Poetry Reading at Afterword Bookshop

Join us for an afternoon of poetry with Rayne Alarcio, Robin Arble, Daniel Brothers, and Catherine Shonack.

ABOUT THE POETS

Rayne Alarcio (he/they) is a Filipino American transmasculine poet from Los Angeles. They are the author of the chapbook Starving the Wolf (Bottlecap Press), housed in the Poets House Permanent Collection. Their work appears or is forthcoming in Chicago Quarterly Review, Cimarron Review, failbetter, ANMLY, and elsewhere. A haiku of theirs was once on display at LAX.

Robin Arble grew up in Holyoke, studied poetry at Hampshire, and lives in Brooklyn. She is an MFA candidate in Poetry at Hunter College. Kith published her first chapbook, Direct Address, in 2026. Another chapbook, Don’t Look Back: 21 Sonnets, Seven Psalms, is coming out with Hobby Horse Press. She is working on a long essay about nothing.

Daniel Brothers is a writer, playwright, and theatrical artisan. Their work explores themes of mortality, spirituality, and human connection through fiction and theater. In addition to writing and producing original plays, she has worked extensively in theatrical production and props design.

Catherine Shonack is a writer and performance poet from Torrance, California based in Brooklyn, who obtained her master’s degree in playwriting and dramaturgy at the University of Glasgow. Her work has been published in Ink Sweat & Tears, Chill Mag, and Querenica Press. Her chapbook “breakup notes from a love story i made up in my head” was published by Bottlecap Press (2025). She has had various plays performed at several different venues in the UK and US.