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New Voices is a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25.

Rose-Marie Athiley (she/hers) is a senior at Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN, where she studies English and Communications. She moved to the United States in 2006 and through learning her third language found the art of the pen and word. Her love for poetry has found itself in her academic essays and newspaper articles. Rose-Marie uses her poems and essays to foster empathy and understanding. Her most recent publication was in 22 Under 22: Young People Speak!, an anthology of fiction, essay, and poetry by 22 people under the age of 22.

Colby Bellman is more than just your typical “average person.” His whacky personality always shines amongst the crowd, and he tries to incorporate that “shine” in all of his projects. He’s perusing a Film & Media Arts degree at Temple University while also obtaining an English minor and an acting certificate. Colby enjoys writing of all kinds and aims to entertain his readers by taking them on a journey into his bizarre (but creative) mind.

Wes Mathews is currently at the University of Pennsylvania. As Philadelphia’s Youth Poet Laureate (2018/2019) he held workshops for elementary–school students across the city in hopes of fostering that same foundation he had. “Having a foundation in poetry as a child will sustain you for life…you experience so much internal freedom, and it’s kind of hard to let go of that feeling.” Without forcing any definitions on students, he gave them the opportunity to think more about how they personally experienced their world. Matthews, a two-time Brave New Voices competitor, was a speaker at the 2016 TEDx in Detroit. A winner of the 2018 Philly Slam League All-Star Poetry Slam, he has published in the Detroit Free Press, Eunoia Review, Dreginald Magazine, and elsewhere. “Poetry is an open field, It allows you to exercise your imagination and creative freedom and intuition…”

Larry Robin, Host. Open Reading Follows.