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Event:Packing House - Willington
Date:January 18th, 2014.
James Berger is a Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Yale University. He is the author of two academic books, three books of poems (most recently, The Obvious Poems and the Worthless Poems), and is midwife and conduit of The OBU Manifestos, vols. 1&2. He is currently writing two books of something resembling scholarship and something resembling poetry: "The Book of Impasses" and "On Naive and Sentimental Poetics.

Pegi Deitz Shea is a two-time winner of the CT Book Award and the author of 17 books, including her first book of poetry for adults, The Weight of Kindling (Grayson). She has taught in the creative writing programs at UCONN, the Mark Twain House, and the Writers Institute. She founded and directs the quarterly series in Vernon, Poetry Rocks.

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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
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Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
8/3
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
8/9
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Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
8/10
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8/13
Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
8/14
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
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8/17
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Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
8/17
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
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8/24
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Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
8/31
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Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
9/7
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
9/7
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
9/10
Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
9/10
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry
9/11
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
9/13
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Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
9/14
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
9/21
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
9/21
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
9/28
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
10/5
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
10/5
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
10/8
Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
10/8
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry
10/9
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
10/11
Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
10/12
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
10/19
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
10/19
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
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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