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SUMMARY:Poetry at the Old Manse – August 2023
DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, AUGUST 27\, 2023 AT 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT \n \nJoin the New England Poetry Club outdoors in the open air tent at the Old Manse for free poetry readings on select Sunday afternoons. \nSponsoring poetry in New England since 1915\, the New England Poetry Club presents readings by poets with ties to the New England states and annual poetry contests. Members of the NEPC benefit from being part of a community of poets\, gathering for readings by members with new books\, and participating in monthly writing workshops. \nExtend your visit by signing up for a tour of the historic house prior to or following the reading. Learn more about tour offerings and pre-register for house tours here. Plan to come early or stay late for a stroll around the orchard and along the banks of the Concord River or bring a picnic to enjoy on the grounds. \n  \nAugust Poets: \n  \nCynthia Bargar is Associate Poetry editor at Pangyrus. Her poems have appeared in many journals including Nixes Mate\, SWWIM Every Day\, Driftwood Press\, Rogue Agent\, Book of Matches\, LUMINA and in the book\, Our Provincetown: Intimate Portraits by Barbara E. Cohen (Provincetown Arts Press\, 2021). Her poetry collection\, Sleeping in the Dead Girl’s Room\, came out from Lily Poetry Review Books in January\, 2022. Cynthia lives with her partner\, cartoonist Nick Thorkelson\, in Provincetown\, Massachusetts. \nTom Laughlin is a professor and Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at Middlesex Community College. He was a founding editor of Vortext\, a literary journal of Massasoit Community College\, a volunteer staff reader for many years for Ploughshares\, and he has taught literature classes in two Massachusetts prisons. His poetry has appeared in Green Mountains Review\, Ibbetson Street\, Drunk Monkeys\, Sand Hills Literary Magazine\, Blue Mountain Review\, Superpresent Magazine\, Hare’s Paw Literary Journal\, Molecule\, and elsewhere. His poetry chapbook\, The Rest of the Way\, was released by Finishing Line Press in August 2022. His website is www.TomLaughlinPoet.com \nJess Levens lives with his wife\, sons and dogs in Holliston\, Massachusetts\, where he draws inspiration from New England’s landscapes and history. His debut chapbook\, A Break in the Spine\, is available from Alien Buddha Press\, and his poetry has been published in The Dillydoun Review\, Roi Fainéant Press and Prometheus Dreaming. Jess is a Marine Corps veteran and Northeastern University alum. Follow him on Twitter @levensworks. \n  \nDETAILS\nDate: SUNDAY\, AUGUST 27\, 2023 \n2:00 pm – 3:00 pm \nVENUE\nOld Manse269 Monument St\nConcord\, MA 01742  + Google Map \nPhone:(978) 369-3909View Venue Website
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