Visiting author Brian Turner will read from his new trilogy of poetry books as part of the Writing Now Reading Now series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Ulrich Museum of Art in the Dr. Sam & Jacqui Kouri Collection Study Center. Writer of the memoir, “My Life as a Foreign Country,” Turner has penned five collections of poetry. He’s the editor of The Kiss and co-edited The Strangest of Theatres and lives in Florida with his dog, Dene. Writing Now Reading Now is cosponsored by the Department of English, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Watermark Books & Café and the Ulrich Museum. This event is open to everyone. A reception will be hosted starting at 5:30 p.m.