POETRY
Reading with Merrill Fellow, Timothy Donnelly at the Merrill House
James Merrill House 107 Water Street, StoningtonJoin us in the Merrill Apartment for a reading by Merrill Fellow Timothy Donnelly. Donnelly has published four collections of poetry. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and elsewhere, including the Best American Poetry and Pushcart Prize anthologies. A professor in the writing program at Columbia University, he’s received fellowships from […]
Revising Revision: Virtual Workshop with The Poetry Society of New York
The Poetry Society of New York 102 Franklin St, NYCWith poet Sumita Charkraborty! We often use two words interchangeably: “revise” and “edit.” Are they the same thing? The etymology for revision tells us that the word means “to re-envision”; the etymology for edit leads to “producer,” “publisher,” and the like. Putting some conceptual space between those two things can help revision feel exciting, playful, and […]
Colin Channer: Poetry and music at La Grua Center in Stonington
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonColin Channer, Poet Laureate of RI, lives in New York. His book, Console, was a finalist for the 2023 New England Book Award. The second collection by "one of the most significant literary figures in the Caribbean" (The Globe and Mail). Assured but chance-inflected, ever rooted in the local but always world-aware, Console reconsiders languages, […]
Object Based Poetry Workshop with Timothy Donnelly at the Merrill House
James Merrill House 107 Water Street, StoningtonA unique opportunity to gather in the Merrill Apartment for a poetry writing workshop inspired by Merrill's objects with poet and Columbia University writing program professor, Timothy Donnelly.We will read and discuss a number of poems that engage with specific objects and then experiment with writing our own object-based poems inspired by items at the […]
Ending Things: Virtual Workshop with The Poetry Society of New York
The Poetry Society of New York 102 Franklin St, NYCWith poet Shuli Branson! Beginning a writing project can often feel insurmountable—we do whatever it takes to start getting words on the page. But that difficulty often overshadows the skill needed to know when and how to end a piece. This workshop will look at ending in relation to both form and content, pulling ideas from […]
“the things themselves”: Virtual Workshop with The Poetry Society of New York
The Poetry Society of New York 102 Franklin St, NYCWith poet Daniela Naomi Molnar! “The most sensuous poets are the ones I trust the most,” says the poet Jorie Graham, citing the way that a word like “justice” can mean a thousand things to a thousand people while a word like “salt” has a much smaller range of possible associations. This workshop will focus our […]
Reading with Merrill Fellow, Ersi Sotiropoulos at the Merrill House
James Merrill House 107 Water Street, StoningtonJoin us in the Merrill Apartment for a reading by Merrill Fellow, ERSI SOTIROPOULOS who lives in Athens. In Greece she’s won two National Literature Awards, the Book Critics’ Award and the Athens Academy Prize. She’s received the Dante Alighieri Prize for poetry and was shortlisted for the European Book Prize. Her novel, What’s Left […]
Margret Gibson Reads from New Book at La Grua Center in Stonington
La Grua Center 32 Water St, Stonington“Draw me without boundaries,” Lena says to her granddaughter Zoe, an artist. This book, a suspenseful read and a fluid meditation, is their love story, told in their voices: inner monologues whose prose and poetry are set against the shifting background of global climate crisis and the COVID pandemic. DRAW ME WITHOUT BOUNDARIES is a compelling investigation […]
Writing With The Ancestors: Virtual Workshop with The Poetry Society of New York
The Poetry Society of New York 102 Franklin St, NYCWith Sarah Aziza I would like to open up a space to gather, read, write, and share around connecting to ancestral memory. How can our bodies and words serve as portals to our unseen communities? What does it mean to be a good ancestor ourselves? How can poetry help us imagine relationships and conversations across […]
Abiodun Oyewole Poetry Reading and Discussion at The Bridgeport Public Library
Bridgeport Public Library Main 925 Broad Street, BridgeportThe Bridgeport Public Library is excited to host Abiodun Oyewole to read his poetry and discuss his life and career. Mr. Oyewole is a founding member of the American musical spieling group, The Last Poets – originally formed during a poetry reading in honor of Malcom X. The group’s message, deeply rooted in Black Nationalism, […]
Poems for the Winter Solstice at Blackstone Library in Branford
Blackstone Library 758 Main St, BranfordThe Friends Holiday Gift Basket Sale happens December 12 – 15, in the lower lobby of the library! Sale starts at 12 PM on the 12th. The Friends of the Blackstone Library Gift Basket Sale and Raffle will begin 12/12 at noon in conjunction with Shop, Sip and Stroll in the lower lobby of the Blackstone […]
Workshop with Ridgefield Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher at Ridgefield Library
Ridgefield Library 472 Main Street, RidgefieldPoet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher, is holding a workshop twice a month on first and third Sundays, 1:30 to 3:30. Please register for either Group A (first Sunday) or Group B (third Sunday), but not both. Each poet should arrive with one poem in hand for that day. It will be read and discussed with […]