Poets at Large

Poets at Large Presents Stewart & Anderson April 18th

Poets at Large will once again present well-known poets Joshua M. Stewart and Doug Anderson on Saturday night, April 18th at 7 p.m. at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, in Pomfret, CT.

Joshua Michael Stewart is currently the Massachusetts Beat Poet Laureate (2025-27) and he has published poems in the Massachusetts Review, Louisville Review, Rattle, Night Train, Evansville Review, Cold Mountain Review, and many others. His first full-length collection of poems, Break Every String, was published by Hedgerow Books in April 2016. Stewart received his BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and lives in Ware, MA. He’s employed as a teacher/counselor, working with individuals with special needs.

Doug Anderson’s most recent book Undress, She Said, was published by Four Way Books. He has received awards from the NEA, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Poets & Writers, the Massachusetts Artists Foundation, the Virginia Quarterly Review, and others. His first book, The Moon Reflected Fire, won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and his second, Blues for Unemployed Secret Police, a grant from the Eric Matthew King fund of the Academy of American Poets. His third book, Horse Medicine, was published by Barrow Street Press in 2015 and his memoir, Keep Your Head Down was published by W.W. Norton in 2009. Anderson taught in the Pacific University of Oregon and Bennington College MFA programs, and at Smith and Emerson Colleges. He lives in Ashfield, Massachusetts.

Poets at Large has brought over 120 published and awarded poets to the area since 2020 and dozens of people have participated in the open mic portions during that time. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. All events are ADA compliant and are recommended for ages 16 and up. Readings for the rest of the season are sponsored in part by donations from bankHometown, Charter Oak FCU, WHZ Financial and The Putnam Area Foundation. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic; 5-minute max as time allows.