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Bob Sykora<\/strong> is the author of the collection\u00a0<\/strong>Utopians in Love<\/em>\u00a0(Game Over Books 2025)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and the chapbook\u00a0I Was Talking About Love\u2013You Are Talking About Geography<\/em>\u00a0(Nostrovia! 2016). A graduate of the UMass Boston MFA program, he teaches at community college, edits with\u00a0<\/strong>Garden Party Collective<\/a>, <\/strong>co-hosts\u00a0<\/strong>The Line Break podcast<\/a>,<\/strong> and curates the\u00a0<\/strong>KC Poetry Calendar<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adrian Sobol<\/strong> is a Polish immigrant \/ musician \/ poet. He is the author of the poetry collection\u00a0The Life of the Party is Harder to Find Until You\u2019re the Last One Around\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0HAIR SHIRT<\/em>. He lives in Chicago and is the editor-in-chief of\u00a0KICKING YOUR ASS<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sandra Marchetti<\/strong> is the 2023 Winner of\u00a0The Twin Bill<\/em>\u00a0Book Prize for Best Baseball Poetry Book of the Year. She is the author of three full-length collections of poetry, DIORAMA, from Stephen F. Austin State University Press (2025),\u00a0Aisle 228<\/em>\u00a0(SFASUP 2023), and Confluence (Sundress Publications 2015). Sandy is also the author of four chapbooks of poetry and lyric essays. Her poetry appears widely in\u00a0Poet Lore, Blackbird, Ecotone, Southwest Review<\/em>,\u00a0Subtropics<\/em>, and elsewhere. Sandra\u2019s essays can be found at\u00a0The Rumpus<\/em>,\u00a0Whiskey Island,<\/em>\u00a0Mid-American Review<\/em>,\u00a0Barrelhouse<\/em>,\u00a0Pleiades<\/em>, and other venues. She is Poetry Editor Emerita at\u00a0River Styx Magazine<\/em>. Sandy earned an MFA in Creative Writing\u2014Poetry from George Mason University and now serves as the Assistant Director of Academic Support at Harper College in Chicagoland. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Corlew<\/strong> is a writer and musician living in Chicago. His work has appeared in Cotton Xenomorph<\/em>, Moist Poetry Journal<\/em>, Whisk(e)y Tit<\/em>, The Rumen<\/em>, Cracked.com<\/em>, and elsewhere. With Bob Sykora, he co-hosts The Line Break<\/em>, a podcast about poetry and basketball. With Brendan Johnson, he is 1\/2 of Lazy & Entitled, the band that writes novels. His music can be found on Bandcamp<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Micah Mabey<\/strong> is a musician, writer, and performer. They are the co-creator, co-writer, co-director, and co-star of ABSOLUTELY<\/em>, a Chicago-based absurdist, chaotic, talky comedy sketch show from writers, directors & merry-makers Micah Mabey & Brendan Johnson (not that one). ABSOLUTELY<\/em> can be seen on Instagram<\/a>. Their other work can be found on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n B & The Nothingness<\/strong> is The Devil’s Bastard. His albums i’m well, and yrself? <\/em>and Satan Songs and Other Joyful Noise<\/em> can be found on Bandcamp.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n At the reading, Rivers & Roads espresso bar will be open. The event will also be BYOB with ID. Look, it’s gonna rip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brendan and I are beyond stoked for this. This kicks off Bob’s world tour in support of Utopians<\/em>. Bob, Adrian, and Sandra will be selling books. We plan on many readings after this one, but none will be quite like this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sorry you got an email (on a Monday, no less!), <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris<\/p>\n\n\n