St. Thomas to host poetry reading

BATH - The Bath Peace & Justice Group together with FootHills Publishing will host present a poetry reading at 7:30 p.m. May 21 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

The event will benefit the Helen Rubar Memorial Peace Scholarship, sponsored by the Peace Weavers and the Bath Peace & Justice Group.

Featured poets are John Roche, reading from his latest book, "Topicalities," and Michael Czarnecki, whose "Never Stop Asking for Poems: Selected Works" is being released for the first time at this event.

Roche is a professor at RIT and is also the author of "On Conesus," published in 2005.

Donations will be accepted for the scholarship and half of all book sales at the event will go directly to the award.

The reading will be followed by an open reading on the theme of peace and justice. A potluck supper will precede the reading at 6 p.m.