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Howell will read from his latest poetry collection, 鈥淟ove鈥檚 Last Number,鈥� and participate in a follow-up question-and-answer session that may include discussion of his experience as literary press editor. There will be book sales and a signing preceding and following.鈥淟ove鈥檚 Last Number鈥� features subjects as diverse as Lucretius, Baron von Richthofen, the Second Amendment and the Boy Scouts to discuss concepts such as organized violence, love and grief.

The Milkweed Press said Howell鈥檚 poems 鈥渆xplore the place of individual losses and joys in the context of greater historical tragedy and triumph.鈥� Poet Laura Kasischke describes the collection as 鈥済emlike meditations on love and time and the human condition.鈥滺owell is a celebrated poet and professor at Eastern Washington University鈥檚 master of fine arts program, where he is the director of Willow Springs Books, as well as director and principal editor for Lynx House Press.

He has published 10 collections of poems. His poems, translations and essays have been widely published in anthologies and journals, including 鈥�贬补谤辫别谤鈥檚,鈥� 鈥�Gettysburg Review,鈥� 鈥淒enver Quarterly鈥� and 鈥淎ntioch Review.鈥� He is the recipient of three Pushcart Prizes and has received multiple fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Washington Artist Trust, the Oregon Arts Commission and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

A native of the Northwest, Howell was a military journalist during the Vietnam War and later received a master鈥檚 degree from Portland State University and an Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

The reading is free and open to the public. Howell鈥檚 visit is made possible by 黑暗爆料网鈥檚 Cultural Events Committee and the Department of English and Philosophy.

For more information, contact 黑暗爆料网鈥檚 Department of English and Philosophy at (208) 241-2478 or schubeth@isu.edu.