Release Party III: A Poetry Reading Celebrating the Release of Three New Chapbooks
Featuring: Craig Beaven, Blanche Brown, and John Wall Barger.
Saturday, September 10, 2022 | 6:30-8:30pm | At Vox
Donations Accepted
Join us on Saturday, September 10, 2022 from 6:30-8:30pm ET at Vox for a poetry reading celebrating the release of three new chapbooks. Come hear new work by Craig Beaven, Blanche Brown, and John Wall Barger.
About The Authors
Craig Beaven is the author of the poetry collections Natural History (Cable Book Award), Teaching the Baby to Say I Love You (Anhinga Poetry Prize) and the chapbook Teaching English Lit on the Day After a Shooting (Cutbank Chapbook Prize). He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
More Info: craigbeaven.com
Blanche Brown grew up in the Florida panhandle. She currently lives, works, and collaborates with arts and community-based organizations in Philadelphia. Her chapbook, Consider the Oyster, won the 2019 Diagram/New Michigan Press chapbook contest and The Subject Line Reads was recently released by Cutbank.
More Info: @blancheybe
John Wall Barger is the author of five collections of poetry, and five chapbooks. His poems and critical writing have appeared in American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review Online, ZYZZYVA, The Cincinnati Review, Poetry Ireland Review, and Best of the Best Canadian Poetry. He’s a contract editor with Frontenac House, and teaches in the BFA Program for Creative Writing at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
More Info: johnwallbarger.com
ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
Please note that Vox Populi is located on the third floor of a historic warehouse building at 319 N. 11th Street and that there are five steps leading from the street-level to the first-floor landing where the passenger elevator picks-up/drops-off. The entry into/out of the elevator is 29-inches wide, so may not accommodate all wheelchairs or motorized chairs. Any individual requiring a ramp to navigate this entryway is encouraged to get in touch with Vox Populi ahead of time to coordinate ramp-access and discuss accessibility details. Our ramps may not be suitable for all wheelchairs or motorized chairs, so we strongly encourage anyone requiring a ramp to be in touch at: events@voxpopuligallery.org or 215.238.1236
Covid Precautions: All visitors to Vox Populi are encouraged to wear a high-quality mask over their mouth and nose at all times while on-site, or when not actively consuming food or beverage.
