John-Francis Quiñonez brings us a great survey of New England poets for a free reading at the Keene Toadstool! Get there early to get a good seat!
John-Francis Quiñonez (they/them) is a Desert Flower & Current Resident of Providence, RI at the illustrious Dirt Palace/ an events-guardian, multidisciplinary artist, and Maker of Ice Creams/ Has a book out with Write Bloody called "Keep Your Little Lights Alive (Poems After Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love' and Others)"/ is thinking a lot about Emerging
Kylie Gellatly is the author of The Fever Poems (Finishing Line Press, 2021). Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Fence, Ninth Letter, DIAGRAM, Poetry Daily, and elsewhere. Kylie has received support from the Academy of American Poets, Vermont Studio Center, Juniper Writing Institute, and Disquiet International Literary Program. She currently serves as Managing Editor of Plant-Human Quarterly and Reviews Editor for Pleiades. For more, visit www.kyliegellatly.com
Zoe Tuck was born in Texas, became a person in California, and now lives in Western Massachusetts with her partner, Britt, and their dog, Peach. She is the author of Bedroom Vowel (BUNNY Presse, 2023) and Terror Matrix (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2014), in addition to the chapbooks The Book of Bella (Doublecross Press), bound in a dos-a-dos edition with Emily Hunerwadel's Peach Woman, and Vape Cloud of Unknowing (Belladonna* Collaborative). She co-edits Hot Pink Magazine with Emily Bark Brown. She teaches creative writing and literature classes through Threshold Academy and elsewhere.
Meg Reynolds is a poet, artist, and teacher from New England. An instructor in writing and humanities at Vermont Adult Learning in Burlington, her work has been published in a number of literary journals including Mid-American Review, RHINO, The Offing, Iterant, Prairie Schooner, New England Review and the Kenyon Review. A graduate of the Stonecoast MFA program, her poetry and comic work has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize and once for Best the Net. Her first collection of poetry comics, A Comic Year, was published in October 2021 from Finishing Line Press. Her second collection, Does the Earth, was published in May 2023 from Harpoon Books. Reynolds also serves on the Board of Sundog Poetry, a nonprofit organization committed to providing and expanding poetry programming for all Vermonters.
Liane Tyrrel is a poet and painter. Her poems have been published in Image Journal, Poetry Northwest, Guesthouse, the Offing, Blue Earth Review and Four Way Review among others. With her partner, she is currently building a tiny off-grid cabin up a hill in the woods. Their dog, Nora, is excited about this and looking forward to running free.
Jason Paul is a night owl who lives in an old farmhouse. He is a builder by trade, makes pottery, writes poetry and can't stand being stuck inside on a nice day...