John Perrault is the author of Jefferson's Dream: The Ballad of the Declaration of Independence (Hobblebush Books, 2009), The Ballad of Louis Wagner and other New England Stories in Verse (Peter Randall Publisher) and a poetry collection, Here Comes the Old Man Now (Oyster River Press). His poetry has appeared in The Café Review, The Christian Science Monitor, Commonweal, Poet Lore and elsewhere. He is a touring artist with the NH State Council on the Arts and the New England Foundation for the Arts and is an Independent Scholar with the NH Humanities Council. John was Poet Laureate of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2003–2005.

To learn more about John Perrault and about his workshops and programs for schools, libraries, historical societies and museums, visit www.johnperrault.com.