LEWISTON — At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will read from his latest publication, This free public program will be held in the Library’s Callahan Hall. In March of 2011 McNair was named as Maine’s fourth Poet Laureate, adding yet another in a string of awards recognizing his long and […]
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Award-winning poet to read at Bates College in Lewiston on Nov. 19
Award-winning poet to read in Language Arts Live event at Bates College LEWISTON — The author of four collections of poems, will read from her work at Bates College at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. Williams’ most recent collection is “Detroit as Barn” published in May […]
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Poet V. Penelope Pelizzon featured in Visiting Writers Series in Farmington on Oct. 23
“Nostos,” Pelizzon’s first book, won the Hollis Summers Poetry Prize for a first book of poetry in 1999. Her second poetry collection, “Whose Flesh is Flame, Whose Bone is Time,” is forthcoming in 2014 from Waywiser Press. She is also the co-author of “Tabloid, Inc: Crimes, Newspapers, Narratives,” a study of the relations among American […]
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Cellist Ben Noyes, Beet Poets to perform at Trinity in Lewiston on Oct. 11
Noyes grew up in Portland, inheriting a rich musical heritage from his parents Richard and Clorinda Noyes, musicians with the Portland Symphony Orchestra. Noyes and his family are based in Portland, where he teaches, composes and performs with classical and contemporary groups of all sizes. The Beet Poets of Wayne are the concert’s opening act, […]
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Maine poet laureate writes poetry collection about the Ozarks of Missouri
FARMINGTON — Sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair’s latest poetry collection, “The Lost Child: Ozark Poems,” has an understory — one of grief and reconciliation with his mother. McNair, a resident of Mercer, will share poems from the piece during a local launch of the book at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at […]
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Ogden memorial poetry event in Rangeley August 3
Members of the Ogden family will begin the evening by reading poems written by their father. Community members are invited to read a poem of Ogden’s or one of their own that attends to what meant so much to Ogden: the beauty and mystery of the world, especially Rangeley, and peace among all living things. […]
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Evening of poetry at Wayne library August 8
WAYNE — At 7 p.m. Friday, Aug, 8, the Cary Memorial Library, 17 Old Winthrop Road, will present an evening of poetry featuring Gwen Heath and Claire Hersom. Heath is a poet and artist who lives in the Farmington area. She is an advocate for people who live with mental illness and is the current […]
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Maine Poet Laureate kicks off new poetry initiative at Mt. Blue High School
FARMINGTON — For three minutes, Robert Frost’s acclaimed 1922 poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” was transformed from a regular poem to an amalgamation of written word, spoken word and hip-hop performances. Poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc began by reading the opening lines of Frost’s poem, and after a minute, hip-hop artist Eric Axelman dove […]
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Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair speaks at the Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — An attentive and appreciative audience heard Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair speak on “The Words I Chose” at the Great Falls Forum on Friday in the Lewiston Public Library. McNair told of family struggles from early years without a father and recent years when his mother passed away. Throughout his talk, he suggested […]
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Bethel poet explores an immigrant’s connection with America
MIAMI — The Miami neighborhood where inaugural poet Richard Blanco grew up, in many ways, resembles Cuba his family left behind. Down the street, a man sells avocados from a small table. His favorite bakery, a few blocks north, serves guava pastries and cafe con leche. As a child and even as an adult, this […]