The Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center presents poets
Hayden Saunier, Keith Kopka, Ronald W. Howard & Ann Ferrari
Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
419 Green Lane (rear), Philadelphia, PA 19128
Light refreshments, open mic - suggested donation $5
Hosted by David P. Kozinski
Hayden Saunier
is the author of six poetry collections, including her newest book, Wheel. Her work is widely published and has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, Pablo Neruda Prize, and Rattle Poetry Prize, among others. She is an actor and the founder/director of No River Twice, an interactive poetry performance group, whose readings are never the same twice.
Keith Kopka’s
newest collection of poems, VIA. (2027), is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press. He received the Tampa Review Prize for his previous collection, Count Four (University of Tampa Press). His writing has been supported by fellowships from MacDowell, Reader’s Digest, and the Vermont Studio Center. Kopka is a Senior Editor at Narrative and Poetry Editor at Philadelphia Stories. He teaches in, and is the Director of, the low-res MFA at Holy Family University in Philadelphia.
Ronald W. Howard
is a photographer, visual artist and poet who recently retired from 10 years of service as President of the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center. Howard credits his participation in the monthly MRAC poetry critique sessions as a primary stimulant for returning his focus to poetry.
Ann Ferrari
is a native of Western Pennsylvania and has resided in Wilmington, Delaware since 2018. She is a medical librarian with Nemours Children’s Health, where she serves as co-facilitator of the Healthcare and the Humanities discussion series. Her interests include Celtic folk music and songwriting. Her self-published album, Stone Walls: Songs of the British Isles was released in 2010. Ferrari enjoys presenting her poetry at Rockwood Estate in New Castle County, Delaware.
