*Dave Lucas, Ohio's current and second-ever Poet Laureate will be reading his poems and answering questions at November's Latitudes Poetry Night!* *Wednesday, November 21 at 7pm* *Compass Coffee (647 E. Market St, Akron 44304)* Dave Lucas’s first poetry collection, Weather, was published in 2011 by University of Georgia Press and was awarded the 2012 Ohioana Book Award for Poetry. Shortly after publication, former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove named him as one of thirteen “young poets to watch.” His poetry has been anthologized in The Bedford Introduction to Literature and Best New Poets 2005; and has appeared in such journals as The American Poetry Review, Blackbird, The Paris Review, Poetry, Slate, The Threepenny Review and Virginia Quarterly Review. In 2012, Lucas co-founded Brews and Prose, a monthly literary series hosted at Market Garden Brewery. He served as the program’s Creative Director from its inception through 2017. In 2016, he served as the inaugural William N. Skirball Writers’ Center writer-in-residence at the Cuyahoga County Public Library. After Dave's reading, there will also be an opportunity to read your own poems (or those of others) during open mic! *Join the event on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/583468588737032/ <https://www.facebook.com/events/583468588737032/>* -- tmgottl@gmail.com