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Saturday, May 31, 2025 – 2:45 p.m.
Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books
at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main (Oakland) – 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15213
I am scheduled to read at approximately 2:45pm (timing not assured).
Admission is free. Books will be available for sale & signing.
The festival runs from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. An invited group of exceptional poets will be reading throughout the day. Please come out and support them, too.

For more information about the festival, please visit:  https://www.pittsburghbookfestival.org/

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Rick has read widely across the country, connecting not only with literary audiences but also with listeners new to poetry. To schedule a reading, campus visit, or informal poetry conversation in home or at your congregation, click on Let’s Connect.