Talking With Poets - Erin Lynn at Mojo’s Cafe

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Thom Francis introduces us to Erin Lynn, a Queens-based poet who was one of the poets who read at Mojo’s Cafe in Troy as part of an afternoon of poetry and spoken word. The Hudson Valley Writers Guild sponsored the event featuring writers from online zines Trailer Park Quarterly and Hobo Camp Review on October 5, 2024. — On a beautiful fall day in Troy, NY, poets and writers gathered at Mojo’s Cafe for an incredible afternoon of poetry and spoken word from contributors of online zines Trailer Park Quarterly and Hobo Camp Review. Host Mary Panza also welcomed local poets Melissa Anderson and Steven Minchin to the stage to share their work at the annual Hudson Valley Writers Guild sponsored event. Today we are going to hear from Queens-based poet Erin Lynn. Hobo Camp Review editor James Duncan introduced her to the audience. Erin holds a PhD in Poetry from The University of Connecticut, an MFA in Poetry from Columbia University, and an MA in Irish Literature from Queen’s University, Belfast. Her poetry has appeared in publications such as Narrative, The Nashville Review, and Lunch Ticket. She won the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize for her 2023 chapbook, Forgive Our Kind, with Cordella Press. She co-curates Poor Mouth Poetry in the Bronx and is Assistant Professor of First Year Writing at St. John's University. Erin lives in Astoria, New York with her family.

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