The Drumlummon Institute in Helena will publish Moving On: The Last Poems of Ed Lahey, Butte/Missoula poet who died in 2011. Mark Gibbons found the poems in the remains of Ed's apartment after he died and edited a new collection of Lahey's poetry. Drumlummon director, Aaron Parrett, will host a panel discussion of Lahey's work and his place in Montana literature. Parrett and Gibbons will be joined by guest readers to share poems from the book, Lahey's body of work, and selections written in honor of the late author.
Mark Gibbons is a Missoula poet and lifelong Montanan. His latest collection of poetry is The Imitation Blues from FootHills Publishing in 2017, and he's the editor of Moving On: The Last Poems of Ed Lahey, 2018, from Drumlummon Institute.