EAST LIVERPOOL -- The Ohio Valley Regional Arts Council presents its first literary event of the season Thursday evening with a poetry reading by Northeastern Ohio poet Craig Paulenich.The reading begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Brown Room of Kent State East Liverpool's Mary Patterson Building, 213 East Fourth Street downtown. Snacks and refreshments will be served, and the adjacent Mary Patterson Gallery will be open to visitors who have yet to see the current OVRAC exhibit by East Liverpool painter Kam Hayes.
Dr. Paulenich is an associate professor of English at the Kent State Salem Campus and also serves as faculty in the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. He is the author of two books of poetry and co-editor of Beneath a Single Moon: Buddhism and Contemporary American Poetry. Paulenich will read and discuss poems from his latest collection, Blood Will Tell, published by BlazeVOX books.
Everyone is welcome to this free event. The atmosphere at OVRAC events is never stuffy and formal, so come as you are and enjoy some local culture. Many of you know Craig Paulenich, and you know his presentation will be lively and interesting.
Copies of Blood Will Tell will be available for purchase.
