Mike Cohen hosts Poetry Aloud and Alive at Philadelphia’s Big Blue Marble Book Store.

Eileen D’Angelo has been nominated for a Pennsylvania Governor’s Award in the Arts and twice for the Pushcart Prize, judged Philadelphia-area poets for Def Poetry Jam.

Hiram Larew’s work has appeared in several journals and books
including the Washington review, Rhino, Rue Bella, The Cosmos Club Journal, Frantic Egg, Not Just Air, and Echoes. Nominated for a 2006 Pushcart Prize, his poems have been recognized for awards by, among others, Louisiana Literature, Verve, the Allen Ginsberg Awards, and S. S. Calliope. 

An open mic will follow the featured readers. The event is free.