Michael R. Brown has five books of poetry and has performed poetry, taught classes, and lectured in various world venues from the Stockholm to South Korea. Instrumental in bringing the poetry slam to New England, he created both the Cantab weekly series and the theatrical show Dr. Brown’s Traveling Poetry Circus.

W. D. Ehrhart is a veteran of both the American War in Vietnam and Vietnam Veterans Against the War, a recipient of two Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowships, a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, an Excellence in the Arts Award from Vietnam Veterans of America, and the President’s Medal from Veterans for Peace, he will be reading from his newest book, Thank You for Your Service: Collected Poems. This Book Will Be Available At The Event.

Larry Robin, Host, Open Reading follows