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Reader series to feature poets from Cleveland

Staff report

Two poets from Cleveland will be featured at Lit Youngstown’s next First Wednesday Reader Series event.

Conor Bracken’s latest translation is of Jean D’Amerique’s “Workshop of Silence” (Vanderbilt, 2025.) His second book of poems, “All-American Dad,” will be released this fall. He teaches at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Lindsay Turner’s third collection of poems, “Middle Slope,” is forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux this October. She teaches English and creative writing and directs the graduate program at Case Western Reserve University.

The program starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, in its Trophy Room, which is accessible only by stairs. It will be followed by an open mic.

Admission is free, and Meagan Albani will provide ASL interpretation. For more information, go to lityoungstown.org.

Reader series to feature poets from Cleveland

Two poets from Cleveland will be featured at Lit Youngstown’s next First Wednesday Reader Series event.

Conor Bracken’s latest translation is of Jean D’Amerique’s “Workshop of Silence” (Vanderbilt, 2025.) His second book of poems, “All-American Dad,” will be released this fall. He teaches at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Lindsay Turner’s third collection of poems, “Middle Slope,” is forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux this October. She teaches English and creative writing and directs the graduate program at Case Western Reserve University.

The program starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Westside Bowl, 2617 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, in its Trophy Room, which is accessible only by stairs. It will be followed by an open mic.

Admission is free, and Meagan Albani will provide ASL interpretation. For more information, go to lityoungstown.org.

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