Grief Casserole Showboat: an evening of spoken word exploring loss through the lens of grief, looming uncertainty, and the (occasionally funny) dark and messy trek towards survival
With Short Readings from
Catherine Weiss is a poet and artist from Deer Isle, Maine. They are the author of chapbook-length poem FERVOR (Ginger Bug Press, 2021), full-length poetry collection WOLF GIRLS VS. HORSE GIRLS (Game Over Books, 2021), and forthcoming collection GRIEFCAKE (Game Over Books, 2023). More at catherineweiss.com.
Cori Stenning-Barnes
Cori Stenning-Barnes is a queer writer and purveyor of whimsy based in Easthampton Massachusetts. They are the Grand Slam Champion of Northampton Poetry circa 2018 and their maternal grandparents favorite grandchild. You can find them ugly-crying in parking lots all over the Pioneer Valley.
Craig Nelson
Craig Nelson is a former slam pro, and former cohost of the Boston Slam. Having sold out, he currently reads books on business admin, runs an underground web design firm, invests in real estate at the end of the world, and is a freak in a boring blue shirt. He plans to cross the Atlantic on his own boat, and gain a major YouTube following featuring his fetch-playing cat as a motivational speaker.
And Featured Reader, Lauren Singer
Lauren Singer is a poet and therapist living in Western Mass. She is currently working to excavate meaning-making and embracing the messiness of grief following the loss of her son in June of 2021. Amid this life-shift, Lauren is learning the immense value of community and creativity as companion to survival, and is incorporating these tools into her healing journey. She is an assistant judge at WinningWriters.com, runs a private psychotherapy practice, and lives with her two dogs and cat in the Pioneer Valley. Her work has been published in a variety of literary magazines and she is currently working on the publication of a full-length poetry manuscript. For networking and friendly correspondence, she can be reached at SingerLaur@gmail.com.