OLEAN—Poet Tom Krampf, of Hinsdale, will read from his new book, “Poems to My Wife and Other Women,“ at 7 p. m. Thursday in the Olean Public Library Gallery. A book signing will follow the reading.

Krampf, who spent many years organizing the Olean Public Library’s literary program, has taught poetry and creative writing in the Olean area. He has published five books of poems since 1976 and has read his work on National Public Radio.

In 2001, he was awarded a teaching residency at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castelbar, Ireland, and in 2005, his long “Subway Prayer” poem was translated into French. He participated in “Printemps des Poetes” literary festival in LaRochelle, France, in 2006 and was one of the first U. S. poets invited to read at the Eden Mills Literary Festival in Ontario.

The library is located at 134 N. Second St.