Tony Brown has been writing for 50 years, and publishing and performing his work for nearly as long. A seven-time Pushcart Prize nominee, his work has appeared in too many journals and anthologies to list here without his being accused of bragging, and he’d never want to do that. He has traveled all over the country, slammed for the Worcester Poets Asylum, organized and hosted readings and reading series, and written extensively on poetry for various Websites and print journals. His most recent chapbook, In The Embers, was published by Tired Hearts Press (2016). Since then, he has also published a number of eBooks, available only to Patreon subscribers. These days, Tony most commonly performs his poetry with The Duende Project, which includes Steven Lanning-Cafaro on electric and acoustic bass, classical guitar, and keyboards; Chris Lawton on acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, and mandolin; and Chris ODonnell on drums. Theyve spent over a decade performing up and down the East Coast and have released six collections of their work, all of which can be found on Bandcamp and/or the various digital markets like iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, etc. Tony makes most of his living as a self-employed training and development consultant. After 30+ years doing that in and out of corporate settings, he’s good at it, and he does OK financially. He’s always been in pursuit of a lifestyle that supported his creative work, and that means he’s deliberately arranged his time to put poetry first, especially since he went out on his own.
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