Poetry. In the new collection of poetry BAD WITH FACES, poet Sean Norton delights in finding significance in the most unexpected of places, from a poetry reading interrupted by noisy caterers to the accidental connections between titles on a bookshelf. Bold and inventive, BAD WITH FACES challenges the reader to search everyday experiences for the hints toward enlightenment lying just below the surface. "Spiritual and gorgeous, BAD WITH FACES is infused with a wry wit that in no ways undermines its high seriousness. How spacious--and sweetly odd--is the sensibility behind these mindful and surprising poems! I'm deeply impressed by Sean Norton's subtle workings of surface and depth, his ironic-gentle encounters with what-is" -Alice Fulton.

Sean Norton received his MFA in Poetry from the University of Michigan and his BA from the University of Oregon after a couple of false starts at other schools. In the past he has taught poetry, fiction, and essay writing at the University of Michigan. Currently he works as an events planner.