TRIBUTE TONIGHT FOR KEN BREWER: Utah Poet Laureate Ken Brewer has cancer, and these days rarely gets out of bed and receives very few visitors, according to Guy Lebeda at the Utah Arts Council. The City Art Reading Series and the Utah Arts Council's Literature Program will hold a "Tribute Reading" in honor of Ken at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Wednesday, February 22, 7 p.m. Participating Utah poets & writers include Hector Ahumada, Sandy Anderson, Alex Caldiero, Chris Colinos, Katie Coles, Klancy deNevers, Diane Fouts, Joel Long, Nancy Takacs, Susan Sample, Ken Sanders, and Michael Sowder. Wyolitmail and the Wyoming Arts Council joins readers and writers across the state in sending love and support to Ken and his family. Ken is stepfather to Jennifer Sorensen, English professor at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. She sends this message: “The family is collecting all of the email Ken receives, and reading them has given him pleasure during the last few months of his life. He continues to write poetry every day.” Send messages and greetings to me and I’ll forward them to Ken.

- posted by Michael Shay @ 10:57 AM