Poet and assistant professor of Creative Writing Jennifer Richter will be reading from her new collection, Dear Future. Book signing to follow the reading.

Professor Richter is a two-time Oregon Book Award finalist and winner of the the Tenth Gate Prize for Dear Future, her third collection of poetry. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Los Angeles Review, Poetry Northwest, Poetry, and ZYZZYVA. She has taught a wide variety of students, from elementary students to retirees, and at OSU, she has facilitated innovative student collaborations with musicians and visual artists.

The Literary Northwest Series is sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing; the OSU School of Writing, Literature, and Film; an the College of Liberal Arts with support from Kathy Brisker and Tim Steele and Grass Roots Books and Music.