First Fridays
The reading series usually takes place upstairs at the Ragged Edge Coffeehouse (110 Chambersburg street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) at 7:00pm on the First Friday of the month. We take a break in July and August.
We start with an open mic followed by the featured poet. Readings are open to the public. Check the schedule to confirm if the reading will be via Zoom or on-site.
We start with an open mic followed by the featured poet. Readings are open to the public. Check the schedule to confirm if the reading will be via Zoom or on-site.
Fall 2023
September 1 — Jan Beatty
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
October 6 — Wilson College Poets:
Joshua Legg
Mike Bloomford
Joy Merchant
Michael G. Cornelius
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
November 3 — Michael Garrigan
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
December 1 — Michael Collier
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge or Zoom TBD
Spring 2024
January 5 — Linda Joy Burke
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
February 2 — Wisteria Literary Magazine, Hood College
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
March 1 — Maya Pindyck and Taije Silverman
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
April 5 — Arlene Weiner
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
May 3 — Esperanza Hope Snyder
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
June 7 — Erin Murphy
7:00pm at the Ragged Edge
Past readers have included Shaheen Dill, Allison Pitinii Davis, David Bergman, Steven Concert, Cliff Lynn, Marjorie Maddox, David Yezzi, Laura Shovan, Faye McCray, Linda Joy Burke, Ann Bracken, Sarah Browning, Luke Stromberg, Gary Finke, Steven Leyva, Voices of Woodlawn: Patrick Washington, Ladi Di Beverly, Hiram Larew, and Diane Wilbon Parks (with Cliff Bernier on the harmonica) Dan Vera, Barbara DeCesare, Diane Sahms-Guarnieri, g emil reutter, Maria James-Thiaw, Aaron Angelo, Christopher Kempf, Hiram Larew, Dorothy Trench Bonett (translations of Xu Zhimo), Matthew McBride, Mark Brazaitis, Joseph Ross, Laura Shovan, Bill Jones, Kendra Kopolke, James Arthur, Dorah Malech, Gerry LaFemina, Elizabeth Knapp, Adrienne Su, Brian Fanelli, Diana Anhalt, Gilbert Arzola, Harry Bauld, Moira Egan Daryl Sznyter, Shara McCallum, Hugh Martin, Renee Nicholson, Elizabeth Hazen, Marc Harshman, Anne Higgins, Nina Forsythe, Corey Van Landingham, Kenneth Vincent Walker, Ryan Teitman, Kim Roberts, Dustin Nispel, Le Hinton, Richard Kearns, Jeff Rath, Carla Christopher, Christian Tiede, James Arthur, William Heath, Marty Esworthy, Michael Hoover, Eliot White, Michael Simms, Ned Balbo, Anne Harding Woodworth, Dana Kinsey and Brent House.
Currently I co-host with the awesome Alan Bogage and Marty Malone. Our co-host emeritus and consultant is Gary Ciocco. Dana Larkin Sauers founded the series 18 years ago.