[Yale-readings] 3/19 Word of Mouth Series Poetry Reading, Featuring Lisa Starr

[Kuhl, Nancy]

WORD OF MOUTH POETRY SERIES

Featuring Lisa Starr

Thursday, March 19, 2009

6:30 PM



Doors Open at 6:30. Open mike at 7:00.

Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for open mike.

The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT



Lisa Starr is Rhode Island's Poet Laureate, and also an inn-keeper, a mother, and a basketball coach.  She tries to balance her time among a variety of interests, her family, and her passion for poetry. She is a two-time recipient of the R.I. Fellowship for Poetry. In her capacity as Poet Laureate, Starr is generating a statewide poetry pen-pal system which creates and then partners writing circles among student and elderly communities around the state. She has also established poetry circles in hospitals, homeless shelters, the state prison, and agencies for children and adults with severe mental and physical disabilities.  She is the author of three poetry books: Mad With Yellow, This Place Here and Days of Dogs and Driftwood. Starr is the founder and director of the Block Island Poetry Project, the nationally acclaimed celebration of poetry, the arts and humanity. With the help of husband Champlin, children Orrin (12) and Millie (11), and Brother the Dog, Starr operates the Hygeia House, a 10-room inn on Block Island. When time permits, she writes her heart out.



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 contactallwordofmouth at gmail.com<mailto:allwordofmouth at gmail.com> or mcguireschwartz at gmail.com<mailto:mcguireschwartz at gmail.com>.

Word of Mouth is an affiliate of Arts and Literature Laboratory. Please visit our website at allgallery.org<http://allgallery.org/>.

 Please also support our sister series, Wednesday Night Poetry Series and visit the WNPS website at wedpoetry.net<http://wedpoetry.net/>.

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