Buxton Books is proud to be the bookseller for Piccolo Spoleto’s Sundown Poetry series. Each installment will take place at Washington Square Park at 6:00 pm and will consist of a reading by the evening’s featured poet. A book signing and reception will immediately follow at Buxton Books, just a short walk from where the readings are held. This is a free event, open to all. No RSVPs required.
Friday, June 5- Rich Ferguson
L.A. poet/spoken-word performer Rich Ferguson has shared the stage with Patti Smith, Wanda Coleman, and other esteemed poets and musicians. He is the author of the novel New Jersey Me (Rare Bird Books), and two poetry collections 8th & Agony (Punk Hostage Press), and Everything is Radiant Between the Hates (Moon Tide Press). He was selected by the National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. (NBPF), to serve as U.S. Beat Poet Laureate (Sept. 2023 to Sept. 2024).