Milford PL Elaine Nadal Plus State Poet Laureate

Event:

Date:

April 9th, 2025.

Time:

6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Location:

Milford Public Library

Milford PL Elaine Nadal Plus State Poet Laureate

An Evening with Milford's Poet Laureate, Elaine Nadal In-Person
Join us for an evening of original poetry and music with some of the state's most well-regarded poets, including Milford's own Poet Laureate, Elaine Nadal. Other special guest poets include Connecticut's State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell, President of the CT Council of Poets Laureate, Pegi Deitz Shea, Bristol's Poet Laureate Tom Lagasse, and Sharmont Influence-Little, the Poet Laureate of New Haven.

There will also be live music with singers/guitarists, Elana Zabari and Calvin Cooper. Milford Arts Council writers' group, The Written Word, will debut a poem created especially for this event.

Poets' books will be available for purchase.

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