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September, 2024Show Full Year
Event:Poets on Poetry: Donnelly, virtual
Date:September 15th, 2024.
Time:2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location:Virtual from Ridgefield Library
Contact:barbjennes@gmail.com
Website:Register: bit.ly/3SUajqT
Poets on Poetry
Learn strategies for offsetting the “squishy” influence of sentimentality
Poet Patrick Donnelly discusses how to turn sentimentality into an asset in poems by balancing soft, sweet elements with harder, drier language and concepts. A short exercise will challenge participants to toughen up a sentimental passage or—even more fun—ruin an unsentimental poem by loading it with syrup!

September, 2024Show Full Year
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1/14
UPDATE: BARB HAD TO CANCEL -OPEN MIC ONLY
Open Mic
1/14
Bethel Poet Laureate Passing of the Torch Event
Poet Laureate Trifecta Event at Byrds Books
1/14
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry
1/18
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
1/18
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
1/25
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
2/1
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
2/1
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
2/8
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
2/11
Wednesday Night Poetry- MayaRose (Leah Joy Pearson)
MayaRose Feature and Open Mic
2/11
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry
2/12
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
2/14
Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
2/15
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
2/15
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
2/22
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
2/22
Poetry Rocks, Vernon
Brad Davis, Judith K. Liebmann, Luisa Caycedo-Kimura Read
3/1
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
3/1
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
3/8
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
3/11
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry
3/12
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
3/14
Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
3/15
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
3/15
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
3/22
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
3/29
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
4/5
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
4/5
Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
4/8
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
Thought-Provoking Poetry
4/9
Second Thursday Series, Guilford
Featured Poet plus Open Mic
4/11
Write it, Polish it, Publish it! Southbury PL
Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
4/12
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
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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