Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Calendar Alerts: Poetry, Fiction

Spending vacation time in northern New England? Or here for the duration? My calendar is jammed with events lately.

POETRY:

Thursday August 21, 7:30 p.m. at Peacham Library, Peacham, Vermont (802-592-3216): "Who Is Robert Frost and Who Are We?" presented by Geof Hewitt, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Vermont and Vermont College (and better known locally as an award-winning slam poet, a skill that probably won't be on tap that evening).

Monday August 25, 8 p.m., at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont (802-635-2727; be sure to confirm on that day, as schedules may change), poet Henri Cole reading from his work, in the lecture hall at the east side of the village on Route 15.

Thursday September 4, 8 p.m., at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont(802-635-2727; be sure to confirm on that day, as schedules may change), poet Harryette Mullen reading from her work, in the lecture hall at the east side of the village on Route 15.

September 12-14, Burlington Book Festival (www.burlingtonbookfestival.com).

Thursday September 18, 7 p.m. at Plymouth State University, Plymouth, New Hampshire, poet Donald Hall (www.plymouth.edu/silver).

Monday September 22, 8 p.m., at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont (802-635-2727; be sure to confirm on that day, as schedules may change), poet B. H. Fairchild reading from his work, in the lecture hall at the east side of the village on Route 15.

Friday September 26, 8 p.m. at Plymouth State University, Plymouth, New Hampshire, poet Lucie Brock-Broido (www.plymouth.edu/silver).

October 3-5, Brattleboro Literary Festival, www.brattleboroliteraryfestival.org, including poets Kazim Ali, Annie Boutelle, Carol Frost, Tim Mayo, Robert Pinsky, Jim Schley, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and Michael Waters.

FICTION:

October 3-5, Brattleboro Literary Festival, www.brattleboroliteraryfestival.org, including novelists Charles Bock, Castle Freemen, Cathie Pelletier -- and on Sunday Oct. 5 the first public reading by yours truly Beth Kanell, from THE DARKNESS UNDER THE WATER (www.BethKanell.com).

FANS OF JANE AUSTEN:

JASNA-Vermont (Jane Austen Society of North America) just announced its upcoming events, starting on Sunday September 14, 2-4 p.m., at Vermont College of Fine Arts, The Chapel in College Hall, 36 College Street, Montpelier: ~ Austen’s England ~ with John Turner, a Vermont Humanities Council lecturer, often speaking on Jane Austen. He has also conducted numerous tours to the England of Austen, the Brontes and Thomas Hardy. His talk will be accompanied by a visual display. RSVP: Kelly McDonald at jasna-vt@hotmail.com. More events announced at the group's blog,
http://janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com.


MYSTERY NEWS:

Watch for our upcoming review of Archer Mayor's newest Joe Gunther police procedural, THE CATCH, coming out this fall.

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