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February, 2023
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Event:
Ryan Parker & Rhonda Ward at Poetry Rocks
Date:
February 12th, 2023.
Time:
3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Location:
Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon
Contact:
Pegideitzshea@aol.com
Website:
https://www.artscentereast.org
Manchester Poet Laureate Ryan Parker and New London Poet Laureate Emerita Rhonda Ward are featured in a special Black History Month Celebration. The afternoon opens with a reading by a Rockville High School poets McKena Clemons, Kimberly Yankson, and Gabrielle McKayle, followed by Ward and Parker, and capped with an open mic.
A $5 donation is appreciated. Masks recommended but not required. To register for open mic, and to get a zoom link in case of inclement weather, please email
pegideitzshea@aol.com
February, 2023
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View local artists’ work, and write a poem!
11/11
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Free writing & publishing workshop series, Southbury
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The Packing House-Willington
Paul Richmond & Sarah St. George Read
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Rick Magee and Jack Powers to read & discuss the literary life.
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David Leff’s Last Sunday Readings
David Leff’s Last Sunday Readings Resume!
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Poetry Now
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Ekphrastic Writing Workshops - Woodbridge
View local artists’ work, and write a poem!
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Poems from Connecticut’s Four Corners
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Five Connecticut poets share their work
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The Packing House-Willington
Paul Richmond & Sarah St. George Read
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