Two Cent Talks: Richard Foerster and Kate Miles

Celebrating the literary arts in Maine, Two Cent Talks is a free bimonthly series at Common Street Arts in downtown Waterville in which authors read from and answer questions about their works. The next reading in the series features Richard Foerster and Kate Miles. A reception and book signing will follow the reading.

Richard Foerster is the author of seven poetry collections, most recently Penetralia (2011) and River Road (2015), published by Texas Review Press. Foerster has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the "Discovery"/The Nation Award, Poetry magazine's Bess Hokin Prize, a Maine Arts Commission Fellowship, the Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship, and two National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowships. He has worked as a lexicographer, educational writer, typesetter, teacher, and editor of the literary magazines Chelsea and Chautauqua Literary Journal.

Kathryn Miles is the author of Superstorm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy (Dutton 2014), All Standing (Simon & Schuster 2011), and Adventures With Ari (Skyhorse 2009). Her work has appeared in dozens of publications including Best American Essays and The New York Times. Miles currently serves as writer-in-residence for Green Mountain College and as a faculty member for Chatham University's low-residency MFA program.