Event
Riverwood Poetry Series
The series takes place in person on the second Wednesday of the month from September 2024 through May 2025. Each night typically begins with a poetry reading featuring regionally or nationally known poets, followed by an open mic featuring readers with one poem (one page).
The anthology and all authors’ books will be available to buy for book signing and conversation. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
This monthly event is free of charge. Ample parking is available via the 56 Arbor parking lot.
On Wednesday, November 13, at 7 PM, we will host contributing poets from the anthology Of Hartford in Many Lights: Celebrating Hartford’s Buildings.
Featured readers: Dennis Barone, Debbie Ducoff-Barone, Ginny Connors, Julia Paul, Brad Davis, Joan Hofmann, Jim Finnegan, Clare Rossini, Srini Mandavilli, Christine Beck, Marilyn Johnston, Catherine Hoyser, and Pegi Deitz Shea.
Of Hartford in Many Lights includes poems by contemporary Connecticut poets inspired by particular buildings in the capital city. If a poetic muse imbues this book, it is that of Wallace Stevens, the insurance executive who was Hartford’s greatest 20th-century poet. The title of the anthology, “Of Hartford in Many Lights,” is a play on Stevens’ poem “Of Hartford in a Purple Light.”
In addition to the poems, Deborah Ducoff-Barone and Dennis Barone have added short essays about each structure the poets described. The result is a fascinating look at a historic and interesting city.
No open mic will precede this reading due to time constraints.
About Riverwood Poetry Series
The Riverwood Poetry Series, Inc. is a non-profit arts organization committed to promoting and appreciating poetry in Connecticut. RPS, Inc. is invested in providing entertaining and thought-provoking programming while responding to the needs of our neighbors through community outreach and collaboration.
From their Facebook page: “The Riverwood Poetry Series has innovated many programs since our inception, all free to the public. We provide entertaining and thought-provoking poetry in a relaxed atmosphere.”
