Jean Howard: - website
(Fri. March 29th - 8pm)

Award-winning video and performance poet, organizer, producer, and participant in the original development of the internationally-acclaimed, “Poetry Slam”, Jean Howard has poetry published in over one hundred publications, including Harper's Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Spoken Word Revolution, and her own book, Dancing In Your Mother's Skin (Tia Chucha Press).

She has performed her poetry on cable, public and network television and at hundreds of venues nationwide, from the Guggenheim’s exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum, to biker bars.

Currently, Jean serves on the Advisory Board of Utah Arts Alliance and Brolly Arts, after serving as Director of Chicago’s National Poetry Video Festival for eight years, and having her award-winning videos featured on PBS and festivals around the nation