Poet Brian Turner was invited to Chico by the Butte College Diversity Committee and Literary Events and the Chico State Book in Common Committee. His work has appeared on National Public Radio, the BBC, and Newshour with Jim Lehrer. He earned an MFA before serving seven years in the U. S. Army, and has written poems about his experiences in Iraq. The first collection of poems is called Here, Bullet and a second Phantom Noise.
Each week host Nancy Wiegman talks to local, regional and national writers about their latest projects. Nancy's Bookshelf airs Fridays at 10 a.m.
