Michael Brosnan in Norwich

Join poet Michael Brosnan for a reading from his new collection Pareidolia!

“An exquisitely crafted lyrical lens held up to a life not merely lived but deeply examined, Pareidolia, as the title might suggest, is an artist’s attempt to find, in the shapes and lines of poetry, meaning and patterns in the great mystery of our shared human existence.” — Matt W. Miller

Michael Brosnan is a poet and writer based in Exeter, New Hampshire. He is the author of four books of poetry, the most recent being Pareidolia (2026). His poems have appeared in numerous literary journals and have won awards from various arts organizations, including the New Hampshire Council on the Arts. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. A graduate of Boston College and the University of New Hampshire Writing Program, Brosnan is also the author of Against the Current (Heinemann), a book on innovation in urban education that was the basis for an award-winning documentary, Accelerating America. He has taught writing at Queens College, C.W. Post College, and the University of New Hampshire. He has also served as the longtime editor of Independent School, a magazine on precollegiate education, and has written dozens of articles and monographs on education and related matters. More at www.michaelabrosnan.com.