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James Feichthaler is a poet and essayist whose work has appeared in One Art, Sortes, Schuylkill Valley Journal, and the Mad Poets Society’s Local Lyrics series. His new book The Rise of the COVFEFE, a poetical satire of these divided and uncertain times, was recently published by Parnilis Media. He is also the host of an open mic reading in Manayunk, PA called The Dead Bards of Philadelphia. “With its controversial take on politics, recent events, and all things Americana, James Feichthaler’s epic poem The Rise of the COVFEFE addresses the seriousness of these divided times with a brutal honesty and sharp humor, and the dark undertones that haunt its stanzas speak to the frail uncertainty of a society unhinged.”

Anthony Palma’s work attempts to bridge the gap between poetry and other forms while addressing issues of social justice, identity, and existence. His work has appeared in publications such as Rue Scribe, Oddball Magazine, and the Show Us Your Papers Anthology. His debut collection of poetry, flashes of light from the deep (Parnilis Media), is now available on Amazon. Be sure to look him up on social media at anthonypalmapoetry

Mbarek Sryfi is a lecturer in foreign languages and Arabic language Coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania. His work has been widely published in many journals and magazines, and anthologies including Al-Arabiyya, Banipal, CEELAN Review, Metamorphoses, Middle Eastern Literatures, The Journal of North African Studies, Translation Review, World Literature Today, and has contributed to A New Divan— a lyrical dialogue between East & West, among others. Sryfi has co-authored Perspectives: Arabic Language and Culture in Film, co-translated four books, The Monarch of the Square, The Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, The Elusive Fox, The Blueness of the Evening, and published two poetry collections, The Trace of a Smile and City Poems.

Larry Robin, Host – Open Reading Follows