Montgomery County, Ep. 2

April 29, 2016 — To end April with a bang, we once again teamed with the Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program for the Lit Life Poetry Festival, a poet-rich affair that ended with Neil Babcox outdueling fellow finalist Nicole Zuckerman in a down-to-the-wire Anti-Book Burning Basketball finale by a score of 6-5 to win Babcox the LDM Montgomery County, Ep. 2 crown.

Here's the night's full lineup:

JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Thomas Dooley, author of Trespass, a winner of the National Poetry Series
Performance: Hayden Saunier, author of the Gell Prize-winning Say Luck and Tips for Domestic Travel
Intangibles: Warren C. Longmire, three-time member of the Philadelphia Fuze's national slam 

READERS:
* Fran Baird, 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee
* Neil Babcox, retired pastor based in Willow Grove, PA
* Nicole Zuckerman, ESL teacher, poet, author, open water swimmer, self proclaimed eBay queen
* Chad Frame, Poetry Editor of Marathon Literary Review featured in Rust + Moth, and Menacing Hedge

Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga. Produced by Joanne Leva.