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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">WORD of MOUTH, the monthly reading series @ ARTS +
LITERATURE LABORATORY </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">invites you to
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Brian
Johnson</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
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</SPAN><B>Friday, July 15th at 7pm<BR></B></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> <BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Brian
Johnson</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> is the
author of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Self-Portrait</I> (Quale Press,
2000). His poems have appeared in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">American Letters and Commentary, North
Dakota Quarterly, Connecticut Review, Cinematograph</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">West Branch </I>and many other journals. His
awards include a Connecticut Commission on the Arts Fellowship and an Academy of
American Poets Prize. A graduate of UC-Berkeley, he has worked as a waiter, an
encyclopedia salesman, a tennis instructor, and the manager of a small film
company. He is currently an associate professor at Southern Connecticut State
University, where he teaches composition and creative
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">As
usual, an open mic will start the evening. Please come a few minutes early to
sign up.<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
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more information, please visit the website at <A
href="http://www.allgallery.org/"><FONT
color=#800080>www.allgallery.org</FONT></A> or call
203-671-5175.<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
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5 EDWARDS STREET NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
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gallery is located at the corner of State and Edwards Street. Parking is
available on the street or in a nearby lot.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>