Wednesday September 4, 2019 – 7pm
Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street

Kenny Walker Jr started writing poetry at the age of 10, his main influences are the Last Poets, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone and Prince. At the age of 24, he first started reading in public and at jazz clubs, where he learned his timing and incorporated spoken word to music. Kenny has hosted readings at the Deptford Public Library.

Cassendre Xavier is a proud bearded woman, Leeway Transformation Award-winning survivor artist, erotic artist, musician and poet who has been creating art and community in Philadelphia since 1991. She has been a featured reader at the Women’s Writing & Spoken Word Series, the Black Women’s Arts Festival, Poets & Prophets, and the Erotic Literary Salon.

Sean Lynch, host – open reading follows