POET LAUREATE OF MANCHESTER TO READ AT THE VANILLA BEAN CAFE

Poets at Large will present the Poet Laureate of Manchester, CT, Nadia Sims on Sept. 20 th at 7 p.m.at the Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, Pomfret, CT. Sims has been writing for most of her life and began performing in 2020 at open mics. Her work is largely a message of grace and self-forgiveness. A graduate of Princeton, Sims is the author of A Soft Place to Land, We Know the Dark, and Apostle Interrupted. She was appointed poet laureate in 2024.

Reading with her will be emerging poet Joseph Adomavicia from Waterbury. He has written five collections of poetry and an educational journal: A Step Into My Heart: Blackout Poetry Edition, Love Unbound: Blackout Poetry Edition, Sakura, The Foothold, Cerulean Wings: The Published Works, and Write to Me, Poetically. He owns Cerulean Wings LLC, an editing and book creation company.

Poets at Large, presents spoken word readings of regional poets, and is now in its sixth year. PAL and is a part of Windham Arts. All events are ADA compliant. Admission to all Vanilla Bean events is $15.00 which includes a raffle. All Poets at Large events are sponsored in part by Linemaster Switch, bankHometown, WHZ Financial Advisors, the Putnam Area Foundation and Charter Oak FCU. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic which is recommended for ages 18 and up and has a 5-minute max as time allows.