Justen Ahren is a photographer, poet, musician and writing workshop facilitator. His HIs photographs are held in several private collections, and have been exhibited in both solo and group shows and at Miner Family Gallery on Martha’s Vineyard.
He is Emeritus Poet Laureate of Martha’s Vineyard and founder of Noepe Center of Literary Arts. He has received two commissions for poetry from Wendy Taucher Dance Theater Opera, and one from John Sims’ Afro Dixie Project. His two poetry collections are A Strange Catechism (2013) and A Machine for Remembering (2019). His poetry has been set to music by Grammy award-winning Composer Glen Roven, and award winning Cuban composer Ileana Perez Valezquez.
His album, The War For The Valley is available on here and on iTunes.