Open Mic at Fountain Square
Photo by J.L. Kato
JL Kato is a native of Japan who grew up in central Indiana. He was the first host for the monthly poetry readings at the Education Center of Tipton County. He serves as an advisory board member of Etheridge Knight Inc. and also organizes the quarterly Heartland Incantations: Voices of Hoosier Poets for the Beech Grove Public Library. He resides in Beech Grove, Indiana, and is the features copy desk chief at The Indianapolis Star.