Saturday, January 11, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
At the Bantha Tea Bar
5002 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15224
Free Admission. Books by the poets will be available for purchase.
For further information contact 412-404-8359 or 412-481-POEM
Timons Esaias is a satirist, writer and alleged poet living in Pittsburgh. His works, ranging from bad to worse, have been published in twenty-two languages. People who know him are not surprised to learn that he lived in a museum for eight years. He collects chess sets and elephants, and he visits far too many coastal fortifications. Police reports indicate that he goes on and on when asked a question. Scholars are convinced that Walter de la Mare’s 1918 poem “Poor Tired Tim! It’s sad for him,” was written about him.
Judith R. Robinson is an editor, teacher, fiction writer, poet and visual artist. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, she is listed in the Directory of American Poets and Writers. She has published 100+ poems, five poetry collections, one fiction collection; one novel; edited or co-edited eleven poetry collections. Teacher: Osher at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Newest poetry collection is Buy A Ticket, WordTech Editions, April 1, 2022. Newest edited collection is Speak, Speak, poetry of Gene Hirsch, Cyberwit.com 2020.
Current Exhibit: The Art of Friendship with Kara Snyder, American Museum at JCC, September 24-December 20, 2024.
Alyssa Sineni is an artist and writer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange, The Pittsburgh Society of Artists, and the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh. Alyssa’s poems have been published in Vox Populi, The Ekphrastic Review, Spell Jar Press, Uppagus, and Voices from the Attic, among others. Alyssa works as the Director of Programming for Art and Inspiration, a non-profit that celebrates artists and writers. She also enjoys curating poetry and creative events locally.
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