SOP Featuring Sarah Ruth Penna and Susan R. Scott

WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Sarah Ruth Penna & Susan R Scott

WHERE: Steve Veilleux’s home 112 Fabyan-Woodstock Road N Grosvenordale, CT

WHEN: Sunday October 25th @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

WHAT HAPPENS: Sarah & Sue will each have 20-minute sets. Then we will take a quick break for snacks & fellowship before starting the open mic. Open mic will be round robin, one poem at a time until 4 PM. Books will be available for signing and purchase from both Sarah & Sue.

COST: Free

SIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 POETS. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com

Sarah Ruth Penna enjoys writing as a creative process that feels intuitive and free. She is a monthly contributor to the website Hey Young Writer, certified Nature Therapy Guide, and owns a small business, Hyacinth House Arts & Wellness. Her debut poetry collection, Secret Alphabets, was released in May 2026 with Metaphysical Fox Press. She synergizes her love of Nature, Art, and Community in all corners of her life. Her poetry is deeply influenced by the New England Transcendentalists, Mary Oliver, mythology, nature, and chronic illness. She lives in a house built by her beloved grandfather, overlooking Cedar Lake in Sturbridge, MA.

Susan R. Scott has been creatively writing her whole life. Her ability was recognized early on by her teachers who unexpectedly presented her with a creative writing award at graduation. And though she did not pursue writing as a career, she did not let her gift go to waste. Over the years, she has been encouraged by many to publish her work, but the timing just didn’t seem right to her — until 2019 when she published the first of her five inspirational nonfiction books.In 2022, Sue was invited by a friend to an open mic poetry event, just to listen. As soon as she walked in the door, she thought to herself: These are my people. She was hooked. Since then, she has had pieces published in four different anthologies. But her latest publication, On Your Way ~ Poems to Love By, which compassionately highlights the plight of displaced people, is an offering of mostly her poetry, with some pieces included by the others who ministered with her to the homeless here in Worcester. Her hope as an author is always that the words and ideas she shares will resonate and encourage her readers as much as they minister to her as she writes them.

– Robert Eugene Perry