Jean Valentine sits down today for a conversation in the KRTS studios. She will discuss her recently released collection of poems, Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965–2003. On Saturday, January 31st at 6PM, Valentine will be reading selections from the book at the Marfa Book Company.
Valentine is a celebrated poet with strong ties to the Northeast. From 2008-10, she served as New York's Poet Laureate and has also taught at a number of colleges in the region.
