Poetry for Difficult Times-Virtual

Event:

Dates:

Starts on September 9th, 2024 and occurs every week on Mondays until November 11th, 2024.

Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

Zoom via Uconn Osher Lifelong Learning

Contact:

John Sarandrea, john.sarandrea@uconn.edu.

Website:

www.olli.uconn.edu

EVENT TITLE: Poetry for Difficult Times
A ten-week virtual course will be held from Sept. 9-Nov. 11, Mondays, 10:00am offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Instructor Gabriella Brand, North Haven Poet Laureate, says: Most of us are suffering from the world “being too much with us, late and soon”. We are all too aware of wars and climate change and loss. But poetry can be palliative and healing This course is inspired by a well known NPR poetry program.

11/1

Poetry for Grief, North Haven
Workshop with Elizabeth Luoma & Elaine Nadal

11/2

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

11/2

Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop

11/8

Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury

11/9

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

11/12

Danbury 2nd Wednesday Series
Feature-Sandy Lee Carlson & Open Mic

11/12

Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night

11/12

Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry

11/13

Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic

11/16

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

11/16

Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop

11/23

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

11/30

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

12/3

WordHouse, West Hartford
Margaret Lloyd and Benjamin Grossberg Read

12/7

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

12/7

Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop

12/7

Poetry Rocks, Vernon
Brad Davis, Judith K. Liebmann, Luisa Caycedo-Kimura Read

12/10

Danbury 2nd Wednesday Series
Barb Jennes and Open Mic

12/10

Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night

12/10

Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry

12/11

Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic

12/13

Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury

12/14

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

12/21

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

12/21

Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop

12/28

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

1/4/26

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

1/4/26

Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop

1/8/26

Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic

1/10/26

Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury

1/11/26

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

1/14/26

Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry

1/18/26

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

1/18/26

Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop

1/25/26

Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery

Connecticut Council of Poets Laureate