Poetry Reading

Michael Czarnecki is a rare animal--a poet who makes a full-time living through his art. From his home base in the Finger Lakes, he spends many days each year on the road, reading his work and conducting workshops. Michael is also the mastermind and publisher of Foothills Publishing poetry press.

Monty Campbell, Jr. is a citizen of the Cayuga Nation of New York. He lives in Ithaca NY where he writes poems and cooks food. Monty has lived as a chef, a steeple-jack, a tribal security guard, and restaurant manager for many years in NY, Vermont, Montana and Utah. Monty has most recently had the honor of being invited to read his unique poetry stylings at Northern Arizona University’s Native American Cultural Center and on panels at AWP in Washington D.C. and Boston MA