Dear Reader,

It is a distinct privilege to recognize David Middleton, Poet in Residence Emeritus at Nicholls State University, as our seventh annual Erasmus Lecture poet. Middleton has served as poetry editor for The Classical Outlook, Modern Age, and Anglican Theological Review. His books of verse include The Burning Fields and Beyond the Chandeleurs.
 
Please join us for “A Night of Poetry with David Middleton” at the FIRST THINGS editorial offices (9 East 40th Street, 10th Floor) on Sunday, October 23 at 6:30 p.m. Wine and cheese will be served.

To register, visit www.firstthings.com/poetryreading or click on the button below.

If you have not yet reserved your ticket for our 35th Annual Erasmus Lecture with Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., please visit www.firstthings.com/erasmus.

Yours,

R. R. Reno
Editor