Forrest Gander at The Writers Forum (10-19-11)

Poet and translator Forrest Gander  will be reading at SUNY Brockport’s Writers Forum on October 19. A translator, essayist, novelist and poet, Forrest Gander is the author of more than a dozen books, including the novel As a Friend (2008); the poetry collections Core Samples from the World, a book of poems, haibun, and collaborations with three photographers; Eye [...]

Aimee Nezhukumatathil at The Writers Forum (9-28-11)

Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil  will be reading at SUNY Brockport’s Writers Forum on Wednesday, September 28. Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of three collections of poetry: Lucky Fish, winner of the Hoffer Grand Prize; At the Drive-In Volcano, winner of the Balcones Prize; and Miracle Fruit, winner of the Tupelo Press Prize and the ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year [...]

James Whorton and Thom Metzger at The Writers Forum (9-14-11)

Novelist James Whorton and novelist, essayist, and poet Thom Metzger will be reading at SUNY Brockport’s Writers Forum on Wednesday, September 14. Thom Metzger has lived his entire life in the Burnt Over District of Western New York State. He is the author of three novels, Big Gurl, Shock Totem, and Drowning in Fire; three works of nonfiction: Blood [...]

Upcoming Poetry Events – September 2011

September is the month when the poetry activities in the Rochester, NY-area flourish, especially now that SUNY Borckport’s Writers Forum is back in session. So read below for all the events. Oh, and Just Poets is now on Google +. If you are on Google +, why not add us to your circle. You can [...]

Jennifer Perrine at The Writers Forum (3-23-11)

Poet Jennifer Perrine will be reading at SUNY Brockport’s The Writers Forum on Wednesday, March 23. Jennifer Perrine’s first collection of poems, The Body Is No Machine, was published by New Issues in 2007 and won the 2008 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award in Poetry.  Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Bellingham Review, Atlanta Review, [...]