The Poetry Place at Clinton art gallery

 Clinton Art Gallery is home to The Poetry Place, offering  a selection of poetry publications by Connecticut poets for purchase. You can linger over the books, read  poems and take a poem from the poetry basket to keep or share.

Featured works currently include:

• Look Up! Musings on the Nature of Mindfulness by Jennifer A. Payne
• Where the River Bends by The Connecticut River Poets 
• Searching for Angels by Lana Orphanides
• Ransom by D. Walsh Gilbert
• The Physics of Transmigration by Piet Menousek Pinegar
• Here After by Mary Buell Volk and Carin Roaldset 
• and many others.

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 Each Sunday, The Poetry Place at the Clinton Art Gallery hosts a The Sunday Series, a poetry reading and open mic session. The public is invited to enjoy this weekly event. We also welcome new and experienced poets to participate in the open mic session portion of the series.  

 The readings take place in the Laurel Anne Olcott Art Center at 2:00 PM and will feature energetic and engaging  readings by local poets.  The  audience will have a chance to enjoy the beautiful art work and crafts  on display in the gallery, as well as peruse a rich selection of poetry books before and after the event.    Admission is free and complimentary light refreshments are served.  

For additional information, contact Pat Barone at pattonybarone@aol.com or 203-627-4148

COVID-19 UPDATE

  The Sunday Series poetry reading and open mic events are paused due to Covid. We expect to begin again this spring.  Please sign up to our mailing list to be updated when the series will resume.

Many of our poets are talented artists as well as wordsmiths. 

2022  SCHEDULE - To Be Announced Soon!

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