CT River Poets, Lyme

Event:

Date:

April 13th, 2024.

Time:

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Location:

Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Rd, Lyme, CT 06371

Contact:

Lorraine Riess, lcfriess@att.net

Celebrate National Poetry Month with members of the Connecticut River Poets, a collective of poets from the Connecticut River Valley area. Join us for an afternoon of poetry as we celebrate the beauty and power of the spoken word.
Pat Barone, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Clinton, is the author of Along the Marsh Still Greening.
Mary Guitar of Lyme, has published poems in journals and anthologies, including Waking Up to the Earth.
Sara Ingram of Deep River, is the author of Sounds of House and Wood.
Nan Meneely of Essex, is the author of Letter from Italy, 1944 and Simple Absence.
Lana Orphanides of Groton, is the author of Searching for Angels.
Lorraine Riess, Poet Laureate of Haddam, is the author of Still Life With Wings.

Books will be available for purchase.
Refreshments will be served.

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