Palm Beach Poetry Festival Celebrates Veterans Day 2011 with Award-Winning Soldier-Poet Brian Turner
(September 8, 2011 – Delray Beach, FL) Miles Coon, Director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival (PBPF), today announced that the nonprofit organization would be celebrating Veterans Day 2011 by sponsoring a series of public events with award-winning soldier-poet Brian Turner.
“As we prepare for the return of the eighth annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival next January, we can think of no better way to honor all of our active and retired servicemen and women than by presenting Brian Turner, who is both a distinguished poet and a proud American veteran,” said Coon.
Friday, November 11
Noon – Salute to Veterans Luncheon
Sponsored by The American Health Society and The United States Marine Corps League, this patriotic event will include remarks by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, plus a special reading by Brian Turner. The cost to attend the luncheon is $40 per person. RSVP to 561.361.9091
2 p.m. – FREE Poetry Reading
Brian Turner will read poems, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. The public – particularly all veterans – are invited to attend this free event that will follow the Salute to Veterans Luncheon.
WHERE:
Benvenuto Restaurant, 1730 North Federal Highway in Boynton Beach
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