Welcome to the 2020 Mad Poets Festival! We’re taking the show on the virtual road this year because COVID-19 couldn’t keep us from sharing these phenomenal poets and their works with the world. So, sit back, grab a drink, and prepare to be inspired!
View the Group #2 performances here.
**View a special encore performance from Emiliano Martin performing a dramatic reading of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” here. **
Group #2 Bios
Emiliano Martin is a local poet who always enjoys sharing the spoken word of his own as well as others.
Abbey J. Porter writes poetry and memoir about people, relationships, and life struggles. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte, an MA in liberal studies from Villanova University, and a BA in English from Gettysburg College. Abbey works in communications and lives in Cheltenham, Pa., with her two dogs.
Ed Krizek holds a BA and MS from University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA and MPH from Columbia University. For over twenty years, Ed has been studying and writing poetry. He is the author of four books of poetry. His most recent book, The Pure Land, is available from Finishing Line Press and Amazon. Ed writes for the reader who is not necessarily an initiate into the poetry community. He likes to connect with his readers on a personal level.For more info, visit www.edkrizekwriting.com
Barbara Crooker is the author of nine books of poetry; Some Glad Morning (Pitt Poetry Series) is her latest. Her work has appeared in many anthologies, including The Bedford Introduction to Literature, Commonwealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania, The Poetry of Presence, and Healing the Divide: Poems of Kinship and Compassion.
David P. Kozinski received a poetry fellowship from the Delaware Division of the Arts and was named 2018’s Mentor of the Year by Expressive Path, which facilitates participation in the arts for underserved youth. His full-length book of poems, Tripping Over Memorial Day, was published by Kelsay Books. He received the Dogfish Head Poetry Prize, including publication of his chapbook, Loopholes (Broadkill Press). He serves on the Board of the Manayunk- Roxborough Art Center and the Editorial Board of Philadelphia Stories and is Art Editor of Schuylkill Valley Journal.