The Warren County Community College Visiting Authors Series continues on Thursday, Nov. 8, with a reading and master class by the poet, David Daniel. The reading, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in room 123A, is free and open to the public.

David Daniel is the author of Seven-Star Bird, from Graywolf Press, winner of the Levis Reading Prize, and a new collection, Ornaments, in the Pitt Poetry Series. Critic Harold Bloom has called him “an authentic heir to Hart Crane.” Poet Tom Sleigh writes that “(n)o one in any generation is writing poems that are like this: smart, visceral, immensely pleasurable to read.” Former long-time poetry editor of Ploughshares, Daniel founded and produces WAMFEST: The Words and Music Festival, which has brought together Bruce Springsteen with Robert Pinsky, Rosanne Cash with C. D. Wright, Talib Kweli with Quincy Troupe, along with over 40 major artists for collaborative performances and conversations. He has been on the core faculty of the Bennington Writing Seminars, and he teaches creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Before giving the reading, Daniel will conduct a master class at the college, commencing at 4 p.m. This event is also free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Interested attendees should contact Professor BJ Ward at (908) 835-2531 or ward@warren.edu.

The evening reading will be followed by a brief Q & A with the audience and a book signing.  Books will be available for purchase at the reading.

The WCCC Visiting Authors Series is supported by a grant from the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. All facilities comply with ADA regulations and are fully accessible. Sign language interpretation for any Visiting Authors Series event is available with two weeks’ notice.

Save the Dates: Upcoming guest author visits to Warren County Community College include Tracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate of the United States of America, on Thursday, Dec. 6, and Meghan O’Rourke, author of Sun in Days (W.W. Norton, 2017), on Thursday, March 7, 2019.