The 14 April ECPP Second Sunday Salon at OCA MOCHA café in Arbutus, MD, will feature poet, songwriter, and singer Kristin Kowalski Ferragut. Kristin is the author of the poetry collection Escape Velocity and the children’s book Becoming the Enchantress and has appeared in journals including Beltway Quarterly, Bourgeon, and Fledgling Rag, among others, and has featured in poetry readings in and around the DMV. She has appeared in The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress among other interviews and is an avid blogger. Kristin hosts the DiVerse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading and performs original songs on guitar at local taverns and open mics in the area. Kristin lives in Gaithersburg, MD and more information on her many creative activities can be found at https://www.kristinskiferragut.com/.

The 14 April ECPP Second Sunday Salon will be hosted by Clifford Bernier. Clifford’s The Silent Art won the Gival Press Poetry Award. He is also the author of the chapbooks Dark Berries and Earth Suite. A new chapbook, Ocean Suite, is forthcoming in 2024. He appears in The Write Blend poetry circle collection among other print and online journals and anthologies. In addition, Clifford appears on harmonica in the Portuguese Accumulated Dust world music series and is featured on the EP Post-Columbian America. He is a member of the Washington Writer’s Collection and has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes and a Best of the Net Award. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.