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Central College presents Writers Reading with Brian Turner

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Name: Central College presents Writers Reading with Brian Turner
Date: April 18, 2013
Time: 7:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
Event Description:
Poet Brian Turner reads from his work.  Mr. Turner is the author of two poetry collections, Phantom Noise and Here, Bullet, which won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award, the New York Times “Editor's Choice” selection, the 2006 Pen Center USA "Best in the West" award, and the 2007 Poets Prize, among others.  Mr. Turner served seven years in the US Army, including one year as an infantry team leader in Iraq. Prior to that, he was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina 1999-2000.  His poetry has been published in Poetry Daily and The Georgia Review, as well as in the Voices in Wartime Anthology published in conjunction with the feature-length documentary film of the same name. In the Geisler Reading Room at 7:30 pm, open to the public.