Join us for a reading featuring Joshua Barnhart, Ben Kassoy, & Cee Chávez!
-
Joshua Barnhart (he/they) is a poet, educator, and musician from the central coast of California who performs under the name Strange Pilgrim. Their debut album is available on Royal Oakie Records. They've published their first chapbook, Paper Ghosts, with Bottlecap Press, and their work has been featured in Blue Mountain Review and The Coachella Review. With a BA in English from UC Berkeley and an MFA from Oregon State University, Josh now resides in Portland, OR. Follow them on IG @joshuabarnhart & @strangepilgrimband.
-
Ben Kassoy (he/him) is a strawberry spinning like a dreidel. His debut chapbook, The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack, is available now, and his poetry has appeared in Ghost City Review, JMWW, Defunct Magazine, Pithead Chapel, Cobra Milk, Bodega, Sky Island Journal, and others. Follow Ben on IG @bkassoy, and learn more at www.benkassoy.com/books.
-
Cee Chávez is the court jester by day and moonlights as your child’s favorite teacher. Their debut chapbook, Directions for Deliverance (Bottlecap Press, 2023), draws readers into an intimate world where the body is a conduit for distraction, exploration, pleasure, and healing. Their poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Sundress Publications, The Acentos Review, Isele Magazine, East French Press, and elsewhere. Their recent projects integrate photography, illustration, and archival documents to explore their current obsessions: the body, death, gender, family, and how they influence and inform one another.