About

February 20, 2010

I live in Frenchtown, NJ.

My first collection of poems, “I Have His Letters Still”, will be published in June.

I am a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey.

Since December of 2008, my poetry has appeared in the 13th Annual Poetry Ink Chapbook, Moonstone Publishing, Philadelphia; The Star-Ledger of Newark; NJ Lawyer Magazine; received a NJ Poetry Society 2009 Recognition Award, and will be published in upcoming volumes of the Edison Literary Review, the Big Hammer, FreeXpresSion, and the River Poets Journal. Three of my poems have been published on-line as Poem of the Day, by “The New Verse News”.

I have been the featured poet at the following readings:

Somerset Poetry Group
Poetry & Pasta, Keyport, NJ
Harvest Moon Poetry Hour, Helen’s Books and Gifts, Summit, NJ
3 Flights of Poetry, Doylestown, Pa.
Bucks County Creative Arts Celebration, Washington’s Crossing, Pa.
New Jersey Poetry Society Annual Meeting, Mercerville, NJ.
Traveling Poet’s Society, Espresso Joe’s, Keyport, NJ

December 2, 2008

In 1987, during a personal crisis, I began to write.  Since then, from time to time, when the mood struck me I would write on the back of napkins, on reports in a business meeting, on index cards, in a little notebook and then at times with less distractions on a computer.  During that time less that 6 people have read a portion of my work.  I have always wondered whether other people would enjoy and appreciate them – and whether they were any good.

Please help me in that search by leaving a comment, suggestion or criticism.  I hope to retype all the napkin drafts and share a few from time to time.  Thank you.

Ray Brown

Post Office Box 40
Frenchtown, New Jersey 08825

contact:  poetraybrown@earthlink.net

telephone:  908-392-2601

While I hope you will enjoy and appreciate my works, I reserve my copyright to my words.  Thank you.