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Maine Poets Bob MacLaughlin and Dave Morrison will read their poetry at a wine-tasting at the Good Tern in Rockland on Friday April 13 at 6:45 pm. Admission is free and books will be offered for sale.
Poetry Reading at the Harlow on November 18th Featuring Ted Bookey, Herb Coursen and Dave Morrison
Join the Pondtown Poets on Friday, June 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. for a poetry reading. The Pondtown poets will read selected poems from their recently-published chapbook, Pondtown Poetry II, as well as other poems. The Pondtown Poets are Judy Feinstein of Hallowell, Alice Gifford of Augusta, Sally R. Joy of Augusta, Susan J. Parks of Winthrop, and Gaylord D. Weston of Belgrade.
The Portland Museum of Art will present a lecture by U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn By the Bay. Entitled Is Vision The Twin of Speech? and inspired by the exhibition Weston: Leaves of Grass (on view through March 13), Pinsky will share his love of poetry, Walt Whitman, and belief in the potential for poetry to be part of everyday life. Tickets are $15/$10 for members and can be purchased at portlandmuseum.org or at the Museum.
Beginning January 1st, we will be accepting submissions for the Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award. This contest is open to any American poet with at least one book. The winner receives publication, $1,000, and the option of a summer residency at the Anderson Center, a wonderful artist colony in Red Wing, Minnesota.
The second program in Lithgow Public Library’s poetry and music series will feature Martin Steingesser and Judy Tierney on Thursday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. The series, sponsored by Bay Wrap of Augusta, is free and open to the public, and will take place in the Reading Room.
Stand still along the Allagash and in the sighing of the pines,
you still hear the ghostly whispers from another time.
Fourteen poets, ten visual artists, four performing artists, and more will participate in the 6th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival October 15 and 16, 2010 in downtown Belfast, Maine.
“Can I call you ‘Mom?’” He asked again, French toast dripping. How many times will he ask? With playful witch’s voice And monster hands I’ve tickled him to the floor [...]
When I was in the third grade I didn’t know why Boundaries couldn’t be changed And treaties signed But the outcome of… See More The Olympics. Why did it have [...]
Ode to the Awakening River by Sheryl Wing. The mighty river awakens, slowly gathering speed as the sun grows stronger. The ice groans, as if the melting were painful. Imagine [...]
Swirling lights on ghetto-street Where grass and weeds don’t grow And flattened McDonald’s cups Make scratching sounds on broken tar; The out-of-place Mercedes sits unharmed. Here, he sacrificed his ivory [...]
Musician and Music Venue Events for May, and Beyond – Keep Checking Back
Theater, Social and Public Events for May 2012 and Beyond – Updated Regularly!
REMINDER: “Always Patsy Cline” with Sally Struthers at Ogunquit Playhouse May 23rd to June 16th
Festival Franco Fun 2012 Celebration Scheduled for June 2nd
A Sure Bet is The Line-up at The Strand Theatre through May 2012
Electricity Maine to be Featured at June Meeting of Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce on June 7, 2012
Maine Forest Service: Forest Ranger Discovers Bomber Crash Ejection Seat
10th Annual Meals on Wheels Golf Tournament to be Held June 11, 2012
Developing an Edge in Overseas Markets: Maine Businesses Talk Strategy May 24, 2012
Maine Historical Society Newsletter for the Week of May 21, 2012