Tom Sexton Reading on Sunday, November 2

Tom Sexton will be reading from his collection of poems, “A Clock with No Hands” (Adastra Press 2007) starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell. A reception and book signing will follow at 4:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend this free event which is being sponsored by the Lowell Poetry Network.
 

About Sexton:

Sexton grew up in Lowell during the 40’s and 50’s. His poems reveal memories of  waitresses, laundry workers, the rag man, landlords,pool sharks, nuns and priests —and of himself and his family.
A graduate of Lowell High (Class of ‘58), Sexton studied at Northern Essex Community College and Salem State College. From 1970-1994, he taught creative writing at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. For ten years, he served as poetry editor of Alaska Quarterly Review. Sexton’s honors include being named Poet Laurete of Alaska and chosen as one of the Distinguished Alumni of Lowell High.
 

Reviews

Paul Zimmer of The Georgia Review says : “His language is clear, without tricks or fancy moves, yet his directness is powerful, and the effects of human.”
 
Doug Holder, Founder of Ibbetson Street Press says, “Thonton Wilder would be an admirer of this collection. Sexton acts like the narrator of Wilder’s “Our Town”, bringing out the flavor, the workers, the old factories, the canals, of this down-at-the-heels, old mill city. I think readers who live in Lowell, as well as readers who never been near the banks of the Merrimack River could appreciate the poetry. Like all quality work it has that ‘universal” sensibility.”
Advance copies of “A Clock with No Hands” may be purchased by contacting Paula McCarron at 978-729-2933.
Please join us in a warm welcome for one of Lowell’s own. We hope to see you there!
Paul Marion
Paula McCarron

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