A book of poetry and art, a gallery exhibition, a celebration of Pittsburgh artists and writers. Poems by Samuel Hazo, Terrance Hayes, Jan Beatty, Deborah Bogen, Jim Daniels and 40 other poets. Artworks by Terry Boyd, Christopher Ruane, Devan Shimoyama, Lenore Thomas, Patricia Kennedy-Zafred and 20 other artists. Unlike information or mere news, poetry outlives the life of its creators and the date of its creation, often over centuries. In this sense it can be said that true poems have birthdays but no funerals. --Samuel Hazo, Pennsylvania poet laureate, founder of the International Poetry Forum