Saturday, May 16, 10 am – Noon
Meet: Auditorium 

Steve Brown of Kalamazoo is a poet who writes with “the eye of a reporter, the touch of a painter and the heart of a storyteller.”   

Steve will be reading from his latest book, News of Need (2025), capturing more than 40 portraits of people and natural landscapes that have been left out, looked over, or worked to the bone, but not without the hope of revelation or redemption.  

Steve has staged his work internationally, been awarded residencies at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology and has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. Since 2016 Brown has been co-founding and leading a foundation in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His books will be available for purchase during the event.

Fee: Included in regular KNC admission; KNC Members free! Drop in program.