Poems from CT's Four Corners

Event:

Date:

September 2nd, 2026.

Time:

7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Location:

Online

Contact:

Barbjennes@gmail.com

Website:

https://bit.ly/4wE3paQ

“Poems from Connecticut’s Four Corners,” hosted by Ridgefield Poet Laureate Emerita Barb Jennes, returns from summer hiatus to feature five outstanding poets:

Arlene DeMaris - author of Instructions for Use (2026); CT Poetry Award recipient

Gwen Gunn - author of Tastes (2023), a book of poetry and paintings

Deborah Ketai - author of A Matter of Taste: Poems of Hunger & Thirst (2026)

Claudia McGhee - author of Paperlight (2016); poet, fiction writer, journalist

Tim Stobierski - author of Dancehall (2023) and Chronicles of a Bee Whisperer (2012)

PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK!

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