Brookdale’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series – Fall 2009 will welcome Fred Marchant, Jerico Brown and Sean Singer at the Monday, October 5 debut event. Readings will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Warner Student Life Center, Navesink room I, Lincroft main campus, 765 Newman Springs Road.
 
Marchant is the author of five books of poetry including, most recently, Full Moon Boat. During the American war in Vietnam, he was one of the first Marine officers ever to be honorably discharged as a conscientious objector. Marchant directs the Poetry Center and teaches at Suffolk University, Boston.
 
Brown’s first book of poetry is called PLEASE. He previously worked as the speechwriter for the Mayor of New Orleans before receiving his PhD in Creative Writing and Literature.          
 
Singer’s first book, Discography, won the 2001 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize and the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America. He is also the recipient of a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
 
The Visiting Writers Series presentations feature a complimentary coffee and biscotti bar. The event is free; $3 donation is suggested for the Brookdale Community College Creative Writing Club. The monies are used to underwrite educational field trips for students. The Office of Student Life and Activities and the Creative Writing Club co-sponsor the Series.
 
For more information regarding the Series, contact Suzanne Parker at sparker@brookdalecc.edu or call 732-224-2650.