Hannah HORNSEY

A smiling woman sitting near a bed of orange tulips in a park.

City: Philadelphia, PA

Hannah Hornsey is a poet and Speech-Language Pathologist living in Philadelphia, PA. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from NYU in 2021 and went on to receive a Master’s of Science from NYU in Communicative Sciences and Disorders in 2024.

Her greatest poetic influences include; Catherine Barnett, Diane Suess, Caki Wilkinson, Terrance Hayes, and James Tate.

Hannah is most interested in the evolution of languages, etymologies, and the ways in which brains process language.

Hannah is a valued team member at Poems in Speech and prior to each session, she chooses the prompt, to inspire the poets’ writing.

How to contact Hannah:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-hornsey-336397138

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Mark HARDER

City: Levittown, PA

Mark was a national plaster instructor and on February 1, 2018, he had a heart attack and stroke, leaving him with aphasia and low vision. Mark lost his career but found a passion in poetry and aphasia advocacy. Mark is the founder of Poems in Speech, an instrumental part of the Mid-Atlantic Aphasia Conference, and a National Aphasia Association Ambassador. “Get the Word Out! Aphasia!”

Here are a number of links detailing Marks work, as an aphasia advocate, and how you can contact him, should you require any further information:

Web: https://poemsinspeech.com

Email: mark@poemsinspeech.com

Web: https://midatlanticaphasiaconference.org

Email: msharder.maac@gmail.com

FB: https://www.facebook.com/mark.harder.580063

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poems_in_speech/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@msharder75

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarkHarder-v5q

Mark and other similar collaborators have produced a wonderful book of poetry. Their works aren't just mere collections of poems; they are chronicles of personal growth and mutual support. You can purchase Poetry is Chocolate here: https://www.biaw.org/books