Steve Withrow reads him poem, "Leaving the Estuary." Steven Withrow is a poet, author, and teacher from Falmouth. He is also a reporter for the localEnterprise newspapers. His poems for children and adults have appeared in journals and anthologies worldwide, including the National Geographic Books of Animal and Nature Poetry, Calliope, andCape Cod Poetry Review. He visits schools and libraries throughout New England working with students and teachers in reading and writing verse. He self

Lorna Knowles Blake reads her poem, "Bedtime Story." Lorna Knowles Blake was born in Havana, Cuba and spent her childhood in Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela and Puerto Rico before coming to the United States. Her collection of poems, Permanent Address , won the Richard Snyder Memorial Award from Ashland University Press. Work from a new collection has appeared or is forthcoming in The Cortland Review , Literary Imagination , Tampa Review and the Hudson Review . She serves on the editorial board at

Susan Berlin reads her poem, "On This Filthy February Morning." Susan Berlin’s poems have appeared in Alaska Quarterly, Asheville Poetry Review, Atlanta Review, Cape Cod Poetry Review, Georgetown Review, Harvard Review, Iodine Poetry Review, Mudfish, Naugatuck River Review, Oberon and Ploughshares , among many others. A multiple Pushcart Prize nominee and twice a Finalist for the National Poetry Series, she was awarded 1st Prize in the Galway Kinnell Poetry Contest by the Rhode Island Council on

Karen Elizabeth Sharpe reads her poem, "The balance in question."

Jarita Davis reads her poem "Djiny Describes the Festival of São João."

Lucile Burt reads her poem, "Dreaming the River."

Shelby Allen reads her poem "Crack Willow." Shelby Allen is a writer and actress living in Falmouth and Boston. She lost her voice in a hard-to-summarize trauma she went through at 17. She got her voice back, sort of, but not her real voice where she could say what she means. That happened through poetry (and theater). "Crack Willow" is the title poem of her book, subtitled Poems of Transformation.

Rick Reibstein reads his poem, "Piscataqua River Bridge." An instructor in Environmental Policy and Law at BU and Harvard Extension and Summer Schools, formerly with the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction program. Climber of small mountains, host of poetry parties, anonymous beautifier, urban wilds celebrant, proud father of artists, husband of a soul of intelligence, home-lover, vibration cooker, proponent of government recaptured for the people and aspiring defender of the right not to be

Adeline Carrie Koscher reads her poem, "Learning to Live with Water." Adeline Carrie Koscher writes as a conduit for wonder, solace, and vitality. Writing provides her the opportunity to revisit and reinvent the world. When writing, she is the happiest person alive. Her writing can be found in Review Americana, The Lyon Review, Adana, Altered States , ninepatch , and Zetetic.

Judith Partelow reads her poem, "Tribute to My Mother." Judith Partelow of NJ has been a resident of Cape Cod for 40 years. Her poetry has been published in over 20 publications. She’s served as a judge for the Barnes &Noble Children’s Poetry Contest, Clarence Althouse Peace Essay & Poetry Contest, Veterans for Peace, and Poetry Out Loud for the Mass Cultural Council. She’s an actress who has recorded poems of Toby Olson and the children’s books of Richard Wainwright; and has performed