<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">The Poetry Institute -- New Haven <<a href="mailto:poetryinstitute@gmail.com">poetryinstitute@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">May 12, 2012 5:13:11 PM GMT+02:00<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">undisclosed-recipients:;<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>5/17/12 Pi-New Haven Poetry Reading, featuring Gray Jacobik</b><br></span></div><br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7e0000">THE POETRY INSTITUTE –
NEW HAVEN</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7e0000">Third Thursday Open
Mic</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Featuring</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> Gray
Jacobik</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">May 17,</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> 2</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">012</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#222222">Gray Jacobik is a widely
published American poet. A sought-after reader and mentor, she has given more
than 200 public performances at colleges, arts organizations, libraries, radio
and tv. Her books include <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Brave
Disguises,</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Surface
of Last Scattering</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Double
Task</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sandpainting. </span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>She
is an emeritus professor of literature, having taught at Eastern Connecticut
State University. Among her many awards and honors, she served as Robert
Frost Poet-In-Residence, The Frost Place, Franconia, NH. Gray is also a
literary critic and painter, and a deeply committed advocate for the literary
arts. Gray is also a visual artist.</span></p><div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#222222">On the third Thursday of each month</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#222222">, 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 (even poets).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#222222"></span></p><div style="text-align: center; line-height: 12.75pt; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">The Institute Library<br>
847 Chapel Street<br>
New Haven, CT</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Doors Open at
6:30. Reading starts at 7:00.</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Please arrive a few minutes
early to sign up for the reading.</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7e0000"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7e0000">Great
Poetry! </span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7e0000"> </span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7e0000">In a Warm, Friendly
Environment</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7e0000"> </span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:12.75pt"><a href="http://thepoetryinstitute.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155cc">http://thepoetryinstitute.com</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
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