Gary Glazner

Gary Glazner is the founder and Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Poetry Project (APP). NBC's “Today” show, PBS NewsHour and NPR's “All Things Considered” have featured segments on Glazner’s work. He has performed and created poetry with people living with dementia in 36 states and internationally in Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Mexico, Poland, South Korea and Turkey. In addition to his work with the APP, he is a performance poet, song writer and harmonica player. He was the featured poet on the Pontiac’s “Beat Poetry Festival;” 17-city traveling festival with the jazz band to promote the Pontiac “Vibe.” He performed at Pontiac HeadQuarters, Detroit. His Precision Poetry Drill Team performed for 20,000 people at the Zozobra festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the author of “How to Make a Living as a Poet,” Soft Skull Press and the editor of “Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry,” Manic D Press.

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Core Audiences: Seniors

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