IF YOU KEEP A STAR IN A CAGE

an immersive experience by Jess Petrylak

Jess Petrylak (b. 1995) is a multi-disciplinary artist working in installation, poetry and mixed media. She holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Purchase College and an AS in Visual Communications from SUNY Broome. Using found objects, gel pens, nail polish, rhinestones, glitter, and river water, she transforms overlooked materials into layered tactile expressions. Petrylak lives and works in upstate New York.

Christian Teresi: Poet in Residence

CHRISTIAN TERESI is the author of What Monsters You Make of Them (Red Hen Press, 2024). His poems, essays, and translations have appeared in many journals, including The American Poetry Review, the Kenyon Review, the Literary Review, Literary Hub, Narrative, and TriQuarterly. His work has been supported by a fellowship from the Washington, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He holds degrees from Binghamton University and George Mason University. Born in Albany, New York, he currently lives in Washington, DC where he works on educational and cultural initiatives.