POETS AT LARGE CONTINUES ITS FALL SEASONAT THE VANILLA BEAN CAFÉ

Poets at Large will continue their fall series on Nov. 23rd at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, Pomfret, CT. That evening Massachusetts Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate and musician Tommy Twilite will be the featured performer.

Twilite is a Massachusetts troubadour who combines music, poetry, exploration and adventure into his performances. He is the co-founder and director of the Florence Poets Society and the host of the Twilite Poetry Pub on WXOJ Valley Free Radio. His latest chapbook, “Kills No Bird” is a follow up to his 2021 collection, “Fifty Words for Rain”. Tommy Twilite is well known as someone who can transport an audience to another realm with his words and music. He was recently honored by the National Baseball Poetry Festival for his poem, “The Tools of Ignorance.” Tommy is the editor of Silkworm, an annual review, and is a Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate. He believes poetry and song can renew the Earth.

These Saturday evenings of spoken word and poetry are from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $15.00 and includes a give-away. Poets at Large is a regional group of poets who read in CT and MA, now in its fifth year. Contact Poets at Large coordinator Karen Warinsky if you are interested in reading in the open mic at karen.warinsky@gmail.com. There is a 5-minute limit for open mic readers and these events are recommended for ages 14 and up. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. The Vanilla Bean is ADA compliant.