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Aurelie Sheehan reads a story from the collection Jack Kerouac Is Pregnant (1994), as well as two unpublished works.

Julie Iromuanya reads from her novel Mr. and Mrs. Doctor (2015) as well as from an unpublished novel. This reading was originally given with Karen Brennan. 

Poetry Center Summer Resident Noah Baldino reads new and uncollected poems. This reading was originally given with Jos Charles.

Katie Farris reads poems from Standing in the Forest of Being Alive (2023), which follows her experiences with breast cancer, chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. Through these poems, Farris explores love, intimacy, and daily life during illness with humor and compassion. She opens with one new poem and a translation of Ukrainian poet Lesyk Panasiuk. This reading was originally given with Ilya Kaminsky.