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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Davyne
Verstandig<br>
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July 17, 2008, Thursday<br>
Word of Mouth Poetry Series<br>
<br>
Open Mike at 7:00<br>
Doors Open at 6:30<br>
Please note that incorrect time was previously announced. <br>
<br>
Here's a chance to hear excellent poetry.<br>
Arts and Ideas Festival may be over, but there is still great art
around! <br>
<br>
<br>
The Institute Library<br>
847 Chapel Street<br>
New Haven<br>
<br>
Davyne Verstandig is a lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the UConn
Torrington Campus. She is also director of the Litchfield County Writers
Project. She has published two books of poetry, Pieces of the Whole and
Provisions and has performed improvisational work "composing on the
tongue" while painting simultaneously. She recently served on the
board of Touchstone, a residential treatment facility for female juvenile
offenders in Litchfield, Connecticut. <br>
<br>
On the third Thursday of each month, Word of Mouth Poetry Series celebrates an
eclectic mix of poetic voices. Free. Refreshments. Open
Mike. Outstanding featured readers. In a casual setting. Open
to all members of the public and others. For more information, please contact <a
href="mailto:allwordofmouth@gmail.com">allwordofmouth@gmail.com</a> or <a
href="mailto:mcguireschwartz@gmail.com">mcguireschwartz@gmail.com</a>. <br>
<br>
Word of Mouth is an affiliate of Arts and Literature Gallery. Please
visit our website at <a href="http://allgallery.org">allgallery.org</a> <br>
<br>
Please also support our sister series, Wednesday Night Poetry Series and visit
the WNPS website at <a href="http://wedpoetry.net">wedpoetry.net</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The Yale-Readings Listserv is sponsored by the Yale Collection
of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. To post
announcements about poetry and fiction readings, send the full text of the
announcement, including contact information, to <a
href="http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/yale-readings">nancy.kuhl at
yale.edu.</a> Messages sent directly to the Yale-Readings list may not be
posted. <br>
<br>
For more information about Poetry at the Beinecke Library, visit: <a
href="https://beineckepoetry.wordpress.com">https://beineckepoetry.wordpress.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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