A "Boston Literary Light for 2014", poet Charles Coe is the author of All Sins Forgiven: poems for my parents (Leapfrog Press, 2013) and Picnic on the Moon: Poems (Leapfrog Press, 1999). Many of his poems have been published in literary periodicals and anthologies. Recipient of a poetry fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a Fellow of St. Botolph Club of Boston, and 2016-2017 Artist-in-Residence for the City of Boston, Coe's work also has been set to music by such composers as Beth Denisch and Robert Moran ("Requiem for Edith", 2009).
Coe, co-chair of the Boston chapter of the National Writers Union, published a novella, Spin Cycles (Gemma Media), in 2014. That novella is included in Inspired Journeys: Travel Writers Searching for the Muse (The University of Wisconsin Press, 2016).
Coe also is a jazz and popular vocalist who travels widely recording and performing his work.
Roberto Mighty's short documentary about Coe, Charles Coe: Man of Letters, follows.
Charles Coe: Man of Letters from Roberto Mighty on Vimeo.
Roberto Mighty's short Peach Pie, based on Coe's poem "Fortress", had its debut in June 2016 at the California International Shorts Festival. It also was featured at the 2016 Los Angeles Short Film Festival.
Charles Coe on FaceBook
Charles Coe, "A Son's Songs", The Boston Globe, June 16, 2013
Ryan Pait, "Poet-in-Residence Charles Coe Still Believes in Libraries", The Chautauquan Daily, July 12, 2016
Read Coe's poem "A Poem for Happy Endings" at Solstice magazine.
Listen to Coe read "Billy Pilgrim Reflects" on YouTube video.
Ryan Pait, "Poet-in-Residence Charles Coe Still Believes in Libraries", The Chautauquan Daily, July 12, 2016
Jane Dornbusch, "Thanks to Father's Influence, This Poet Is Well Versed in Cooking", Boston.com (The Boston Globe), October 31, 2007
Doug Holder, "Interview with Activist, Poet, and Jazz Vocalist Charles Coe", Authors Den
Boston Mayor's Office, "Ten Artists Selected for Boston Artists-in-Residence Program", October 3, 2016
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