Words out Loud Spoken Word Series

Bonnie Naradzay (poetry) and Arthur Harrison (theramin, electronic musical instrument).  Plus open mic and literary trivia quiz.

Bonnie Naradzay’s poetry has appeared in New Letters (Pushcart nomination), RHINO, Tar River Poetry, EPOCH, Tampa Review, JAMA, Poet Lore, Anglican Theological Review, Pinch (Pushcart nomination), The Ekphrastic Review, Split This Rock, and elsewhere. She earned an MA in English literature from Harvard University.   In 2010 she won the University of New Orleans MFA Program’s Poetry Prize. More recently, in 2017 she earned a master’s degree in liberal arts at St. John’s College in Annapolis.  She leads poetry workshops in a homeless day shelter and a retirement center, both in Washington DC.
Arthur Harrison is the president of Harrison Instruments, a Maryland-based corporation that designs and manufactures electronic systems for a wide range of applications, including consumer articles for electronic music. Mr. Harrison has over 40 years of experience with electronic music, and has performed on the theremin for two decades. His work appears on numerous audio recordings and sound tracks, and he is considered a technical authority on the theremin, with his circuit designs implemented by electronic music enthusiasts the world-over.