The Poetry Institute – New Haven

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March 2011 reading at pi-New Haven

Posted by poetryinstitute on March 5, 2011

THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN

Third Thursday Open Mic

Featuring Dana Sonnenschein

When: March 17th, 2011 Doors Open at 6:30.

Reading starts at 7:00.

Where: The Institute Library,   847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

Dana Sonnenschein is a professor at Southern Connecticut State University, where she’s been teaching writing and literature (from folklore through Shakespeare) since 1994.  Her most recent poetry collection, Bear Country, won the 2008 National Federation of State Poetry Societies Stevens Manuscript Prize.  Her previous works include another poetry book, Natural Forms (Word Press, 2006) and two prose poem chapbooks, Corvus (winner of the Quentin R. Howard Prize, Wind, 2003) and No Angels But These (Main Street Rag, 2005). Her poetry has appeared recently in Feminist Studies, Epoch, Lumberyard, and Silk Road.  Over the last two years, however, she’s changed genres and written a novel about Lady Macbeth, enabled in part by residencies awarded by the Ragdale Artists Community and Vermont Studio Center.

On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices.  Free. Refreshments.  Open mic. Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.   Open to all.

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February 2011 pi-New Haven Reading

Posted by poetryinstitute on January 30, 2011

THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN

Third Thursday Open Mic

Featuring Charles O. Hartman

When: February 17th, 2011

Doors Open at 6:30.  Reading starts at 7:00.

Where: The Institute Library,   847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

Join us for a reading by Charles Hartman, Poet in Residence at Conn College. Widely published, Professor Hartman studies and practices poetry, jazz, and computer programming, and all three find their way into his classroom. He is co-founder with Wendy Battin of the Contemporary American Poetry Archive (CAPA), where out-of-print volumes of poetry are preserved on-line and can be accessed free of charge by anyone with internet access.

Of his work, Jazz musician Steve Swallow writes,    “Charles O. Hartman is a musician’s poet. Those of us who spend our time looking for melodies, and for ways to hang them together, recognize that same impulse in his work; his poems sound like the best Tin Pan Alley songs, graceful and concise. His cadences are as unforced as Lester Young’s, and his language as refined. These verses sing.”

On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices.  Free. Refreshments.  Open mic. Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.   Open to all.

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pi-New Haven January wrap-up

Posted by poetryinstitute on January 23, 2011

What a great night this past week at pi-New Haven!

The sky held off shoveling snow on top of us just long enough for thirty of us to come out and enjoy the season kickoff.

Thank you to everyone participating in the open mic! Thursday brought out some of pi’s regular participants; It was good to see everyone again, especially the faces we hadn’t seen in a while.  Thanks to the folks who sent word they couldn’t make it but were thinking of us. We hope you are somewhere warm! We even met a few new folks too and hope you will come back and share your poetry again.

Our sincere thanks to Randall who entertained us with a wonderful reading and his encouragement of everyone’s work. We hope you will come back and visit us and bring some of your students!

As promised here are some of the links related to Thursday’s participant announcements:

Monica Ong announced her work is part of an upcoming AC Institute show in New York called See You On The Flip Side, opening February, 3rd. As many of you may recall last year Monica shared her work in progress with us at pi-New Haven: Remedies.  This collection of Antique medicine bottles, inkjet print on paper, epoxy, lacquer finish with original writing is for a brave new market of social angst caused by cultural conditioning. Congratulations Monica!

The Connecticut Poetry Society Announces a CPS New Haven County Chapter! Yeah! Christine Beck is organizing this new New Haven County CPS Chapter.  The first meeting is scheduled for February 26th, 2011 from 10-12 noon. Being held in Hamden at the Miller Memorial Library, the chapter will meet on the last Saturday each month.  The Hamden location is easy to get to and has ample, free parking.

Meeting in the Library’s Friends of the Library Meeting Room the address is: Hamden Library, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT

Says Christine, “We [CPS] are responding to the need for meetings that will combine education about poets, an opportunity to share our work, as well as critique.”

Visit the CPS website for more information about contact information, membership benefits and meeting schedules. www.ct-poetry-society.org

We will be posting information about our full 2011 schedule and our February 17th reading shortly! February’s feature is Professor Charles Hartmann the Poet in Residence at Conn College. Professor Hartman studies and practices poetry, jazz, and computer programming, and all three find their way into his work.

Have a great poetry-filled weekend everyone! Cheers, Eli


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Randall Horton! January 20th at pi-New Haven!

Posted by poetryinstitute on January 1, 2011

THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN

Third Thursday Reading Series and Open Mic

Featuring Randall Horton

January 20, 2011

The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT

Doors Open at 6:30.  Reading starts at 7:00.

Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for the reading.

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Poet Randall Horton

Our monthly reading series kicks off January 20th featuring Randall Horton. Randall is the author of The Definition of Place and the Lingua Franca of Ninth Street, both from Main Street Rag. His poetry prizes include The Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award and The Bea González Prize for Poetry. He has an MFA from Chicago State University and a PhD from SUNY Albany. Randall is a Cave Canem Fellow, a member of the Affrilachian Poets and Assistant Professor of English at the University of New Haven. He also serves as Senior Editor for Willow Books and Editor-in-Chief for Tidal Basin Review.

On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices. Free.  Refreshments.  Open mic.  Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.   Open to all.

Great Poetry!

In a Warm, Friendly Environment

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2010: A Very Good Year!

Posted by poetryinstitute on December 30, 2010

As we wrap up 2010 and look towards the pi-New Haven events for 2011, we need to pause and once again thank our feature poets for joining us and sharing their work.

Hosts Alice-Anne, Mark and I work to create a welcoming environment for our participants and the interaction with our features adds to each readings’ overall experience.

2010 boasted some impressive poet bios.

We are grateful for the participation and support each of our features continues to show pi-New Haven through their ongoing support.

Please help us in supporting their work via the links below

 

2010 pi-New Haven Features

Elizabeth Marie Young. What a way to start our year. Elizabeth expanded our universe. Her book “Aim Straight at the Fountain and Press Vaporize” is winner of the 2009 Motherwell Prize and is available here.

Leslie McGrath. Her book “Opulent Hunger, Opulent Rage” is the winner of the Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award and after her beautiful reading we all know why.  This is one book every poet needs to have in their collection!

Gardner McFall. Our audience is still talking about Gardner’s reading. We can’t recommend her enough to other venues.  Author of The Pilot’s Daughter and The Russian Tortoise, as well as a libretto, this is a poet who connected with our audience in an unforgettable way.  Thank you Gardner!

Reggie Marra. In one word: Integral. Reggie took us on a journey that the community can continue to enjoy via his blog and workshops. A fun evening!

John Surowiecki. Author of numerous poetry collections you can order his latest, “Barney and Gienka” from his website.

Marianela Medrano. We enjoyed Marianela’s poetry twice. In both Spanish and English.

Sandra Bishop Ebner. Her book “The Space Between” resonates strength and longing and it’s available on Amazon.

Ralph Nazareth. More than a poet, Ralph is prominent voice in Connecticut poetry.  His book “Ferrying Secrets” is available from Yugandi Publishers.

Bessy Reyna. We were the last stop on Bessy’s 2010 tour. An outstanding night with an amazing poet. Check out her newest collection “Memoirs of an Unfaithful Lover”, available from her website.

Charles Douthat. His first collection, “Blue for Oceans”, published by The New Haven Review Press, is remarkable. Thank you Charles for sharing your beautiful reading with all of us; we look forward to your next.

Again, our heartfelt thanks to all of our feature poets who each shared their poetry and personal experiences with our audience.

Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on our January 2011 reading and our 2011 lineup.

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December at pi-New Haven: Charles Douthat!

Posted by poetryinstitute on November 28, 2010

THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN

Third Thursday Open Mic [and PotLuck Holiday Celebration!]

Featuring New Haven’s Charles Douthat

When: December 16th, 2010

Doors Open at 6:30.  Reading starts at 7:00.

Where: The Institute Library,   847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

This month pi-New Haven celebrates the publication of Charles Douthat’s first collection, “Blue for Oceans” forthcoming from The New Haven Review Press. Born in California, Charles graduated from Stanford University, raised a son and daughter in New Haven, Connecticut where he practices law. Charles began to read and write poetry during a long mid-life illness and today writes about the usual predicaments: family, love, time and memory.  Since then, his poems have been published in many journals and magazines.  A few have won prizes.  We’ve enjoyed his work in our open mic; Please join us to support Charles’ new venture.   charlesdouthat.com

About the potluck — please feel free to bring an a small [room temperature] appetizer or dessert snack to share!

On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices.  Free. Refreshments.  Open mic. Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.   Open to all.

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November Features Bessy Reyna!

Posted by poetryinstitute on November 5, 2010

THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN

Third Thursday Open Mic

Featuring Bessy Reyna

When: November 18, 2010

Doors Open at 6:30.  Reading starts at 7:00.

Where: The Institute Library,   847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

Bessy Reyna is the author of two bilingual books of poetry, The Battlefield of Your Body and Memoirs of the Unfaithful Lover/ Memorias de la amante infiel. A chapbook of her poems, She Remembers, was published in 1997. Her Spanish language writing, published in Latin America, includes a poetry chapbook, Terrarium and a collection of short stories, Ab Ovo. Her poetry can be found in numerous anthologies, including El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poetry, In Other Words: Literature by Latinas of the United States, The Arc of Love: Lesbian Poems and The Wild Good.

Born in Cuba and raised in Panama, Bessy is a graduate of Mt Holyoke College and earned her Masters and Law degrees from the University of Connecticut. For nine years she was a monthly opinion columnist for The Hartford Courant and was a frequent contributor to Northeast, the Sunday magazine of the Hartford Courant.  She is the recipient of the Connecticut Center for the Book Lifetime Achievement in Service to the Literary Community Award (2009) and numerous other awards.

On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices.  Free. Refreshments.  Open mic. Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.   Open to all.

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Ralph Nazareth features at The Poetry Institute October 21st, 2010

Posted by poetryinstitute on October 20, 2010

Ralph Nazareth

This Thursday October 21st 2010

at pi-New Haven!

Doors open at 6:30 pm                      Open Mic begins at 7:00 pm

Born and educated in India, Ralph Nazareth says he crossed over to the West at the time “when young Americans were flying east on their tragic mission in Vietnam.” His poetry explores his movement between worlds.

Ralph Nazareth is a professor of English at Nassau Community College, New York, where he leads PeaceWork, a group committed to peace and justice issues. He is also a volunteer teacher of writing in the CMHS program at Green Haven, a maximum security prison in New York. As Managing Editor of Yuganta Press in Stamford, CT, he has overseen the publication of over twenty books of poetry by writers from all over the world.

Join us for another great open mic at The Poetry Institute of New Haven.

Free.  Refreshments.  Outstanding featured readers.

A casual setting.   Open to all.

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Sandra Bishop Ebner Tonight at pi-New Haven!

Posted by poetryinstitute on September 16, 2010


THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN

Third Thursday Open Mic

Featuring Sandra Bishop Ebner

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Sandra Bishop Ebner teaches poetry to 7th graders under a grant funded program. Her poems have appeared in various literary journals.  Her first book, The Space Between, was published in 2000, by Hanover Press.   Her work has recently appeared in “The Poetry of Nursing, Poems and Commentaries of Leading Nurse-Poets, published by Kent State University Press.  Sandra works as a Psychiatric Case Manager,  for a Visiting Nurse Service.

On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices.  Free.  Refreshments.  Open mic.  Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.   Open to the public.

The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT

Doors Open at 6:30.  Reading starts at 7:00.

Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for the reading.

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August 2010 Features Marianela Medrano-Marra!

Posted by poetryinstitute on August 16, 2010

August Features Marianela Medrano-Marra!

When: Thursday, August 19, 2010

Doors Open at 6:30.  Reading starts at 7:00.

Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for the reading.

Join us for our monthly open mic followed by a feature reading by Marianela Medrano-Marra. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Marianela has lived in Connecticut since 1990. A poet and a writer of non-fiction and fiction, she holds a PhD in psychology, a professional counselor’s license and certification as a poetry therapist. Rich with imagery and metaphor, her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines in Latin America, Europe and the United States. In her workshops, she combines literature, psychology and spirituality to help others find new ways of knowing the wholeness of human beings.

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On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices.  Free.  Refreshments.  Open mic.  Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.

The Institute Library,

847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT

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