Rhode Island Council for the Humanities

Ocean State of Mind - the Poems of Tom Chandler

Rhode Island’s Poet Laureate emeritus will discuss the creative process and read from his work.

Tom Chandlerhas been named Phi Beta Kappa Poet at Brown University and has been a featured poet at the Robert Frost homestead. His poems have been read by Garrison Keillor on National Public Radio on several occasions. He is the author of four books, is a columnist for The Providence Journal, and is editor of the Bryant Literary Review. He is a professor of creative writing at Bryant University, and winner of the Galway Kinnell Poetry Prize, amongst many others.

Needs: Lighted lectern/water