Poetry 180 at the Brattleboro Literary Festival
Thursday, October 03, 2013, 7 pm – 9 pm
The Brattleboro Literary Festival was founded in 2002. Since then the festival has gone on to present nearly 300 authors, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Newbery Medal, and the Caldecott Medal.
Since 2003–the first year of Vermont Reads, which featured Brattleboro’s Newbury Award Winning resident Karen Hesse and her book, Witness–Vermont Reads program has been an integral part of the Festival.
Continuing with this tradition in its 10 year, on Thursday, October 3, at 7 PM in the Library’s Main Room, Guilford poet Ken Hebson has organized local published poets Arlene Distler; Barbara Benoit; Charles Butterfield; Wyn Cooper; Ed Rayher; and Tim Mayo, to read their favorite poems from Poetry 180; and which will be paired with their own poetry.There will be several students from Brattleboro Union High School who will be invited to read as well. Copies of Poetry 180 are available at the Library’s main circulation desk.
This event is made possible with a grant from Vermont Humanities Council.
For the Library of Congress Poetry 180 web site, click here – http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/For a listing of all the poems, click here – http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
Location Library Main Room
Contact Info Jerry Carbone, 802-254-5290 ext 101
