Stephen A DiBiase Prize Winners and Finalists to Read at Colonie Town Library on May 7, 2017

Winning and final poems from the 2017 Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Prize contest will be read on Sunday, May 7 beginning at 1:30 pm at the William Sanford will take place in the Steadman Room at the library.

The top prize winner, Cheryl Rice, will be the featured reader. Other poets who plan to read their entries are Ken Holland, Phyllis Hillinger, Karen Fabiane, Dianne Sefcik, Mark O’Brien, Dineen Carta, Jodi Ackerman Frank, Catherine Norr, Joe Krausman, Paul Amidon, Ginny Folger, Therese Broderick, Kathleen Smith, Rebecca Irene, Anthony Bernini, Carol Graser, Tom Corrado, Nancy Klepsch, Barbara Ungar, and Martin Willitts. Information about the contest, including plans for the 2018 edition, will be provided. Light refreshments will be served.

Contact: Bob Sharkey, Editor for The Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Prize– – (518) 369-9055, [email protected]

About the author: Thom Francis

Thom Francis has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents..., and the Albany Word Fest for over 20 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.