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April, 2023Show Full Year
Event:A Discussion of Alicia Suskin Ostriker's Poetry
Date:April 14th, 2023.
Time:10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location:Vernon Senior Center, 135 Bolton Road, Vernon
Contact:Susan Ward, sward@vernon-ct.gov
Website:https://www.vernon-ct.gov/departments-services/senior-center
Alicia Suskin Ostriker is a two-time finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry, Chancellor of the American Academy of Poets, as well as a feminist and Biblical scholar and literary critic. Her numerous books examine topics ranging from motherhood to politics to nature. Shea, a former Rutgers student and mentee of Ostriker, was Vernon's Inaugural Poet Laureate in 2019 and directs the series Poetry Rocks at Arts Center East. She is the author of more than 500 works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for readers of all ages.
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6/1
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
6/1
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
6/4
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6/5
Poetry & Protest Discussion
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Ekphrastic Exhibit, Vernon
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Drop in & Write! Southbury
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6/11
Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
6/11
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
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6/12
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
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6/14
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6/15
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
6/15
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
6/22
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
6/29
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
7/6
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
7/6
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
7/7
Poetry reading with Indigenous Poets Kimberly Blaeser, Denise Low & Natasha Gambrell
7/9
Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
7/10
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
7/12
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7/13
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7/14
Poetry workshop with Martin Espada
7/14
Poetry reading with Martin Espada & Joan Kwon Glass
7/20
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
7/20
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
7/21
Poetry Reading with Mark Doty & Trace Peterson
7/21
Poetry workshop with Mark Doty
7/27
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
7/28
Poetry workshop with Danez Smith
7/28
Poetry reading with Danez Smith & Mahogany L. Browne
8/3
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
8/3
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
8/9
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Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
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Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
8/14
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
8/17
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Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
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Poet Laureate leads Workshop
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CCPL is a group of state and local poets laureate in Connecticut.
The mission of the Connecticut Council of Poets Laureate (CCPL) is to promote the enjoyment of poetry and be a resource for communities.
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