Rath has done four outstanding collections of poetry beginning with The Waiting Room at the End of the World (2007), In the Shooting Gallery of the Heart (2009) and Film Noir (2011), and, most recently, The Old Utopia Hotel (2015), all published by Iris G. Press. His works have been published in a numerous journals including Everyday Genius, Delmarva Review, and Fledgling Rag. He is the 2007 R.E. Foundation Award winner and a Pushcart Prize nominee.7-9pm.
Iris G. Press editor Le Hinton says, in his introduction to The Waiting Room at the End of the World, "If you are one who prefers to experience life and savor its moments, sacred, painful, and true, I promise that you will find several of your own favorites that you will return to for sustenance, for pleasure, and for wisdom, and you will never be disappointed."
This event is part of Poetry Thursdays, a continuing poetry series, which began in 1999, now held weekly at the Midtown Scholar. 1302 N. 3rd Street. 7-9pm. For more information, (717) 236-1680. Hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel.
