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Antrim House EventsPOLLY BRODY MICHAEL CERVAS
GINNY CONNORS
October 7, 14, 21, 28 & November 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Victoria Station Cafe, Main Street, Putnam, CT BROKEN BRIDGE "062" CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR w/ Brad Davis, editor of Broken Bridge Review. For enrollment details (incl. fee) contact bdavis@pomfretschool.org. Date and time TBA, Central Gallery, 270 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT: reading and book-signing. Contact: 860-510-0432 or info@centralgallery.net. Sunday, May 31, 2009, 9:30 a.m., St. Giles Episcopal Church, 72 Gardiner Road, Jefferson, Maine. In conjunction with St. Giles' celebration of the Christian holy day, Pentecost, Davis will -- in place of the sermon -- read from his four-book Antrim sequence, OPENING KING DAVID. For information call 207-549-3158.
STEVE FOLEY Date TBA at Meg's, 74 E. Center St., Manchester, CT:
reading and book-signing. For information: (860) 649-9941 or megsinspirations.com.
LYNN HOFFMANN Dec. 15, 2 p.m., Duncaster Retirement Community, Bloomfield, CT: reading and book-signing. Call (860) 232-1948. Fri., Jan. 9, 2009, VNA Health Services of CT, 8 Keynote Dr., Vernon, CT: reading and book-signing for volunteers only. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 860-232-1948. Sun., Jan. 11, 2009, 9:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. services at Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, CT: reading with book-signing after service. As ever, all proceeds benefit the Connecticut Hospice in Brandford. Duncaster at 2:00pm on Dec. 15th.
Reading with two other poets ( Tom Nicotera, Catherine Hoyser)
Wednesday, November 19, 6:30-8:30pm Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT, 203 -574-8223, www.bronsonlibrary.org Reading will be held downstairs. Admission is free. Marilyn Johnston and Dick Allen Marilyn E. Johnston, a library assistant for the Prosser Public Library, will be reading excerpts and signing copies from her new book of poetry Silk Fist Songs, which was released recently by Simsbury-based publishers, Antrim House. Dick Allen: From Buddha to Elvis, leading poet, Allen, brings his newest book, Present Vanishing: Poems, Sarabande Books, as 7th in the collection of his books and one among many publications and awards including the Pushcart Prize. He is known as one of the major poets of the Transitional Generation. Come and find out more! Book signing to follow. Theme: “Ohmmm...”
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:00 pm: Arlene Swift Jones reads in the series Marilyn Johnston co-hosts: the Wintonbury Library Poetry Series, Wintonbury Library, 1015 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield, CT. Arlene Swift Jones has authored two collections of poetry, Deenewood, A Sequence and Pomegranate Wine, both by Turning Point Books. Her honors include the Frances Shaw Fellowship at Ragdale, a fellowship at MacDowell, and Academy of American Poets Prize . Rennie McQuilkin says of Pomegranate Wine that it is "instilled with the glory of Paradise, albeit lost, and has at its heart a still small voice of hope prevailing on the far side of endurance..." Open mike theme: "Healing” On December 4 enjoy the holidays with a creative father/son duo-- the dad is a prize-winning poet and the son is a talented singer, composer, keyboardist. Poet John Surowiecki has had two books published, The Hat City after Men Stopped Wearing Hats (Word Works, 2007) and Watching Cartoons before Attending a Funeral (White Pine Press, 2003), as well as five chapbooks. He is the winner of many prizes, including the Poetry Foundation’s Pegasus Award for his verse drama, My Nose and Me, and the Pablo Neruda Prize. Singer John E. Surowiecki has played his own songs in countless venues around eastern Connecticut . His style leans toward classic rock, with emphasis on eloquence, musicianship, and strong melody line. His music has a great appeal across the generations. Open mike theme: “Family” A open mike follows the featured poets at each event.
Themes for the open mike are optional. Sunday, November 16, 1:00 p.m., Oliver Wolcott Library,
160 South Street, Litchfield, CT: poetry reading/book launch. For
more information, contact Jean Sands at 860-485-9522 or jeansans@sbcglobal.net. JOAN KUNSCH
Wed., Nov. 5, 7:00 p.m.at the Farmington Public Library: reading with reception to celebrate The Price of Water.. For information, contact sshea@farmingtonlibct.org. Sunday, November 16, 1:30 p.m., West Hartford Public Library: a reading co-sponsored by The Bookworm. For information, contact onktaadn@comcast.net. Saturday, Dec, 6, 2:00 p.m.: reading/book-signing
at the Canton Public Library. For information, contact onktaadn@comcast.net. RENNIE MCQUILKIN JIM PEARCE
PIT PINEGAR NORAH POLLARD JOHN POPIELASKI GERI RADACSI POETRY Fee: $150.00 for four, 1½ hr. sessions
Monday, November 10, 5:30 p.m., Eastern Perk Cafe, 701 Main Street,Willimantic, CT: a reading sponsored by Quinebaug Valley Community College Multicultural Program Planning Committee with the QVCC Student Government Association. The reading will be followed by a poetry open mike - sign up between 5:00 and 5:30pm. For information, call 860-456-7375. November 13, 2008, 6:00 p.m., Playbox Theater, 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT: Elizabeth Thomas will be one of several readers at Confluence, a community gathering to share the experiences of different cultures via the printed word. The event will begin with a musical prelude. It is free & open to the public, but reservations are required. Call 203-575-8044 or 8083 to reserve your seat. A reading at Naugatuck Valley Community College. For more information, see www.nvcc.commnet.edu/confluencia
PARKER TOWLE
EDWINA TRENTHAM
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 7 pm, F.H. Cossitt Library: reading with signing, reception and open mic to follow. The Cossit Library is a two-story red Victorian building with white gingerbread trim located on route 189 in North Granby, at the intersection where Mountain Road crosses 189 and becomes East Street. Space is limited so reservations are recommended. Call 653-6146 to reserve a place for the evening and tell us whether you would like to read your own poetry during the second part of the program.
AN ONGOING EVENT POETRY POTLUCK at The Sanctuary 59 Bogel Road, East Haddam, Connecticut Do you love poetry? Would you like to be part of an ongoing poetry discussion group offering food for the mind and the heart? If so, come and join us on the first Sunday of each month from 4.30-6.00 PM. Our next meeting is on Sunday, November 2, 2008, at The Sanctuary in East Haddam, Connecticut, to discuss poetry and build community. Reminder: Daylight Savings Ends on Sunday, November 2. This is not about sharing our own work but instead offers us a chance to share the work of poets we love, so you don’t have to be a poet to be part of this group. Just come and bring your love of poetry and a poem you would like to share. Hosted this Sunday by Suzy Lamson and Greg Coleman For more information call 860-319-1134. Directions to The Sanctuary at 59 Bogel Road, East Haddam, Connecticut are also below. We meet in the Yurt, so use the driveway right after the 59 Bogel Road mailbox and park in the field near the Yurt.
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