Please join us for the first of a reading series organized by Whistling Shade literary journal.

Greg Watson - reading from The Sound of Light:

Greg Watson is an award-winning author of nine collections of poetry, most recently The Sound of Light. He is also co-editor with Richard Broderick of The Road by Heart: Poems of Fatherhood, published by Nodin Press.

Daniel Gabriel - reading from Tales from the Tinker's Dam:

Daniel Gabriel's stories and articles have appeared in nearly 200 publications in 8 countries. Besides being publicans in Wales, he and his wife Judith have traveled by camelback, tramp freighter and third-class train through over 80 countries. Gabriel has also worked as a sailor in the West Indies, a teacher in Spain, an apple picker in the Alps, a roadie for Sly & the Family Stone, and the Arts Education Programs Director for COMPAS.

Sharon Chmielarz - reading from Duet in the Little Blue Church - New and Selected Poems:

Sharon Chmielarz was born and raised in Mobridge, South Dakota, but has spent her adult life in Minnesota. Her book The Other Mozart, a biography in poetry, was made into an opera. Her collection Visibility: Ten Miles was a finalist for the 2015 Midwest Book Awards, and The Widow's House was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and was named by Kirkus Reviews one of the best 100 books of 2016.