Brian Turner

This was the first event in our Spring 2017 series on “The Personal & the Political.”

Brian Turner is a poet and memoirist who served seven years in the US Army. He is the author of two poetry collections, Phantom Noise and Here, Bullet, which won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award, the New York Times “Editor’s Choice” selection, the 2006 PEN Center USA “Best in the West” award, the 2007 Poets Prize, and others. Turner’s work has been published in National Geographic, The New York Times, Poetry Daily, Harper’s Magazine, and other fine journals. Turner has been awarded a United States Artists Fellowship, an NEA Fellowship, a Lannan Foundation Fellowship, and more. His recent memoir, My Life as a Foreign Country, has been called “achingly, disturbingly, shockingly beautiful.” 

This event was made possible in part by generous sponsorship from Dr. Jude M. and Mrs. Miriam R. Pfister M’93. 

02/27/2017

Brian Turner signs the commemorative broadside featuring his poem, "To Sand"

Brian Turner signs the commemorative broadside featuring his poem, "To Sand"

Turner signs copies of his poetry collections, Here, Bullet and Phantom Noise

Turner signs copies of his poetry collections, Here, Bullet and Phantom Noise

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Assistant Director Lindsay Lusby introduces Brian Turner

Assistant Director Lindsay Lusby introduces Brian Turner

Turner reads "To Sand" from the broadside

Turner reads "To Sand" from the broadside

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Brian Turner takes the mic

Brian Turner takes the mic