Please join us for a reading by poets from 3 Nations, an anthology of Native, Canadian, and New England Writers. The poems, essays, and short stories in the 3 Nations Anthology focus on the northeast United States and Atlantic Canada, a region defined by borders and the many bridges that cross them, the blood and heritage people share and the things that divide them. The land is disputed in places, in others a shared responsibility, and Native lands reside as sovereign nations within these borders. The idea for the anthology came about ten years ago, when Valerie Lawson and her partner Michael Brown moved from Cape Cod to Maine. They fell in love with the “real downeast” beyond Bar Harbor and settled in the tiny town of Robbin­ston on Passamaquoddy Bay. The idea of joining the three sovereign nations in dialogue presented itself early on. It would take much longer to make the book happen. Lawson and Brown established Resolute Bear Press in 2008 to publish Off the Coast, a quarterly literary journal. The journal presented poetry, artwork, and reviews from Maine and around the world. The 3 Nations Anthology is the first book published by the press. Authors of 3 Nations Anthology range from those for whom this book will be their first publication to a Pulitzer Prize nominee. They include: Kathleen Ellis, Carol Hobbs, Paul Hostovsky, J. Kates, Donna M. Loring, Mark Melnicove, Susan Nisenbaum Becker, Fredda Paul, John Perrault, Cheryl A. Savageau, Catherine Schmitt, Lee Sharkey, Karin Spitfire, David R. Surette, Jeri Theriault, and many others. The names of readers participating at the Cultural Center will be announced at a later date. This is a free event, but donations are welcome.