Riverfront Readings featuring Jesse Kates and Gary Lechliter

Jesse Kates is the songwriter, singer and guitarist behind pop band The Sexy Accident and a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University's creative writing program. He is the author of Extra Pith: Poems & Songs. Jesse lives in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife Stephanie and sons Tobias and Jonas.

Gary Lechliter's work has recently appeared in many poetry journals and anthologies. He has published three books of poetry. His newest book Off the Beaten Path is published by Woodley Press. Gary is the managing editor of I-70 Review.

This event features music by Kasey Rausch.