Johnson, Miller Featured in d'Alzon Arts Poetry Reading
Worcester, MA - The Emmanuel d’Alzon Arts Series will host a poetry reading with Carle Johnson and Frank Miller on Friday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Emmanuel d’Alzon Library.
Johnson was the founding editor of the WCPA’s Poetry Newsletter in 1979. He has produced and hosted over 100 original TV programs entitled, “Poets-In-Profile,” for WCTC-TV, Worcester. He also served three years as a member of the Massachusetts State Poetry Society's Board of Directors. Since 1989, he has been an editor of the WCPA’s Worcester Review. He was director of the Stanley Kunitz 75th Birthday Festival in 1985 and was the Executive Director of the Elizabeth Bishop Conference and Poetry Festival, which received the Worcester Telegram & Gazette 1997 Visions 2000 Cultural Enrichment Award as the outstanding cultural event in Worcester for 1997. Carle’s poetry was featured in the Sahara, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2001.
Miller’s works have been published in The Issue, Sahara and, most recently, in The Worcester Review, whose editorial board nominated his poem “Requiem for Remembrance” for a Pushcart. He also attended the Joiner Institute Workshop where he worked with Bruce Weigl and Fred Marchant.
For more information, please contact the Emmanuel d'Alzon Library at 508-767-7272. To view the full schedule of events, please visit the d'Alzon Arts Web site.
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