Terry E. Carter is a gifted writer and speaker. He was born and raised in Medford and educated in the Medford Public Schools. He is also a classically-trained poet whose literary influences range from Shakespeare to the Harlem Renaissance. Terry is a husband, a father, an ordained deacon, and an arts minister. He enjoys taking contemporary life and faith experiences and translating them into word pictures that engage people in a truly unique way. He has published five volumes of inspired poetry, including his new book, Brown Skin and the Brave New World: A Poet’s Anthem, released in the Fall of 2020. Terry directs Elder Services at the historic West Medford Community Center and has just been named Medford’s first-ever Poet Laureate. To learn more about Terry, visit his website: www.brownskinnedpoet.net