Join us for the virtual Monday Poets Reading Series, hosted by poet Warren Longmire. There will be a short Q & A with poets Catherine Bancroft and Doris Ferleger after their readings. Register for this free event at mondaypoets.eventbrite.com. 

Catherine Bancroft writes poetry, makes art, and sometimes combines them.  Her poetry collection, The Square Where Ariadne Sleeps, recently won an inaugural AV Christie Series chapbook prize from Seven Kitchens Press. She has read her poetry at Green Line Cafe, PAFA, Blue Marble Bookstore, Fergie’s Pub and other local spots.  Her visual art has appeared at Muse Gallery, 3rd Street Gallery, St Asaph’s Gallery, DaVinci Art Alliance, among others, and in one-woman shows at the Fackenthal-Pethick Gallery in Bryn Mawr, FireWorks Gallery in Camden, and Waverly Gallery in Gladwyne.  Her current Ellis Island Series, in conte crayon and acrylic, was inspired by photographs of early 20th century immigrants.  Earlier in her life she taught English to high school and college students, and wrote book reviews for The Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Times and Ms. Magazine. She is the co-author of two children’s books, including Felix’s Hat. See her Ellis Island images at www.catherinebancroft.cullina.com.

Doris Ferleger, poet laureate emeritus of Montgomery County PA, and winner of the New Millennium Poetry Prize, New Letters Poetry, Songs of Eretz Prize, and AROHO CNF Prize, among others, is the author of four full-length poetry books, including Big Silences in a Year of Rain, As the Moon Has Breath, Leavened, and As for the Kiss, and a chapbook entitled When You Become Snow. Her work has been published in numerous journals including Cortland Review, Delmarva Review, and Poet Lore. Ferleger holds an MFA in Poetry and a Ph.D. in Psychology and maintains a private therapy practice. Aliki Barnestone writes: Ferleger’s memorable poems keep singing with their insistent beauty.