BANGOR – Poet and art writer Carl Little will read from his new book, “Ocean Drinker: New & Selected Poems” and sign copies of his latest art book, “Paintings of Maine: A New Collection,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at Borders in Bangor. The event is free and open to the public.

“Carl Little looks at life from oblique angles,” writes poet Rosanna Warren about “Ocean Drinker,” “and in these finely-honed poems shows us glimpses of modest and surprising truth: A grandfather’s old slides of naked women, perused at night by the grandson; a father awkwardly tying his tall son’s tie before a funeral; the poet rolling the word ‘elvers’ around on his tongue.” Maine motifs as well as personal history enrich this lively verse.

The poems in “Ocean Drinker” have appeared in a range of publications, including Paris Review, Hudson Review, Off the Coast and The Caf? Review.

The anthology “The Maine Poets,” edited by Wesley McNair, features two of Little’s poems.

Little’s newest art book, “Paintings of Maine: A New Collection,” published by Down East Books, features 100-plus paintings of Maine by old and modern masters. Little is a critic and author of many art books, including “The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent” and “Edward Hopper’s New England.”

Before joining the staff of the Maine Community Foundation where he is director of marketing and communications, Little directed the Ethel H. Blum Gallery at College of the Atlantic. In 2000 he was presented with the Acadia Arts Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the arts on Mount Desert Island, where he lives and writes.

For further information, call Borders at 990-3300.