Live Poetry: Peter E. Murphy, Karol Wasylyshyn, & Bernardine (Dine) Watson

Live @ Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom Street

Peter E. Murphy is the author of thirteen books and chapbooks of poetry, his writing has appeared in The Michigan Quarterly Review, The North American Review, Poetry Wales, and elsewhere. The founder of Murphy Writing of Stockton University, Peter leads workshops for writers in the US and Europe.

Karol Wasylyshyn has published volumes of poetry, in the wake of her husband’s death in 2024, she edited a collection of his grammar columns in a book entitled The Queen’s English, and is now working on a series of illustrated grief poems.  Karol and Ken Butera are pictured here.

Bernardine (Dine) Watson has written on social policy issues for major foundations, nonprofit organizations and for the Washington Post. Her memoir, Transplant, won the 2023 prize for nonfiction and appeared on National Public Radio’s 2023 list of “Books We Love.” Her poetry has been published in Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Bourgeon/Mid Atlantic Review, and others. While living in Philadelphia, Dine served as president of The Painted Bride Art Center board of directors and as a board member for Scribe Video Center. She recently joined the board of the Washington Writers’ Publishing House.

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