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Video of Margaret Gibson and David Leff reading work
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Upcoming 90 days - Mar 26 - 2023
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3/26
Poets At Large Features G. John Brand & Barb Jennes
Brand & Jennes to Read
3/31
Ekphrastic Workshop
Let Art Inspire You to Write!
4/1
Ekphrastic Writing Workshops
View local artists’ work, and write a poem!
4/1
New Event
Southbury PL Book Launch!
4/2
4 CT Poet Laureates
Celebrate National Poetry Month with 4 PLs
4/2
Branford Arts Hosts CT River Poets Plus Margaret Gibson
Celebrate the Beauty and Power of the Spoken Word.
4/5
Bessy Reyna to Read and Lead Discussion on Race
Special Racial Equity Book Club Hosts Coventry Poet Laureate
4/5
Poems from Connecticut's Four Corners
Five Connecticut poets share their work
4/11
Open Mic at Woodbury Public Library
Share your poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month!
4/12
Collegiate Poets of CT – Winners of the 2023 College Circuit Competition
Hear the work of award-winning CT college poets
4/14
A Discussion of Alicia Suskin Ostriker's Poetry
Pegi Shea leads Discussion of Poet's Work
4/18
Celebrate Earth Day Open Mic
Open Mic of Nature Poems
4/23
Covid Anthology Launch Party
Three Laureates Lead Community Poetry Book Launch
4/29
Celebrating Poetry
Workshops, Readings, Panels, Music!
4/29
Waterbury Symphony & Cantata to Marilyn Nelson's "Fortune's Bones"
Music Composed to Poetry Book About CT Slave
5/3
Poems from Connecticut’s Four Corners
Five Connecticut poets share their work
5/6
Ekphrastic Writing Workshops
View local artists’ work, and write a poem!
6/3
Ekphrastic Writing Workshops
View local artists’ work, and write a poem!
6/22
Julia de Burgos Series Poetry Series
Featuring Kate Rushin and Brad Davis (with Sara Green)