[Yale-readings] Fw: Gemma Mathewson Poetry Reading, 3/15/18

[Kuhl, Nancy]

Pi – NH



featuring



Gemma Mathewson



Thursday, March 15, 2018





Gemma Mathewson

biography in monosyllabic pairs



  birth - down and out,  childhood - black and blue,  primary school - read and write,  adolescence - sturm und drang,  high school - hard to take,  college - rag and bone,  education - hit or miss,  social life - hide and seek,  friendships - ebb and flow, saving grace - rock and roll, downfall - rise and shine, twenties - lost and found,  marriage - give and take, children - first and last, cars - scratch and dent, 30s - good and bad, 40s - sick and tired, 50s - love and death, sixties -  here and now, grandchildren - hug and kiss , heart - ice and fire, temper - hot and sour, ambition - slim to none, standards - hard to please, fear - wrack and ruin, joy - hear to heart, style - mesh and lace, entertainments - sic and fi - hunt and peck - point and click, energy - dribs and drabs, strategy - hand to mouth, motto - “each by each,”  yearnings - far and wide, finale - wait and see



Gemma is co-host of Pi with Mark McGuire Schwartz

and co-produces some Poetry Of Immigrants Shows with Frank Crowley



On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices. Free.  Refreshments.  (And participants are invited to bring something to share.)  Open mic.  Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.  Open to all members of the public (and even others).



The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT

right next door to the Tattoo Parlor



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


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



Great Poetry!



In a Warm, Friendly Environment



poetryinstitute at gmail.com

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