This event will feature readings by

James Feichthaler
LindoYes

Hosted by Brooke Palma. An open mic will follow.

Barnaby’s West Chester
15 S. High St.
West Chester PA 19382

James Feichthaler is a poet with roots in the Philadelphia-area residing in Trenton, NJ, where he watches the skies for UFOs, sings Irish folk songs on his porch, and drinks beers. He was the host of an open mic reading series called The Dead Bards of Philadelphia for over ten years. His new book From the Back Porch of a War pulls no punches in its assessment of a politically-divided America seemingly at war with itself, searching for moral integrity in a hashtag-hardened, spiritually-bankrupt world.

LindoYes (he/hm), is a dyslexic spoken word poet born, raised and live in Philadelphia. He has been featured in the Philly Weekly, MetroPhilly Philadelphia Inquirer, Button Poetry, Voices in Power  and Def Poetry Jam to name a few. Lindo poetry have expanded to short animations, gumball machines and plays where he has centered black existence, mental health and fantasy/scifi. He the recipient of 2023 Jackie Robinson award by Color of Change, the 2023 "Change Maker" award by Uptown Standards and nominated "The Social Impact" award by Voices In Power. LindoYes, will be releasing December 2024 a graphic novel called "Pawnshop" which is a scifi/fantasy anthology on Mental Health base in Philly