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Who We Are -- CPC Scrapbook -- New (or Renew) Membership -- Getting Around -- Schedule of Activities |
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A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM STAFFORD: ANOTHER WORLD INSTEAD
"I stand and dream another world instead." wrote William Stafford in 1942 when he was serving in the Civilian Public Service program for conscientious objectors. He was a younger poet getting started in the same years that he was taking his first public stand against war. Another World Instead: The Early Poems of William Stafford, 1937-1942, edited by Fred Marchant and published by Graywolf Press, presents over 150 poems from that era, most of them never before published.
A rare film of Stafford will also be shown.
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THE POETS OF FINISHING LINE PRESS
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Sunday, November 2nd, 3:00 pm
The Concord Poetry Center presents Charles W. Pratt, winner of the 2008 Finishing Line Press Open Chapbook Competition. Pratt will read from his winning chapbook, Still Here, and will be joined by 10 other CPC members who have published with the press:
Polly Brown, Helen Marie Casey, Bob Brooks, Julia Lisella, Maura MacNeil, Gary Metras, Kathy Nilsson, Suzanne Owens, Susan Edwards Richmond, bg Thurston
Come celebrate these poets and this dynamic press.
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| Sunday Afternoon Community Reading Series
Presenting established and
emerging poets affiliated with the Center and
introducing poets from the greater Boston community.
All readings take place on Sunday at 3:00 pm. Refreshments and conversation follow.
Admission only at the door: $6.00 (students $3.00).
Featured Poet Richard Hoffman
and emerging poet Vera Kroms in collabration with COOL's (Cultural Organization of Lowell)
LZ Nunn and Gigi Thibodeau.
Sunday, November 16 at 3:00 pm
Hosting readers from the the New England Poetry Club: F.D. Reeve and Club president, Diana Der-Hovanessian with
emerging CPC poet
Charles Phillips.
Boott Cotton Mills Museum
The event is free.
The Light Brigade is composed of Joan Kimball, Amy Woods, Barb Crane, Bob Clawson, and XJ Kennedy.
It is so-named as explained by Joan Kimball: "We call ourselves the Light Brigade, because we read light poems for laughter and surprise."
Check out the Massachusetts Poetry Festival web site for information on this and all events. The festival runs from Friday, October 11 through Saturday, October 12.
For more information on courses, call the office at: 978-897-0054
Instructors: Will Fertman and Jacob Bennett, Editors
STARTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Instructor: Joan
Houlihan, CPC Founder, Poet & Editor
STARTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
Instructor: Susan Edwards Richmond, Poet ONGOING
Instructors: Mike Perrow and Jonathan Weinert Poets & Editors
STARTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
Instructor: Christopher Jane Corkery
Poet & Essayist, Instructor, Holy Cross College STARTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
This program is supported in part by a
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