The Ohio Northern University Department of English continues its 2014 Fall Reading Series with authors Christopher DeWeese and Heather Christle in the Elzay Gallery of Art on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

DeWeese is the author of “The Black Forest” and the chapbooks “Fireproof Swan” and “Maneuvers.” His poems have appeared in publications such as Boston Review, Crazyhorse, Fence and Tin House. Currently an assistant professor of poetry at Wright State University, DeWeese has also taught at Agnes Scott College, Emory University and Smith College.

Christie is the author of “What Is Amazing,” “The Difficult Farm” and “The Trees The Trees,” which won the 2012 Believer Poetry Award. Her poems have appeared in publications such as Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The New Yorker and “The Best American Poetry.” A native of Wolfeboro, N.H., she lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio.