I will be reading, Saturday 4/28....
2012 PRESS RELEASE & LISTING
THE BOSTON
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH FESTIVAL
Now In Its
Successful TWELFTH!!! Year
CO-SPONSORS:
Tapestry of Voices & Kaji Aso
Studio in partnership with the Boston
Public Library, SAVE the DATES: Saturday, April 28th 10:00 A.M.- 4:40
P.M. OPEN MIKE: 1:30 to 3:00P.M.; & Sunday, April 29thth, 1:10 to
4:30P.M. The Festival will be held at the library’s main branch in Copley Square . FREE
ADMISSION
56 Major and Emerging poets will each do a ten minute
reading; ALSO
Featuring 6 extraordinarily
talented prize winning high school students: from Boston Latin High School,
Justin Singletary; Boston Arts Academy, Yolani Cruz and Molly Pope; Boston
University Academy: Alessandra Davy-Falconi. Winner of the Helen Creeley Poetry
Prize; Acton-Boxborough Regional: Soubhik Barari, winner of the Helen Creeley
National Poetry
High School Prize. These
student stars will open the Festival at
10:00 A.M. SAM CORNISH, Boston’s current
and first Poet Laureate will open the formal part of the Festival at 11:00 A.M. 55 additional
major and emerging poets will follow
with a
POETRY MARATHON
Some of the many luminaries include SAM CORNISH, , Rhina P.
Espaillat, , Richard Wollman ,Christine
Casson, Dan Tobin, Jennifer Barber, Alfred Nicol, Kathleen Spivack , Doug Holder,
Elizabeth Doran, Richard Hoffman, Lucy Holstedt Charles Coe, Kim Triedman, Ryk McIntyre, January O’Neil , Regie O’Gibson, Kate Finnegan (Kaji Aso
Studio), Victor Howes, Susan Donnelly, Jack Scully, Rene Schwiesow, Chad
Parenteau, Linda Larson, Tomas O’Leary, Marc Goldfinger, Gloria Mindock, Timothy Gager,
Diana Saenz, Stuart Peterfreund, Valerie Lawson, Michael Brown, Mignon Ariel
King, Tom Daley, Molly Lynn Watt, Ifeanyi Menkiti, Lainie Senechal, Harris
Gardner, Joanna Nealon, Walter Howard, Susan Donnelly, Zvi Sesling, Irene Koronas, Fred Marchant, Sheila Twyman, Robert
K. Johnson, Suzanne E. Berger, and a Plethora of other prize winning poets.
This Festival has it
all: Professional published poets,
celebrities, numerous prize winners, student
participation, OPEN MIKE.
Even more, it is about community,
neighborhoods, diversity, Boston , and Massachusetts . This
popular tradition is the largest event in Boston ’s
Contribution to National Poetry Month. FREE
ADMISSION !!!
FOR INFORMATION:
Tapestry of Voices: 617-306-9484
Library: 617-536-5400
Wheelchair
accessible. Assistive listening devices available. To request a sign language interpreter,
or for other special needs, call 617-536-7855(TTY) at least two weeks before
the program date.
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Rabb Lecture Hall - Middle and High Schools, Saturday 4/28
10:00 Boston Latin High School -
10:10 Boston Latin High School - Justin Singletary 10:20 Boston Arts Academy - Yolandi Cruz 10:30 Boston Arts Academy - Molly Pope
10:40 Boston Arts Academy -
10:50 Boston Arts Academy - OPEN MIKE 1:30-3:00 - Rooms 5-6 |
SATURDAY - APRIL 28, 2012 | SATURDAY - APRIL 28, 2012 | SUNDAY - APRIL 29, 2012 |
Rabb Lecture Hall 11:00 Sam Cornish 11:10 Elizabeth McKim 11:20 Regie O. Gibson 11:30 Joanna Nealon 11:40 Sheila Twyman 11:50 Chad Parenteau 12:00 Carol Weston 12:10 Robert K. Johnson 12:20 Walter Howard 12:30 Ryk McIntyre 12:40 Kate Finnegan for Kaji Aso Studios 12:50 Kim Triedman 1:00 Linda Larson 1:10 Molly Bennett 1:20 Irene Koronas 1:30 Philip E. Burnham, Jr | Rabb Lecture Hall - continued 1:40 Frank Blessington 1:50 Valerie Lawson 2:00 Diana Saenz 2:10 Lucy Holstedt 2:20 Michael Brown 2:30 Ron Goba 2:40 Elizabeth Doran 2:50 Tomas O’Leary 3:00 Timothy Gager 3:10 Jack Scully 3:20 Rene Schwiesow 3:30 Carolyn Gregory 3:40 Suzanne E. Berger 3:50 Molly Watt4:00 Richard Hoffman 4:10 Jan Schreiber 4:20 Mignon Ariel King 4:30 Susan Donnelly | Rabb Lecture Hall1:10 Tom Daley 1:20 Ifeanyi Menkiti 1:30 Lo Galluccio 1:40 Dan Tobin 1:50 Kathleen Spivack 2:00 Gloria Mindock 2:10 Christine Casson 2:20 Lainie Senechal 2:30 Zvi Sesling 2:40 Rhina P. Espaillat 2:50 Harris Gardner 3:00 Stuart Peterfreund 3:10 Victor Howes 3:20 Alfred Nicol 3:30 Marc Goldfiinger 3:40 Charles Coe 3:50 Doug Holder 4:00 Fred Marchan 4:10 Richard Wollman 4:20 Jennifer Barber 4:30 Janury O’Neil |
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