Thursday, April 3, 3:00 PM
Eastern Perk, Main St, Willimantic
Poetry Coffeehouse, Open Mic, and Workshop with special guest poet, Bessy Reyna.
Write. Listen. Speak. Learn.
English. Spanish. Poetry.
Free coffee and pastry.
I WAS BORN ON AN ISLAND
but the sea was too far away to mean anything
except on those rare days
when we packed into Father’s car
next to bags, food and clothes.
Going to the beach was a long surprising ride,
tall trees becoming smaller, green transforming
to tan, then, with the last pull of an invisible cover
the first run to endless blues
of ocean and sky kissing each other
shamelessly right before our eyes.
-B.R.
BAMBOO BRIDGE
WE CROSS THE BRIDGE, QUIETLY. THE BATHING GIRL DOES NOT SEE US TILL WE’VE STOPPED
AND GAPED LIKE FOOLS. THERE ARE NO CATCALLS WHOOPS, NONE OF THE THINGS THAT
SOLDIERS DO; THE MOST STUPID OF US IS SILENT, RAPT. SHE
MIGHT BE FOURTEEN OR TWENTY, SUNK THIGH DEEP IN THE GREEN WATER, HER WOMAN’S PELT A GLISTENING CORKSCREW, A WONDER, A WONDER SHE IS; I FORGOT. FOR A MOMENT WE ALL HOLD THE SAME THOUGHT, THAT THERE IS LIKE IN LIFE AND WAR IS SHIT. FOR A SONG WE’D ALL GO TO THE MOUNTAINS, EAT PINEAPPLES, DRINK GOAT’S MILK FIND A GIRL LIKE THIS, WHO CARES HER TEETH ARE STAINED WITH BETEL NUT, HER HANDS AS HARD AS FEET. IF I CAN LIVE ANOTHER... –DA
Wednesday, April 23
1:00 PM
QVCC Willimantic Campus
Richard Schaaf on Political Poetry and Oral Tradition.
April is
National Poetry
Month
Celebrate at Quinebaug Valley Community College. All events are free and open to the community.
3
EVENTS
ALL
FREE
Monday, April 21
6:30 PM
Thai Basil, Danielson
The Julius Sokenu
Poetry Prize Dinner
with special guest poet,
Doug Anderson.
Free food and poetry.