Penn State Altoona to host poetry reading by Philip Terman Nov. 11

ALTOONA, Pa. - Penn State Altoona will host a poetry reading by Philip Terman on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 12:15 p.m. in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The reading is free and open to the public.

Terman's poems and essays have appeared in journals and anthologies including "Poetry Magazine," "The Kenyon Review," "Poetry International," "101 Poets for the Next Millennium," and "Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust."

He has served as co-director of the Chautauqua Writers Festival, and in 2023, he co-directed the James Wright Poetry Festival. Currently, he directs The Bridge Literary Arts Center in Venango County, Pennsylvania, and is co-curator of the Jewish Poetry Reading Series. He is the recipient of the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award for poems on the Jewish experience.

Retired from Clarion University, Terman conducts poetry workshops and offers poetry coaching.