Palm Poetry Reading, August 22
Palm Poetry Reading, August 22
BETHEL â As its featured guest on August 22, Bethel Arts Junction will host a program by poet and prose writer Christine Palm.
The Wednesday Night Poetry series, a popular weekly event in the former Bethel railroad station-turn-cooperative arts gallery, begins at 7:30 with an open mike session from 7:45 to 8:30 pm. Featured poets then read for about 30 minutes, and a poetry workshop follows. For the workshop, participants are encouraged to bring works of their own for sharing and constructive critiques.
Ms Palm is the author of five books, including The Man Who Took Away Pain: A Life of Horace Wells (in progress), The Art of Christian-Muslim Relations (Hartford Seminary, 1994) and Eyes in the Mind (Connecticut Institute for the Blind, 1993).
Her film credits include founding director, Reel Soul Film Festival (1995-present), writer/director, A.W. Stanley: A Living Legacy (1999), writer/director, A Slant of Light: Connecticut Impressionists (1992), writer/producer, A Cultural History of the Charter Oak Temple (1990), writer/producer, Old Dreams, New Pride: Hartford Immigration (1989), Aaron Spelling Productions (script treatment, 1990) and The Wailing (in progress).
Journalism credits include co-publisher, WestEnd: A Journal of News and Commentary (1997-present), editor, Readings (Library of Congress Connecticut Center for the Book, 1997-present), editor, Praxis (Hartford Seminary, theology and ethics, 1989-present), contributor, Connecticut Review (poetry journal, 1998-present), and other outlets.
Her freelance articles, essays and op-ed pieces have appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, Korea Quarterly, Northeast, Pediatrics for Parents, Connecticutâs Finest, Pursuits, The Hartford Courant, Connecticut Magazine and Yankee Magazine.
Program directors are Faith Vicinanza and Michael Seri. Admission is $1, which helps the poetry series defray the cost of rest as member of the cooperative gallery. On certain nights, the hat may be passed when an out-of-state guest poet drives in to the area.
For information, contact Mrs Vicinanza at 426-3388, Mr Seri at 270-6202, or Cheryl Panosian at Bethel Arts Junction, 798-2193. Email may also be sent to Mrs Vicinanza at faith@hanover-press.com. The arts junction is in Bethel Center, immediately off Route 302/Greenwood Avenue on Depot Place.