Writers Read featuring Poet Seat Contest 2025 Youth Winners Rex Kim, Calliope Pietrewicz, and Rebecca Zhang

Writers Read is a monthly opportunity for an audience to come and listen to local writers in an intimate environment. Each second Wednesday of the month, three writers read from their work, followed by a discussion facilitated by Lindy Whiton. These discussions have been eye opening, touching, and inspiring. Audiences have left the venue ready to write.

(2/11) Poet Seat Contest 2025 Youth Winners: Rex Kim, Calliope Pietrewicz, Rebecca Zhang

Rex Kim: “Hi, my name is Rex! I am a 17 year old senior from Four Rivers. I have been experimenting with poetry for a while, and I really enjoy writing.”

Calliope Pietrewicz is a preteen poet and writer who focuses on feminism and political action in poems and in her mini novels she focuses on portraying both fantasy and mortality. She’s a student in Four Rivers, and lives in Ashfield Massachusetts. In addition to being a writer she enjoys dipping into fashion.

Rebecca Zhang: “I am Rebecca Zhang, currently a 9th grade boarder at The Bement School. I reside in Shanghai. I write for my past self and past events as well as for under addressed issues that need a voice. My writing had been on pause for a while due to a busy academic schedule. However, I am starting new projects right now.”

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