March 18, 2016

J. Chester Johnson read as part of “FOUR WAY BOOKS AND FRIENDS” Program at NYU Bookstore

On Thursday, April 14 at 6:00PM, J. Chester Johnson read his poetry at the main bookstore of New York University, located at 8th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, as part of a program entitled “FOUR WAY BOOKS AND FRIENDS.” As a “friend,” J. Chester Johnson read alongside several poets at the event who are published by FOUR WAY BOOKS. Among other pieces, Johnson read excerpts from his forthcoming new book of poems, NOW AND THEN: SELECTED LONGER POEMS, to be published this coming summer by St. Johann Press.


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