This event will feature readings by:

Maria Masington
Jane Miller

Open mic to follow. Hosted by Sibelan Forrester

Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford PA 19086

Maria Masington is a poet, author, and spoken word artist from Wilmington, Delaware. Her poetry has appeared in two dozen publications including Adanna, The News Journal, Gargoyle, The Broadkill Review, and Earth’s Daughters. She has had seven short stories published in both local and international press. Maria belongs to The Mad Poets Society, works as “your friendly emcee,” and is a featured performer on the local art scene. Parnilis Media, aka Matt Lake, released her first chapbook this year. It is entitled Mouth Like a Sailor and was awarded first place by the Delaware Press Association for poetry.

Jane C. Miller’s poetry has appeared in Kestrel, Apple Valley Review and Summerset Review, among others. She received first prize in the 2020 Naugatuck River Review narrative poetry contest and her second fellowship in 2021 from the Delaware Division of the Arts. Miller is co-author of the poetry collection, Walking the Sunken Boards (Pond Road Press, 2019) and an editor of the online poetry journal, ൪uartet (www.quartetjournal.com). She lives with her family in Wilmington, Delaware.