Writers in Conversation

Event:

Date:

October 26th, 2023.

Location:

Norwalk Public Library, Norwalk CT

Contact:

Laurel Peterson; laurelpeterson@att.net OR Cynde Lahey: clahey@norwalkpl.org

Website:

https://norwalkpl.org/

Writers in Conversation brings together each month two writers to read from their work, discuss the literary life and answer questions.
Jerry T Johnson is a Poet and Spoken Word Artist whose poetry has appeared in a variety of literary publications worldwide. Jerry is author of 2 poetry collections: “A Coldness” published by Finishing Line Press and “Poets Should Not Write About Politics” by Evening Street Press. His poetry collection “Poets Should Not Write About Politics” was selected winner of Evening Press’ 2020 Sinclair Poetry prize and his poem “The Apology was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021.

Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He’s had over four hundred fifty stories and poems published so far, and seven books. Ed works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of eight review editors. He’s an active member of the Fairfield Scribes, and co-leader at the Poets’ Salon, where he’s known for his tough-love comments. He’s also lead editor for the Fairfield Scribes Micro Fiction journal.

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