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WordHouse Poetry

April 6 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

WordHouse Reading Series                                                                            

Saturday April 6, 2p.m. – 4p.m.

Join us at the Noah Webster House for a series of FREE poetry readings, hosted by James Finnegan, West Hartford’s third Poet Laureate. These readings will take place from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on February 17, March 23, April 6, May 18, and June 1.

WordHouse Reading Series

Saturday April 6, 2pm

 

Pat Hale and Patrick Pritchett

 

Reading begins with an Open Mike.

Pat Hale’s publications include the poetry collections, Seeing Them with My Eyes Closed and Composition and Flight. Her work appears in Naugatuck River Review, CALYX, Connecticut River Review, Lily Poetry Review, Freshwater, Thimble Literary Magazine, and other journals, and is anthologized in Forgotten WomenWaking Up to the Earth: Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate Crisis, and elsewhere.  She has been awarded CALYX’s Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize, the Sunken Garden Poetry Prize, and first prize in the Al Savard Poetry Competition. She lives in Connecticut, where she serves on the board for the Riverwood Poetry Series.

Patrick Pritchett’s books of poetry include Sunderland (2023), Refrain Series (2020), Orphic Noise (2017)and SONG X (2014)His poems have appeared in Hambone, Lana Turner, New American Writing, and Talisman. He has also published numerous scholarly essays and book reviews on post-45 poets such as George Oppen, Lorine Niedecker, Ronald Johnson, Gustaf Sobin, Michael Palmer, and Jorie Graham and has taught at Harvard University, Amherst College, and Hunan Normal University in China. Currently he lectures in Comp Lit at Rutgers University.

Read here for the most up to date information on speakers. All readings take place at the Noah Webster House and begin with an open mic. No registration is required. Each poetry reading is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated in order to support future programming at the Noah Webster House. The Noah Webster House will be open 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. during each reading and visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets to tour the historic home.

Details

Date:
April 6
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Organizer

Noah Webster House
Phone
860-521-5362
Email
events@noahwebsterhouse.org
View Organizer Website

Venue

Noah Webster House
227 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107 United States
+ Google Map
Phone
860-521-5362

Details

Date:
April 6
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Organizer

Noah Webster House
Phone
860-521-5362
Email
events@noahwebsterhouse.org
View Organizer Website

Venue

Noah Webster House
227 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107 United States
+ Google Map
Phone
860-521-5362