Alongside his tremendous line-by-line lyrical deftness, Bazan's greatest strength has always been his ability--a skill that runs deep in the best writers and other observers of humankind-- to distill complex ideas to their essence, to connect us to his ruminations on Big Issues with an economy of language, and to communicate his conclusions (or lack thereof) with concise elegance that never loses its general human resonance. www.theunionnetwork.com This event will be held at The Union 129 W. Benton Ave