# Event Details - **Event Name**: Riverfront Readings with Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, Carl Bettis - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Jun, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Please join us for our June 13th reading featuring Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, and Carl Bettis. Effy Winter is an American poet and scholar specializing in literary studies with a concentration on the lives and work of German writer Assia Wevill and English poet Ted Hughes. She has published her poetry in numerous publications and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. In 2022, she began pursuing her academic work in England, dividing her time between London and West Yorkshire, where she studies confessional poetry at The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre for Creative Writing. Pat Lawson's fiction has appeared in many journals, including New Letters, Nimrod, The Dalhousie Review, and Big Muddy. A collection of her stories, Odd Ducks, was published by BkMk Press in 2020, and a collection of poems, The Little Book of Me (Spartan Press) was published in 2021. Odd Ducks won the Byron Caldwell Smith Award for Fiction by a Kansas Author (Center for Humanities at K.U.) She likes to read, garden, walk her dog, and see her grandkids. Kathy Allen is a long-time Kansas City, Kansas resident, and a Kansas City, Kansas Community College and Kansas University graduate. After leaving many customer service jobs, she is now working as a home health aide. She has a chapbook, End of Front St., and has poems in several publications, including the anthology In the Red: In the Black (Helicon Nine Editions). Kathy is a member of the Diversifiers and Collaborators writers' groups. Carl Bettis is a writer and software engineer in Kansas City, Missouri. He co-founded the literary magazines The Same and Thorny Locust. His work has been published there and in other periodicals, including 1-70 Review, The Pink Hydra, Chewers by Masticadores, Moonday Mag, and Bright Flash Literary Review. His work has also appeared in the anthologies Chance of a Ghost, Quick Shivers from the Midwest, In the Red: In the Black, and the 365 Days anthologies. Carl and his imaginary friends hang out in the fictional town of Bedrieger Junction, and their Humid Light blog can be found at bedriegerjunction.com. Suggested donations: $5 non-members, $4 members, $3 students. All suggested donations go to the artists. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kansas-city/riverfront-readings-with-effy-winter-pat-lawson-kathy-allen-carl-bettis/200028270754114 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness, nonprofit, dog - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Kansas City - **state**: MO - **country**: United States - **location**: The Nonprofit Village at 31w31 - **lat**: 39.070887752009 - **long**: -94.586783952002 - **full address**: The Nonprofit Village at 31w31, 31 W 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64108-3317, United States,Kansas City, Missouri ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Riverfront Readings with Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, Carl Bettis - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/cbb1c4d6342ee5c8b1c2529e6e5eac5c5377083d89961dbf56572c4500956019-rimg-w1200-h1553-dcffffff-gmir?v=1749734124 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Riverfront Readings with Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, Carl Bettis being held? - **A:** Riverfront Readings with Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, Carl Bettis takes place on Fri, 13 Jun, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 13 Jun, 2025 at 07:00 pm at The Nonprofit Village at 31w31, 31 W 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64108-3317, United States,Kansas City, Missouri. - **Q**: Who is organizing Riverfront Readings with Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, Carl Bettis? - **A:** Riverfront Readings with Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, Carl Bettis is organized by Riverfront Readings. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Riverfront Readings with Effy Winter, Pat Lawson, Kathy Allen, Carl Bettis is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kansas City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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