in social services, developing programs and advocating for the needs of abused and neglected children. Charles has also completed missions to Haiti and he is active in raising awareness and funds for Haiti. In 2009 Cradle Press of St. Louis published Charles's first book of poetry:paradise, pennsylvania.
Charles has been published in various local poetry reviews and is the 2008 First Prize Winner for the Mad Poets Review. Haitian Mud Pies, Charles's next collection of poems will be completed in December 2010. Charles is married and has one son. is a native Philadelphian, born and raised in Southwest Germantown. Charles attended LaSalle College and Bryn Mawr College, and has a Master degree in American History.
For 35 years Charles has worked in social services, developing programs and advocating for the needs of abused and neglected children. Charles has also completed missions to Haiti and he is active in raising awareness and funds for Haiti. In 2009 Cradle Press of St. Louis published Charles's first book of poetry:paradise, pennsylvania.
Charles has been published in various local poetry reviews and is the 2008 First Prize Winner for the Mad Poets Review. Haitian Mud Pies, Charles's next collection of poems will be completed in December 2010. Charles is married and has one son.
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