Come celebrate poet and Master Teacher Vicky Nordlund, whose talent and passionate work have helped Rockville High School creative writers net more than 1000 state and national awards and publications over the past 20 years. Vicky will read from her two books, and the evening will also feature Vernon Poet Laureate Caitlin Chatterton, Poet and [...]
Join us for Poetry Reading & Awards Ceremony followed by a reception. This event is free and no registration is required.
Pegi Deitz Shea's launches her first book for adult readers, The Weight of Kindling (Grayson Books). The 32-year resident of Vernon, who became the town's Inaugural Poet Laureate in 2019, writes about her sources of inspiration from her storytelling grandmother, her world travels, and the family she has helped raise. A reception and book signing [...]
Emily Hockaday grew up in Vernon and graduated from Rockville High School in 2003. She received her MFA in Poetry from NYU and has published five chapbooks. Her first full-length collection debuts at Rockville Public Library Oct. 6, with a reading, reception, and book signing at 6:30 pm. The themes of her new book, Naming the Ghost (Cornerstone [...]
April is Nation Poetry Month. We challenge you to write a poem from the package of found words we supply! Glue them down on paper to create your poem, than share with our community of readers and writers. The packets will be available as grab-and-go April 1-11, or you can work on your poem at [...]
April is Nation Poetry Month. We challenge you to write a poem from the package of found words we supply! Glue them down on paper to create your poem, than share with our community of readers and writers. The packets will be available as grab-and-go April 1-11, or you can work on your poem at [...]
Join us at Henry Park Pavilion for an outdoor, socially distanced poetry reading! Due to Covid restrictions, attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs and their own refreshments. Margaret Gibson, CT State Poet Laureate, is focusing her tenure on poetry about the environment. She is the author of 12 collections of poems, most recently Not [...]
In celebration of National Library Week, we offer poetry and prose readings of original work by librarians who are also writers. We'll tip our hats to great librarian-writers like Anne Tyler, Jorge Luis Borges, Philip Larkin, Archibald MaCleish, Per Petterson and Beverly Cleary. Then each will share why libraries are important to them before reading their work. Readers: [...]
April is National Poetry Month! Rockville Public Library is hosting a virtual Blackout Poetry Contest for all ages. There will be winners in three categories: Child, Teen and Adult. Email us or call 860-875-5892 to arrange for a pickup of supplies. Feel free to use your own book pages and art supplies. Flex your creative [...]
The Poets Laureate of Vernon, South Windsor and Manchester will read poems about the Covid pandemic. Local poets welcomed to read in Open Mic session. In the Henry Park Pavilion.
