TABLE OF CONTENTS_______________________________________
- Quotes
- Poem of the Month
- Book of the Month
- Web Site of the Month
- News Items / Writing Workshops
- Poetry Calendar for June
- Subscription and Contact Information
I:__QUOTES________________________________________________
I try every day to write great poetry—as I tried when I was 14. What else is there to do?
– Donald Hall
The longer I live, the more I see there’s something about reciting rhythmical words aloud—it’s almost biological—that comforts and enlivens human beings.
– Robert Pinsky
A perfect poem speaks the world into existence.
– Terri Klein
II:__POEM OF THE MONTH__________________________________
THE VOICE
Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
Woman much missed, how you call to me, call to me,
Saying that now you are not as you were
When you had changed from the one who was all to me,
But as at first, when our day was fair.
Can it be you that I hear? Let me view you, then,
Standing as when I drew near to the town
Where you would wait for me: yes, as I knew you then,
Even to the original air-blue gown!
Or is it only the breeze, in its listlessness
Traveling across the wet mead to me here,
You being ever dissolved to wan wistlessness,
Heard no more again far or near?
Thus I; faltering forward,
Leaves around me falling,
Wind oozing thin through the thorn from norward,
And the woman calling.
III:__BOOK OF THE MONTH_________________________________
Each month we highlight a book of poetry by a Connecticut author.
SILK FIST SONGS
by Marilyn E. Johnston
Reviewers of Marilyn Johnston’s first poetry collection, Silk Fist Songs, have been enthusiastic.
Clare Rossini said, “How is it that death, its brutal emptying out, provokes our ripest understandings; that grief, like poetic form, conditions and frees the heart into song? These are the mysteries at the heart of Marilyn Johnston’s beautifully realized collection, which was begotten in the loss of a father and brother. But how much life is in these poems, in their depiction of family, of childhood memory, of evolving love.”
For his part, Doug Anderson commented, “Marilyn Johnston’s poems are written exactly where feeling becomes language, as if conceived in that moment just before sleep when we let down our guard and open to our own wholeness. They are beautifully crafted, but even more importantly, the poet has been relentless in her avoidance of the false note. These poems are true, and human, and ones you’ll want to live with. This is a very strong first book.”
Marilyn E. Johnston’s poetry has received five Pushcart Prize nominations and has appeared in numerous literary journals including The Worcester Review, Atlanta Review, South Carolina Review, and Poet Lore. Her chapbook Against Disappearance was published as finalist for the 2001 Redgreene Press Poetry Prize. Commitments to poetry and to community have led her to work in the Bloomfield Public Library, where she directs a poetry series presenting area writers to an ever-expanding audience.
$18.00 (ISBN: 978-0-9798451-1-6)
Antrim House http://www.antrimhousebooks.com/index.html
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POETS & WRITERS
The companion web site to Poets & Writers magazine. From the site, “Since it was founded in 1970, Poets & Writers, Inc. has grown to become the nation’s largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers. Each year, over 100,000 poets, fiction, and creative non-fiction writers benefit from P&W’s programs, which include its eponymous magazine; a dynamic, information-rich Web site; financial support for readings and other literary events; and sponsorship of multiple writing prizes and awards.”
While you’re there, make sure to visit the “Tools for Writers” section for many useful lists and links, including information on Literary Magazines (submit!), Writing Contests, MFA Programs, and book/chapbook publishing. Good stuff.
http://www.pw.org
V:__NEWS ITEMS / WRITING WORKSHOPS____________________
Sunday, June 1 - Sunday, June 8 2008
Various times
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
An ambitious undertaking by the folks behind The Spoken Word Series (Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor): Fourteen events over eight days, each one concentrating on a writer or idea relating to the Beat scene. Below is a listing of dates and themes. Please see the individual listings in the POETRY CALENDAR FOR JUNE section for details, or visit the festival web site at http://www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival. (You may need to scroll to the right to see the schedule.)
- Monday, June 2nd - Gary Snyder
- Tuesday, June 3rd - “The Beat Goes On”
- Wednesday, June 4th - Jack Kerouac
- Wednesday, June 4th - Beat-inspired Comedy Open Mic
- Thursday, June 5th - Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- Friday, June 6th - Women Beat Authors
- Friday, June 6th - Beat-Inspired Comedy Open Mic
- Saturday, June 7th - William S. Burroughs
- Saturday, June 7th - Buddhism and the Beats
- Saturday, June 7th - Allen Ginsberg
- Saturday, June 7th - Charlie Bukowski Night (Classifying Bukowski as a beat poet is an “in spirit” classification at best. Still, the event is held, appropriately, at a bar from 10:00pm till closing.)
- Sunday, June 8th - Readers’ Choice
- Sunday, June 8th - Gregory Corso
They’ve managed to land some wonderful venues, too, such as the Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. Check out an event or two.
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Mondays, June 9, 16, 23, 30 2008
4:30pm - 6:00pm
“IMAGERY AND MEMORY”
A poetry writing workshop with Geri Radacsi
Imagery and Memory come together in a new poetry writing workshop offered by Millrace Books in Farmington. Re-discover memories and shape them into poetry to share with family, fellow writers, or to publish in a journal. The use of images and image-making in contemporary poetry will be discussed from four perspectives: portraits of the self and others; developing voice; narrative; and poetry of place. Through directed writing exercises and constructive critiques in a supportive workshop setting, we will write about life experiences, personal views and observations transforming them through form and language. Turn your memories into creative poems.
Millrace Books
40 Mill Lane
Farmington, CT
860-677-9662
Geri Radacsi is the author of three collections of poetry: a prize-winning chapbook, Ancient Music; her first full-length poetry collection, Trapped in Amber; and her most recent collection, Tightrope Walker. Among her publishing credits are The Atlanta Review, Comstock Review, Connecticut Review, MacGuffin, and Nimrod, among others. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, is the 2003 winner of the Connecticut River Review Poetry Prize, and has won several awards from the Connecticut Poetry Society.
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Wednesday, June 11 & Wednesday, June 26 2008
6:30pm - 8:30pm
THE SUNKEN GARDEN POETRY FESTIVAL IS BACK!
The summer-long Sunken Garden Poetry Festival returns this summer to Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington following a one-year hiatus. Jeffrey Levine, poet, publisher, and teacher, has assumed the role of Artistic Director for the 16th season of the Festival, which will include some of the most talented poets and musicians in the country.
In June, the festival kicks off with Robert Pinsky on the 11th, followed by the Connecticut Poetry Circuit Winners and Coleman Barks on the 26th. Over the course of the summer, the scheduled poets include such brand names as Billy Collins and Paul Muldoon and, as always, the Night Of Fresh Voices. (Check out the Summer Performance Series page on the web site for all upcoming readings.) There will also be music at each event, too; the format will be mixed: some evenings, poetry and music will be separate, other evenings they will be interspersed, such as when Coleman Barks reads Rumi accompanied by cellist Eugene Friesen.
http://www.hillstead.org/activities/poetry.html
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Saturday, June 14 - Saturday, June 28 2008
Various times
CT POET SHAME AWARD
This month, a CT Poet Shame award goes to the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven which—again—has no scheduled poetry readings. Film? Theatre? Dance? Music? Visual Art? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Poetry? No. No name poets, no local poets, no slams, no open mikes, nothing. Robert Pinsky will speak on the 15th, but it’s a lecture not a poetry reading. Paul Muldoon will be there, too, but he’ll be discussing contemporary Irish literature. And those are the only events that even hint of poetry. On the web site, if you click on the poetry category you’ll see events such as plays, dance performances, even a Rosanne Cash concert listed—but no poetry.
I only hope there will be at least one street poet who, standing alone on a corner, will bark out a few lines against the wall of ears. For all of us.
VI:__POETRY CALENDAR FOR JUNE_________________________
Sunday, June 1 2008
1:00pm - 4:00pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Social Justice
Moderator: Lerron Wright
Poets: Kate Rushin, Danelle Fiorentino, Taylor Altman, Jimmy Wilson, Tommy Bass, Minta White
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
77 Forest Street
Hartford, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Sunday, June 1 2008
2:00pm
JOHN BASINGER PERFORMS PARADISE LOST
In celebration of John Milton’s 400th anniversary, John Basinger will be performing a different book of Paradise Lost every Sunday afternoon.
All readings start at 2:00pm (June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
The Buttonwood Tree
605 Main Street
Middletown, CT
860-347-4957
mailto:near@buttonwood.org
http://www.buttonwood.org
The event is free; donations are accepted.
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Sunday, June 1 2008
2:00pm - 4:00pm
BEAN & LEAF OPEN MIKE POETRY READING
hosted by Tom Weigel
Old poets read, new voices heard in a new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information: http://www.bean-leaf.com
Bean & Leaf Cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
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Monday, June 2 2008
6:30pm - 9:30pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Gary Snyder
Moderator: John Wahdams
Poets: Robert Saunders, Dolores Lawler, Sherri Bedingfield, Gregory Scott, Sympetalous, David Cappella, Kim Martin
Wood Memorial Library
783 Main Street
South Windsor, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Monday, June 2 2008
7:00pm
THE LOVE JONES OPEN MIC
Spoken Word and Song event. All poets welcome.
$5.00 cover. Hosted by Darlene Brandon Scott.
The Russell
103 Pratt Street
Hartford, CT
www.therussell.net
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Monday, June 2 2008
7:30pm - 9:00pm
POETRY BEAT
Poetry open mike at Las Vetas Lounge.
Las Vetas Lounge
1462 Post Road
Fairfield, CT
203-255-1958
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Monday, June 2 2008
9:00pm
BEATNIK 2000
Music and poetry every Monday night, hosted by Ed Leonard. No Cover.
http://www.cafenine.com/schedule.html
Cafe 9
250 State Street
New Haven, CT
203-789-8281
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Tuesday, June 3 2008
6:30pm - 10:00pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: “The Beat Goes On”
Moderator: Alexandrina Sergio
Poets: Amelia Matus, Michael Grover, Jason Tandon, Colin Haskins, Anita Pinatti, John Basinger
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
211 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Tuesday, June 3 2008
7:00pm - 9:00pm
FIRST TUESDAY POETRY (Middletown)
featuring Sympetalous
Broad Street Books will be hosting a monthly poetry reading, First Tuesday Poetry Series, with a featured poet followed by an open mike, on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm. Admission is free.
“Sympetalous...means his petals are fused
sorta like a MorninGloriouS...so here’s his story:
A mild mannered reporter for The Subterranean Homesick News
hears the call and suddenly awakes One Velvet Mornin’
when he’s straight then starts to sway and write this way
for no apparent planetary reason save the motion
of a Blue Moon and the Red Dwarf Stars...”
You’ll have to stop by to hear the rest of the story.
45 Broad Street
Middletown, CT
Broad Street Books
For more information, contact Brian Mitchard at 860-685-READ
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Tuesday, June 3 2008
7:30pm
FIRST TUESDAY POETRY (Wilton)
First Tuesday group meets every month on the first Tuesday, offering an open mike and a mix of guest poets and featured regular readers. Please come, listen, and bring a favorite poem. Better still, read your own poems.
Borders Books
14 Danbury Road (just past the Norwalk/Wilton line on Rt 7)
Wilton, CT 06987
203-834-0600
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Wednesday, June 4 2008
6:30pm - 9:30pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Jack Kerouac
Moderator: Christine Beck
Poets: Aleathia Drehmer, Lerron Wright, Jacob Johanson, Lori Desrosier, Ernie Blue, Gregory Scott
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Wednesday, June 4 2008
7:30pm
POEMALLEY at Curley’s Diner
Read poetry, discuss writing and other topics of interest.
Curley’s Diner
62 West Park Place
Stamford, CT
203-327-3716
mailto:ayarmal@earthlink.net
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Wednesday, June 4 2008
7:30pm - 10:00pm
WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY SERIES
featuring Chiara Dilello and Doris Henderson
Spanning the life-lines: Wesleyan student Chiara Dilello, one of this year’s Connecticut Circuit Student Poets, and Doris Henderson, local poet, retiree, and proud grandmother of six, will give a joint reading.
Doris Henderson’s poems have appeared in the Connecticut River Review, Slant, Comstock Review, and Caduceus, among others. She has published three chapbooks of her poems and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She was a featured reader this past March at the Danbury Women’s Center, celebrating Women’s History Month, and is a longtime resident of Danbury.
Chiara Di Lello is a student at Wesleyan University, class of 2010. A great admirer of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Chiara received a Gold Key and a Gold Award in the 2005 Scholastic Writing Awards and won the 2006 Browning Society Poetry Contest. Her poetry has been published in Euphony at the University of Chicago and in Ostranenie at Wesleyan. Chiara hasn’t decided on a major yet, but her interests include languages and Shakespeare. At Wesleyan, she produces student theater through Second Stage. She was born in New York City.
WNPS, the longest running weekly poetry series in Connecticut, boasts an open mike, feature poets, a Q&A with the feature, and a poetry critique workshop.
Molten Java Coffee Roasters, LLC
102 Greenwood Avenue
Bethel, CT
203-739-0313
http://www.wedpoetry.net
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Wednesday, June 4 2008
9:30pm - 11:00pm
POETRY NITE at the Huntington Street Café
Poetry Nite every Wednesday at the Huntington Street Café. Run by Sammy and Natalie, it’s open to everyone. Stop by to check the scene or even read a little something. Walk in and you’ll be added to the list.
Email mailto:Pollie_Vack@yahoo.com for info.
Huntington Street Café
90 Huntington Street
Shelton, CT
Phone: 203-925-9064
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Wednesday, June 4 2008
10:00pm - 1:00am
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Beat-inspired Comedy Open Mike
Moderator: Sympetalous
Arch Street Tavern
85 Arch Street
Hartford, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Thursday, June 5 2008
6:30pm - 9:30pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Moderator: Terri Klein
Poets: Jim Deuchars, Lynna Garber, Lester Allen, LisaAnn Lobasso, Maggie Greene
A reception follows.
Wood Memorial Library
783 Main Street
South Windsor, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Thursday, June 5 2008
7:00pm
TENTH ANNUAL TOUCHSTONE POETRY READING
The Touchstone Community invites you to a poetry reading, a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives of teenage girls who have been on the edge. Touchstone is a residential treatment facility in Litchfield—a place for healing, for learning to take responsibility for one’s own choices, for developing an awareness of what those choices might be. Come and give these young women an audience for their unforgettable work. Our award-winning poetry anthology, I Am Not A Juvenile Delinquent, will be on sale, and alumnae will also be present to read work they’ve written since being out in the world again.
Come early, as we have had standing-room only crowds in the past!
Artwell Gallery
19 Water Street
Torrington, CT
For further information and/or directions: Sharon Charde, 860-435-0110 or Jessica Clow, 860-567-3809.
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Thursday, June 5 2008
7:00pm - 10:00pm
THURSDAY NIGHT POETRY
Open Mike Poetry Reading at Bean & Leaf. Old poets read, new voices heard.
A new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information: www.bean-leaf.com.
Bean & Leaf cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
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Friday, June 6 2008
6:30pm - 9:30pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Women Beat Authors
Moderator: Julia Paul
Poets: Christine Beck, Kathryn Ellinger, Chamys Crane, Katherine Polenberg, Susan Alison
Hall Memorial Library
93 Main Street
Ellington, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Friday, June 6 2008
10:00pm - 1:00am
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Beat-Inspired Comedy Open Mike
Moderator: Greg Scott
Federal Cafe
84 Union Place
Hartford, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Saturday, June 7 2008
12:00pm - 2:00pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: William S. Burroughs
Moderator: Tom Nicotera
Poets: Terri Klein, Zork, Mar Walker, Marcia Lewis
Crowd participation in experiments with cut-ups and a film.
Faxon Branch Library
1073 New Britain Avenue
West Hartford, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Saturday, June 7 2008
2:30pm - 5:30pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Buddhism and the Beats
Moderator: Stephanie Elliott
Poets: Larry DeMott, Terri Klein, Tom Nicotera, Roy Lisker, Jim Gardiner
In the 1950s a number of Beat poets discovered Buddhism. Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Joanne Kyger, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and others explored Buddhism in their writing. They adopted their own variety of Buddhism, one that fit within their bohemian lifestyle and called it “beat” Buddhism. Philip Whalen became the most serious practitioner, becoming a Zen Buddhist monk in 1973. During this reading, local poets will read samples of Buddhist-inspired Beat poetry and also from their own Beat-inspired works.
A reception follows.
Russell Library
123 Broad Street
Middletown, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Saturday, June 7 2008
4:00pm
CATHLEEN CALBERT
Poet Cathleen Calbert presents recent work from her new book, Sleeping With A Famous Poet. The work explores the treacherous landscape of sexuality and human connection at a breathless pace with lack of fear. Calbert’s work leaves the reader both shaken and stirred and wiser.
Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Sponsored by The Central Gallery.
The Central Gallery
270 Main Street
Old Saybrook, CT
For information, contact 860-510-0432 or visit www.centralgallery.net.
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Saturday, June 7 2008
6:00pm - 9:00pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Allen Ginsberg
Moderator: John Basinger
Poets: George Wallace, Lisa C. Taylor, Kenneth Lundquist, Jr., Roy Lisker, Victoria Rivas, Daniela Voicu
The Buttonwood Tree
605 Main Street
Middletown, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Saturday, June 7 2008
10:00pm - 1:00am
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Charlie Bukowski Night
Moderator: Yvon J. Cormier
Poets: Frank Reardon, Rob Plath, Jack Henry, Dyllan Blodgett, Zachary Moll, Jason Hardung
Open mike follows.
Gatekeeper’s Tavern
73 Ferry St
Middletown, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Sunday, June 8 2008
2:00pm
JOHN BASINGER PERFORMS PARADISE LOST
In celebration of John Milton’s 400th anniversary, John Basinger will be performing a different book of Paradise Lost every Sunday afternoon.
All readings start at 2:00pm (June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
The Buttonwood Tree
605 Main Street
Middletown, CT
860-347-4957
mailto:near@buttonwood.org
http://www.buttonwood.org
The event is free; donations are accepted.
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Sunday, June 8 2008
2:00pm - 4:00pm
BEAN & LEAF OPEN MIKE POETRY READING
hosted by Tom Weigel
Old poets read, new voices heard in a new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information: http://www.bean-leaf.com
Bean & Leaf Cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
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Sunday, June 8 2008
2:00pm - 5:30pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Readers’ Choice
Moderator: Colin Haskins
Poets: JD Roland, Nathan Graziano, Rebecca Schumejda, Yvon J. Cormier, Kathryn Kelly, Julia Paul.
Music by Minta White
The Mark Twain House & Museum
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Sunday, June 8 2008
6:00pm - 9:30pm
CONNECTICUT BEAT POETRY FESTIVAL 2008
presented by the Spoken Word Series
Theme: Gregory Corso
Moderator: John Dorsey
Poets: Lisa LaTourette, Dan Provost, Iris Applequist
Open mike follows.
City Steam Brewery
942 Main St
Hartford, CT
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival
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Monday, June 9 2008
4:30pm - 6:00pm
“IMAGERY AND MEMORY”
A poetry writing workshop with Geri Radacsi
See NEWS ITEMS / WRITING WORKSHOPS
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Monday, June 9 2008
7:00pm
THE LOVE JONES OPEN MIC
Spoken Word and Song event. All poets welcome.
$5.00 cover. Hosted by Darlene Brandon Scott.
The Russell
103 Pratt Street
Hartford, CT
www.therussell.net
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Monday, June 9 2008
7:15pm
MONDAY NIGHT POETRY in STAMFORD
featuring Frank Chambers
Frank Chambers draws his inspiration from his wife and four children. Celebrate Father's Day week by joining us for his poetry.
Monday Night Poetry meets on the second Monday of each month at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Stamford Town Center.
Please come and listen to local poets, bring a favorite poem, or read your own.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Stamford Town Center
100 Greyrock Place Suite H009
Stamford, CT
203-323-1248
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Monday, June 9 2008
9:00pm
BEATNIK 2000
Music and poetry every Monday night, hosted by Ed Leonard. No Cover.
http://www.cafenine.com/schedule.html
Cafe 9
250 State Street
New Haven, CT
203-789-8281
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Tuesday, June 10 2008
7:00pm
RENNIE McQUILKIN
Poetry at the Cossitt Series hosts a reading by Simsbury’s Poet Laureate, Rennie McQuilkin, beginning at 7:00pm and followed by an open mike at 8:00pm. The Friends of the Cossitt will provide refreshments between the two readings. Reservations are recommended whether you wish to attend as a listener and/or read your own poems for an audience. Call 860-653-6146 to reserve a seat and a place in the open mike part of the evening.
Cossitt Library
388 North Granby Road
North Granby, CT
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Tuesday, June 10 2008
7:00pm
LISA TAYLOR
Lisa Taylor will read poems from her new collection, Talking to Trees, as well as from other works. Come for an evening of poetry reading, with time for questions and discussion. Talking to Trees has been nominated for the LL Winship PEN New England Award and the Connecticut Book Award. Ms. Taylor grew up in the greater Hartford area and is in the process of writing a novel. She conducts writing workshops for all ages. Please register in advance by calling 860-243-9721.
Prosser Public Library
1 Tunxis Avenue
Bloomfield, CT
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Wednesday, June 11 2008
6:30pm
SUNKEN GARDEN POETRY FESTIVAL
featuring Robert Pinsky
Author of numerous volumes of poetry (including The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966—1996, a Pulitzer Prize nominee), books about poetry (including Poetry and The World, nominated for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award), and translations of poetry (including the Los Angeles Times book award winner The Inferno of Dante), Robert Pinsky has earned praise for his dynamism, imagination and range. He served as United States Poet Laureate from 1997—2000, appointed by the Library of Congress in 1999 to an unprecedented third term. In 1999 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Recipient of the PEN/Voelcker Award, the William Carlos Williams Prize, the Lenore Marshall, and the National Foundation for Jewish Culture’s 2006 Jewish Cultural Achievement Award in Literary Arts, Pinsky teaches in the graduate writing program at Boston University, writes the weekly “Poet’s Choice” column for the Washington Post, and serves as the poetry editor for the online magazine Slate.
Joining Pinsky will be Merge, “celebrating the marriage of poetry and music” (David Amram, 2006). Merge is a collaboration between the poetry of Cassandra Cleghorn and the music of Erik Lawrence (saxophone & flute), Allison Miller (drums), and Rene Hart (acoustic bass).
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Road
Farmington, CT
www.hillstead.org/activities/poetry.html
Time: Gates open at 5:30pm. Poetry and music performances from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Admission: Free to the public. On-site parking: $10 per vehicle. Off-site local parking is available on a limited basis. Seating: Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating in and around the garden. More info and directions at www.hillstead.org/activities/poetry_performseries.html#facts
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Wednesday, June 11 2008
7:30pm
POEMALLEY at Curley’s Diner
Read poetry, discuss writing and other topics of interest.
Curley’s Diner
62 West Park Place
Stamford, CT
203-327-3716
mailto:ayarmal@earthlink.net
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Wednesday, June 11 2008
7:30pm - 10:00pm
WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY SERIES
featuring Poets of Touchstone
The Touchstone Community invites you to a poetry reading, a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives of teenage girls who have been on the edge. Touchstone is a residential treatment facility in Litchfield—a place for healing, for learning to take responsibility for one’s own choices, for developing an awareness of what those choices might be. Come and give these young women an audience for their unforgettable work. Our award-winning poetry anthology, I Am Not A Juvenile Delinquent, will be on sale, and alumnae will also be present to read work they’ve written since being out in the world again.
Touchstone is a residential program serving girls committed to the Department of Children and Families. For eight years, family therapist Sharon Charde has volunteered at Touchstone developing and administering a creative writing program there. I Am Not A Juvenile Delinquent, a book of their poetry, edited by Ms. Charde won the PASS award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Jon Baskin, a filmmaker from New York, made a 22-minute documentary about the program. To read a sample poem or view the Jon Baskin film trailer, click here.
This evening the usual order will be reversed: The featured poets will read first at 8:00pm, followed by the open mike.
For info, visit: http://www.wedpoetry.net
WNPS, the longest running weekly poetry series in Connecticut, boasts an open mike, feature poets, a Q&A with the feature, and a poetry critique workshop.
Molten Java Coffee Roasters, LLC
102 Greenwood Avenue
Bethel, CT
203-739-0313
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Wednesday, June 11 2008
9:30pm - 11:00pm
POETRY NITE at the Huntington Street Café
Poetry Nite every Wednesday at the Huntington Street Café. Run by Sammy and Natalie, it’s open to everyone. Stop by to check the scene or even read a little something. Walk in and you’ll be added to the list.
Email mailto:Pollie_Vack@yahoo.com for info.
Huntington Street Café
90 Huntington Street
Shelton, CT
Phone: 203-925-9064
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Thursday, June 12 2008
6:00pm
POETRY IN THE PARK 2008
WHS Young Poets will read at the Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue in Willimantic. Admission is free. This event is supported by Curbstone Press and Quinebaug Valley Community College’s Multicultural and Programming Committee.
Thanks also go to Neighborhood Revitalization Zone and Collectivo Mestizal for their support of the Julia de Burgos Park.
Julia de Burgos Park
319 Jackson St
Willimantic, CT
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Thursday, June 12 2008
7:00pm - 10:00pm
THURSDAY NIGHT POETRY
Open Mike Poetry Reading at Bean & Leaf. Old poets read, new voices heard.
A new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information: www.bean-leaf.com.
Bean & Leaf cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
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Saturday, June 14 2008
1:00pm - 4:00pm
CONNECTICUT POETRY SOCIETY MEMBERS READ
The Connecticut Poetry Society is proud to be part of “Connecticut Open House Day” in coordination with the Connecticut Culture and Tourism Bureau. The event will feature members of CPS reading from their published books of poetry. Following the feature readings there will be an open mike. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to public.
Honored featured guests and publications include:
- Ginny Lowe Connors, Barbarians In The Kitchen
- Robert Jacob, Perspective, based experiences as a hospice volunteer and entered for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize
- Sharon Charde, I Am Not A Juvenile Delinquent
- Maria Sassi, West Hartford Poet Laureate
- Lorna Morris Cyr and Sandra Maineri, co-authors of Just Like Us
Butterworth Hall
University of Hartford, Asylum Avenue Campus
1265 Asylum Ave.
Hartford, CT
For information on this event, visit the Connecticut Poetry Society web site at Ct-Poetry-Society.org.
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Saturday, June 14 2008
2:00pm - 4:00pm
BRAD DAVIS
Book-signing by Brad Davis. For information, call 860-963-2600. Free & open to the public.
Wonderland Books
Main Street
Putnam, CT
Brad Davis is a lecturer at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and edits the Broken Bridge Review at Pomfret School. He has just released No Vile Thing, the third volume in the four-part series Opening King David, consisting of meditations on the Psalms. The poems in this new collection, which are by turns questioning, reverent, lyrical and witty, have elicited high praise. No Vile Thing, as well as the first two volumes in the series, Though War Break Out and Song of the Drunkards are all published by Antrim House. Winner of an AWP Intro Journal Award and the 2005 Sunken Garden Poetry Prize, he has had work in such journals as Poetry, The Paris Review, and Tar River.
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Sunday, June 15 2008
2:00pm
JOHN BASINGER PERFORMS PARADISE LOST
In celebration of John Milton’s 400th anniversary, John Basinger will be performing a different book of Paradise Lost every Sunday afternoon.
All readings start at 2:00pm (June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
The Buttonwood Tree
605 Main Street
Middletown, CT
860-347-4957
mailto:near@buttonwood.org
http://www.buttonwood.org
The event is free; donations are accepted.
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Sunday, June 15 2008
2:00pm - 4:00pm
BEAN & LEAF OPEN MIKE POETRY READING
hosted by Tom Weigel
Old poets read, new voices heard in a new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information.
Bean & Leaf Cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
http://www.bean-leaf.com
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Sunday, June 15 2008
3:00pm
POBERT PINSKY
“Robert Pinsky: Favorite Poem Project”
This lecture is part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
Three-term U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky has always believed that poetry has a vital but little-acknowledged place in the hearts and minds of Americans. The exhilarating poetry ambassador reports from the front lines about the evolution of poetry in America and enormous ongoing response to the national Favorite Poem Project.
Free and open to the public.
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street (at York Street)
New Haven, CT
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Monday, June 16 2008
4:30pm - 6:00pm
“IMAGERY AND MEMORY”
A poetry writing workshop with Geri Radacsi
See NEWS ITEMS / WRITING WORKSHOPS
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Monday, June 16 2008
6:00pm - 8:00pm
CPS POETRY WORKSHOP in DANBURY
The Danbury Chapter of the Connecticut Poetry Society holds a writing workshop at the Danbury Library on the third Monday of each month. Newcomers are welcome! Bring poems for sharing and discussion (about 6 copies to pass around, if possible).
For information, contact: mailto:dmh2000@sbcglobal.net
Danbury Library
Upstairs Conference Room
170 Main Street
Danbury, CT
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Monday, June 16 2008
7:00pm
THE LOVE JONES OPEN MIC
Spoken Word and Song event. All poets welcome.
$5.00 cover. Hosted by Darlene Brandon Scott.
The Russell
103 Pratt Street
Hartford, CT
www.therussell.net
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Monday, June 16 2008
9:00pm
BEATNIK 2000
Music and poetry every Monday night, hosted by Ed Leonard. No Cover.
http://www.cafenine.com/schedule.html
Cafe 9
250 State Street
New Haven, CT
203-789-8281
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Wednesday, June 18 2008
7:30pm
POEMALLEY at Curley’s Diner
Read poetry, discuss writing and other topics of interest.
Curley’s Diner
62 West Park Place
Stamford, CT
203-327-3716
mailto:ayarmal@earthlink.net
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Wednesday, June 18 2008
7:30pm - 10:00pm
WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY SERIES
featuring Ameen Storm Abo-Hamzy
Ameen Storm Abo-Hamzy is a poet, a dynamic performer, a workshop facilitator and Connecticut Teaching Artist, and a promoter of peace. His award-winning poetry has been published in The Voice, The Vietnam Veterans’ Journal, The Underwood Review, and Our Heritage, among others. He has been featured in articles in The New York Times, The Litchfield County Times, The Republican-American, and in a host of local newspapers. He has appeared on MTV in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as on radio, and has performed his poetry throughout the continental United States, in London, Madrid, Paris, Lebanon and the Canary Islands. In 2002 he was invited to participate in the Seeds of Peace camp in Maine. Ameen teaches for the Litchfield Performing Arts and coaches wrestling in Region One.
Evolution Ink, a not for profit organization founded by Ameen produces a poetry series hosted by the Collin’s Diner, a National Historic Landmark in North Canaan, and is dedicated to the proposition of peace as a realistic expectation. The Poetry Is Music summer festival Evolution Ink, has sponsored every year since 1995, is a testament to the power of love and art to heal the rifts among people.
For more info, visit the website: http://www.wedpoetry.net
WNPS, the longest running weekly poetry series in Connecticut, boasts an open mike, feature poets, a Q&A with the feature, and a poetry critique workshop.
Molten Java Coffee Roasters, LLC
102 Greenwood Avenue
Bethel, CT
203-739-0313
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Wednesday, June 18 2008
9:30pm - 11:00pm
POETRY NITE at the Huntington Street Café
Poetry Nite every Wednesday at the Huntington Street Café. Run by Sammy and Natalie, it’s open to everyone. Stop by to check the scene or even read a little something. Walk in and you’ll be added to the list.
Email mailto:Pollie_Vack@yahoo.com for info.
Huntington Street Café
90 Huntington Street
Shelton, CT
Phone: 203-925-9064
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Thursday, June 19 2008
7:00pm - 9:00pm
CURBSTONE PRESS POETRY SERIES
presents Daniel Gula
Please join us every third Thursday of each month for a new Reading Series sponsored by internationally acclaimed Curbstone Press out of Willimantic. Each reading begins at 7:00pm in the galleries.
For more information, please call Curbstone at 860-423-5110.
Hygienic Galleries
79-83 Bank Street
New London, CT
860-443-8001
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Thursday, June 19 2008
7:00pm - 10:00pm
THURSDAY NIGHT POETRY
Open Mike Poetry Reading at Bean & Leaf. Old poets read, new voices heard.
A new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information: www.bean-leaf.com.
Bean & Leaf cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
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Thursday, June 19 2008
7:30pm
WORD OF MOUTH POETRY SERIES
featuring Edwina Trentham
Edwina Trentham is an outstanding poet and a renowned teacher of poetry. She also is the founder and editor of Freshwater, and an organizer of poetry festivals and special events. Stumbling into the Light, her first book of poetry, published by Antrim House in 2004. She has published her work in a number of magazines, journals, and anthologies, and won honorable mention in the 2004 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival National Competition. She was also a featured reader at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival in June 2005.
On the third Thursday of each month, Word of Mouth Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices. Free. Refreshments. Open mike. Outstanding featured readers. In a casual setting. Open to all members of the public and others. For more information, please contact mailto:allwordofmouth@gmail.com or mailto:mcguireschwartz@gmail.com.
Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for open mike.
The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT
We are pleased to announce that the Institute Library will become the permanent home for Word of Mouth. This event will no longer take place at the Arts and Literature Laboratory or at the Long Wharf Theatre. Beginning in June 2008, Word of Mouth will move to the Third Thursday of every month at this new venue.
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Thursday, June 19 2008
7:30pm - 9:00pm
THIRD THURSDAY OPEN MIC
Open mike poetry reading on the third Thursday of every month at the Stamford Borders.
Borders
1041 High Ridge Road (near Merritt Parkway exit 35)
Stamford, CT
Phone: 203-968-9700
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Friday, June 20 2008
1:00pm - 2:45pm
POETRY DISCUSSION GROUP
Topic: The Collected Poems of Philip Larkin
Retired English professor Alan Holder leads this once-a-month poetry discussion. Each month a different poet’s work will be up for discussion. New members always welcome.
A limited number of free copies of the book will be available for approximately one month before the meeting. See the library’s Circulation Desk. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Location: Dayton Program Room
Ridgefield Library
472 Main Street (Route 35)
Ridgefield, CT
Contact: Lesley Lambton, 203-438-2282 or mailto:rdgprograms@biblio.org
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Saturday, June 21 2008
10:00am - Noon
FAXON POET’S CRITIQUE GROUP
The Faxon Poet’s critique group meets on the third Saturday of the month.
The Faxon Library
1073 New Britain Avenue
West Hartford, CT
860-523-5545
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Sunday, June 22 2008
2:00pm
JOHN BASINGER PERFORMS PARADISE LOST
In celebration of John Milton’s 400th anniversary, John Basinger will be performing a different book of Paradise Lost every Sunday afternoon.
All readings start at 2:00pm. (June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
The Buttonwood Tree
605 Main Street
Middletown, CT
860-347-4957
mailto:near@buttonwood.org
http://www.buttonwood.org
The event is free; donations are accepted.
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Sunday, June 22 2008
2:00pm - 4:00pm
WORD BY WORD - Invitational Poetry Slam
Check out the CT National Youth Poetry Slam Team 2008! This event is a send-off for the CT Team as they make their way to Brave New Voices/Inter-National Youth Poetry Slam and Festival in Washington DC. The event will start with a half-hour open mike. Come on out and be part of the show!
Borders Books
1600 S East Road
Farmington, CT
860-674-8110
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Sunday, June 22 2008
2:00pm - 4:00pm
BEAN & LEAF OPEN MIKE POETRY READING
hosted by Tom Weigel
Old poets read, new voices heard in a new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information.
Bean & Leaf Cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
http://www.bean-leaf.com
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Monday, June 23 2008
4:30pm - 6:00pm
“IMAGERY AND MEMORY”
A poetry writing workshop with Geri Radacsi
See NEWS ITEMS / WRITING WORKSHOPS
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Monday, June 23 2008
7:00pm
THE LOVE JONES OPEN MIC
Spoken Word and Song event. All poets welcome.
$5.00 cover. Hosted by Darlene Brandon Scott.
The Russell
103 Pratt Street
Hartford, CT
www.therussell.net
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Monday, June 23 2008
9:00pm
BEATNIK 2000
Music and poetry every Monday night, hosted by Ed Leonard. No Cover.
http://www.cafenine.com/schedule.html
Cafe 9
250 State Street
New Haven, CT
203-789-8281
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Tuesday, June 24 2008
6:30pm
POET’S OPEN MIKE
Enjoy an evening of poetry with Poet’s Open Mike. Read something or just come and listen.
Harry Bennett Branch Ferguson Library
115 Vine Road
Stamford, CT
203-351-8291
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Tuesday, June 24 2008
7:30pm
BOB JACOB
Bob Jacob to reading and sign copies of his book, Perspective. Free & open to the public.
Seabury Retirement Community
200 Seabury Drive (off Wintonbury Avenue)
Bloomfield, CT
For more information, call 860-232-1948.
What may be most surprising in Perspective, which is a book full of surprises, is the amount of joy, laughter, last-minute insight, and utter honesty shown by the hospice patients so clearly and lovingly depicted here. Bob Jacob’s poems also praise the dedication of the nurses and others who make The Connecticut Hospice such a place of refuge. The book is a testament to the human spirit. Readers have been enthusiastic about the verse of a man who has dedicated himself to those most in need of what Jacob calls his loving words. Jean Valentine writes, “I admire Bob Jacob’s loving, tender voice valuing people close to death.” And Stephen Dunn has commented that the poems “reveal a man you’d like to know.” In 2004 a short selection of Jacob’s hospice poems, “Upon Their Quiet Altars,” was published. Like this full-length collection, the earlier book appeared under the aegis of The Connecticut Hospice, to which all proceeds of both books are being donated.
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Wednesday, June 25 2008
6:30pm
SUNKEN GARDEN POETRY FESTIVAL
featuring Coleman Barks and CT Poetry Circuit Winners
Five winners of a Connecticut Poetry Circuit-sponsored, state-wide poetry contest among Connecticut college students will captivate the audience with their work. Poets include: Tess Bird, a Women’s Studies major with a concentration in Creative Writing at the University of Connecticut; Lisa Butler, a Visual Fine Arts major at Manchester Community College; Chiara Di Lello, a student at Wesleyan University; Taylor Katz, an English major with a concentration in Poetry and a Religious Studies minor at Connecticut College; and Tyler Theofilos, a senior English major in the Writing Concentration at Yale University.
Coleman Barks, a renowned poet and bestselling author of The Essential Rumi, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, Rumi: Bridge to the Soul, et al., was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in Persian language and literature by the University of Tehran for his thirty years of translating Rumi (Sufi mystic, 1207-1273). Born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mr. Barks taught poetry and creative writing at the University of Georgia for thirty years. He has been a student of Sufism since 1977.
Mr. Barks will read the poetry of Rumi with musical accompaniment by Grammy Award winning cellist and composer Eugene Friesen. Barks and Friesen “weave a magic carpet of poetry, stories and humor.”
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Road
Farmington, CT
www.hillstead.org/activities/poetry.html
Time: Gates open at 5:30pm. Poetry and music performances from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Admission: Free to the public. On-site parking: $10 per vehicle. Off-site local parking is available on a limited basis. Seating: Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating in and around the garden. More info and directions at www.hillstead.org/activities/poetry_performseries.html#facts
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Wednesday, June 25 2008
7:30pm
POEMALLEY at Curley’s Diner
Read poetry, discuss writing and other topics of interest.
Curley’s Diner
62 West Park Place
Stamford, CT
203-327-3716
mailto:ayarmal@earthlink.net
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Wednesday, June 25 2008
7:30pm - 10:00pm
WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY SERIES
featuring David Cappella
A poet, teacher and a teacher of teachers, David Cappella is an Associate professor in the English department at Central Connecticut State University. With Baron Wormser, he is the co-author of Teaching the Art of Poetry: The Moves and of A Surge of Language: Teaching Poetry Day to Day. In 2003, he was the resident teacher/poet for the Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching. He is also a former co-chairperson for the NCTE’s Commission on Poetry. His poems have appeared in The Connecticut Review, Diner, The Bradford Review, The Providence Journal, and others. He is the winner of the 2004 Bright Hill Press Poetry Chapbook Competition for Gobbo: A Solitaire’s Opera, the first poem of which was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The complete manuscript of Gobbo: A Solitaire’s Opera was a finalist for the 2006 Bordighera Prize.
For info, visit: http://www.wedpoetry.net
WNPS, the longest running weekly poetry series in Connecticut, boasts an open mike, feature poets, a Q&A with the feature, and a poetry critique workshop.
Molten Java Coffee Roasters, LLC
102 Greenwood Avenue
Bethel, CT
203-739-0313
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Wednesday, June 25 2008
9:30pm - 11:00pm
POETRY NITE at the Huntington Street Café
Poetry Nite every Wednesday at the Huntington Street Café. Run by Sammy and Natalie, it’s open to every-one. Stop by to check the scene or even read a little something. Walk in and you’ll be added to the list.
Email mailto:Pollie_Vack@yahoo.com for info.
Huntington Street Café
90 Huntington Street
Shelton, CT
203-925-9064
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Thursday, June 26 2008
6:00pm
POETRY IN THE PARK 2008
Kate Rushin will read at the Julia de Burgos Park, on the corner of Jackson Street and Terry Avenue in Willimantic. Admission is free. This event is supported by Curbstone Press and Quinebaug Valley Community College’s Multicultural and Programming Committee.
Thanks also go to Neighborhood Revitalization Zone and Collectivo Mestizal for their support of the Julia de Burgos Park.
Julia de Burgos Park
319 Jackson St
Willimantic, CT
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Thursday, June 26 2008
7:00pm - 10:00pm
THURSDAY NIGHT POETRY
Open Mike Poetry Reading at Bean & Leaf. Old poets read, new voices heard.
A new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information: www.bean-leaf.com.
Bean & Leaf cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
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Saturday, June 28 2008
7:30pm
ARTSPEAK - A New Open Mike in Simsbury!
Peaberry’s Café of Simsbury is starting Artspeak, a poetry open mike on the fourth Saturday of every month hosted by Rob Dauphinais. We are hoping to generate interest in every corner of CT, so spread the word! The night will begin at 7:30 and go until 9:30, however, if there is an abundance of artists, we will go until 10:00. Our aim is to create an environment where poets of all ages will feel welcome and wanted, as well as challenged. We want this to be an atmosphere where artists can share and network, and, most importantly, grow!
All ages are welcome and we ask that each artist be sensitive to the audience and what may or may not be appropriate. Beyond this request, we want to keep censorship to a minimum, and we support freedom of speech and expression.
Artspeak will feature another experimental element, improvisational jazz. We’re interested in the marriage of poetry and music, words and rhythm. If you are a jazz musician interested in playing, please come! These events will be relatively fluid and open. Our desire is to cultivate a dialogue between the art of words and the art of music.
Peaberry’s Café
712 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT
860-658-2930
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Sunday, June 29 2008
2:00pm
JOHN BASINGER PERFORMS PARADISE LOST
In celebration of John Milton’s 400th anniversary, John Basinger will be performing a different book of Paradise Lost every Sunday afternoon.
All readings start at 2:00pm. (June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
The Buttonwood Tree
605 Main Street
Middletown, CT
860-347-4957
mailto:near@buttonwood.org
http://www.buttonwood.org
The event is free; donations are accepted.
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Sunday, June 29 2008
2:00pm - 4:00pm
BEAN & LEAF OPEN MIKE POETRY READING
hosted by Tom Weigel
Old poets read, new voices heard in a new venue with “a killer sound system and lots of delicious teas and coffee and pastries.” Visit the web site for more information.
Bean & Leaf Cafe
13 Washington St.
New London, CT
860-701-0000
http://www.bean-leaf.com
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Monday, June 30 2008
4:30pm - 6:00pm
“IMAGERY AND MEMORY”
A poetry writing workshop with Geri Radacsi
See NEWS ITEMS / WRITING WORKSHOPS
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Monday, June 30 2008
7:00pm
THE LOVE JONES OPEN MIC
Spoken Word and Song event. All poets welcome.
$5.00 cover. Hosted by Darlene Brandon Scott.
The Russell
103 Pratt Street
Hartford, CT
www.therussell.net
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Monday, June 30 2008
9:00pm
BEATNIK 2000
Music and poetry every Monday night, hosted by Ed Leonard. No Cover.
http://www.cafenine.com/schedule.html
Cafe 9
250 State Street
New Haven, CT
203-789-8281
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