Poetry:The Art of Words in November

Information courtesy of Jack Scully.

POETRY:The Art of Words/Mike Amado Memorial Series

Sunday November 3, 2019

At The Plymouth Public Library @ 1PM

Michael Brown's first poem was published in 1969 in Beyond Baroque. He did his first performances at the Poetry Slam in Chicago's Green Mill in 1989.  His first book, Falling Wallendas, was published by Tia Chucha in 1994. In 2007 he and Valerie Lawson moved to Maine where they took over the poetry quarterly Off the Coast. In 2017 they turned over that publication to an intern. Since then they have begun publishing books through Resolute Bear Press. His own books include The Man Who Makes Amusement Rides (Hanover Press), Susquehanna and The Confidence Man (Ragged Sky), and The Martin Bormann Dog Care Book. From 1962 until 2017 he taught in various schools and universities and wrote for newspapers.

Valerie Lawson's work has been published in Main Street Rag, BigCityLit, About Place Journal, The Catch, Ibbetson Street, and others. Lawson has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize three times.Most recently, Lawson edited 3 Nations Anthology: Native, Canadian & New England Writers published by Resolute Bear Press, with poems, essays, and fiction from 58 writers, ranging from those for whom this is their first publication to a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize. 3 Nations won the Maine Literary Award for anthology in 2018.

                                                                                                          
Doors Open at 12:30 PM, Program begins promptly at 1PM, Poetry Features 1:10 , Open-Mic 2:10 PM, Free Admission and Refreshments

Dec 1- Jean Kreiling & Tim Reed
Jan 5-Eileen Cleary & Dennis Daly
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