The Carriage House Poetry Series in Fanwood invites the public to enjoy an evening of poetry readings by Maria Mazziotti Gillan and Joe Weil on Tuesday, September 20. The free poetry performances will begin promptly at 8 p.m. in the Patricia Kuran Arts Center on Watson Road.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan is the Founder/Executive Director of the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, and editor of The Paterson Literary Review. She also is the Director of the Creative Writing Program and Professor of Poetry at Binghamton University (SUNY). Maria is a recipient of the 2008 American Book Award for her book, “All That Lies Between Us” and has published 20 books.

Joe Weil is an assistant professor at Binghamton University who teaches poetry and fiction and is a noted performer of poetry and music. Since 2008, Joe has published four volumes of poems, including “Painting the Christmas Trees,” “The Plumber’s Apprentice,” and “The Great Grandmother Light: New and Selected Poems.”

The reading is free and open to the public and an open mic reading with local poets will follow the featured performance. For details, visitcarriagehousepoetryseries.blogspot.com.