Reading: A Poem and a Memoir Walk into a Bar

Join us for an evening of readings from Cathy Barber and Deborah Derrickson Kossmann.

Cathy Barber’s poetry has been published across four continents, including in Stone Poetry Quarterly, Belt Magazine and The Hopper, and has been anthologized many times. She is a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program and makes her home in Cleveland Heights, where she serves on the board of Literary Cleveland. Once: A Golden Shovel Collection (Kelsay Books, 2023).

Deborah Derrickson Kossmann won Trio House Press's inaugural 2023 Aurora Polaris Creative Nonfiction Award for LOST FOUND KEPT: A MEMOIR (January 2025). Her essays, feature articles and poetry have appeared in The New York Times, Nashville Review, Memoir Monday, and Psychotherapy Networker to name a few. Deb is a clinical psychologist who lives in Havertown, PA. For more info: lostfoundkept.com

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