Excelsior College Poetry Reading Featuring Poet James Whitley

In recognition of the launch of Excelsior College's Online Writing Lab award winning poet James R. Whitley will be reading from his work at an open house on March 9.

Whitley is the author of three poetry books and two poetry chapbooks. In addition to being nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and The Best of the Net, Whitley is the recipient of the 2001 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award, the Ironweed Press Poetry Prize, the Massachusetts Book Award, and the 42opus Editors' Select Prize.