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September, 2024Show Full Year
Event:Poetry for Difficult Times-Virtual
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.

September, 2024Show Full Year
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8/9
Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
8/10
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
8/13
Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
8/14
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
8/17
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
8/17
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
8/24
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
8/31
Drop in & Write! Southbury
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
Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
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
10/26
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
11/2
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
11/2
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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