Please join us for a special double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium at Starlite hosted by Paul Szlosek and Ron Whittle. It will be a full evening of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our two featured poets Jovonna Van Pelt (Author of Unrelated Questions) and Jonathan Andersen (Author of Augur and Stomp […]
Join us on Tuesday June 4th from 6-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry, humor and contemplation. Two open-mic sessions will sandwich our feature Daniel Letona. Sign up for the Open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com. Five minute maximum please. Free admission. Separate area for our event. On-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options.Redemption Rock […]
Auguries & Divinations, winner of the 2023 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize, tracks a young woman’s coming of age, attuned to the unspoken liabilities of women’s lives, the suburban underworld, and the energies of eros. The narrator claims a life of her own making, drawing on the classical practice of augury, or observing birds […]
The poems in this collection of Fred Gerhard’s work range considerably: from Victorian rooms to the Pennsylvania and New England landscapes he knows intimately; from the psychology of inner experience to the dance of interpersonal relationships; from the noise of the trains that run through all of our lives (and occasionally crash into walls) to […]
WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Irena Kaçi & Janet Aalfs WHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock, CT WHEN: Sunday June 9th, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 15 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales, snacks and the raffle before […]
Join us for our final monthly Board Meeting of the summer on the second Wednesday June 12th at our office headquarters over @ 61 Harvard St.
Arts in the Garden On June 13th, We will be featuring the musical duo Lydia Fortune & Phil Nigro, and the iconic Worcester County poet Susan Roney O'Brien.Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event.Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! […]
Open Mic Poetry Saturday June 15th @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for a monthly round robin style, open poetry reading. Bring original pieces to share. Sign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com Space is limited to 14 participants and usually fills quickly!
Bancroft Tower – 6 participants – We finished reading Telemachus Hope Cemetery – 4 participants – We read twenty pages of Hades Tidepool Bookstore – 3 participants - We read 30 pages of Scylla and Charybdis Root and Press – 3 participants – 35 pages of Eumaeus Redemption Rock – 4 Participants – 25 pages […]
Poets at Large is happy to announce their first free poetry/spoken word event of the season willbe on June 16th , 2-4 p.m. in the barn at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, CT. This is the fifth year for the regional group to bring poets to the park. Featured readers thatafternoon will be […]
