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SUMMARY:Cynthia Platt Storytime and Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Prolific children’s author Cynthia Platt joins Charter Books for a special Easter storytime and a signing of her new book Easter Starring Egg. Kids of all ages welcome! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOthers may get picked first at the Easter egg hunt\, but Egg has sparkle on the outside\, confidence on the inside\, and the patience to wait for his perfect kid. This glittery\, rhyming book includes sheets of egg-decorating stickers.The big Easter egg hunt may be a time to hide\, but Egg wants to stand out! Bedazzled in glitter\, and fancied up for his big rendezvous with the perfect kid\, Egg knows deep down in his yolk that a special friendship is about to be hatched with the kid who will see him for him. This perfect Easter basket stuffer features rhyming text\, colorful illustrations\, a sparkly cover\, and egg-decorating stickers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Platt is the author of books for young readers for all ages\, ranging from board books to young adult fiction. Her picture books include Easter Starring Egg\, Grow\, A Little Bit of Love\, and Panda-monium. She’s also the author of the young middle grade novel Parker Bell & the Science of Friendship\, the YA novel Postcards from Summer\, and numerous Curious George books. Cynthia is on faculty at Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing program and teach undergraduate liberal arts courses at Montserrat College of Art. You can learn more about her at cynthiaplattbooks.com\, or can find her on social media at: Twitter: @cynplatt; Instagram: @cynthiaplattbooks.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/cynthia-platt-storytime-and-book-signing/
LOCATION:Charter Books\, 8 Broadway\, Newport\, Rhode Island\, 02840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON: Poetry Night with DeWitt Henry\, Caitlin Krause\, and Adam Scheffler
DESCRIPTION:April is National Poetry Month and Wellesley Books will be hosting events throughout the month. First up is an evening with poets DeWitt Henry\, Caitlin Krause (Poetry\, June 2007)\, and Adam Scheffler.  \n\n\n\nCaitlin Krause is a virtual reality experience designer teaching about digital well-being at Stanford. She is the author of two nonfiction books\, Mindful by Design (2019) and Designing Wonder (2021). Her latest book of poems is Digital Satori (2023). She founded the consultancy MindWise in 2016\, and she develops experiences and events in extended reality. She holds a BA from Duke University and an MFA in poetry from Lesley University.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/in-person-poetry-night-with-dewitt-henry-caitlin-krause-and-adam-scheffler/
LOCATION:Wellesley Books\, 82 Central Street\, Wellesley\, Massachusetts\, 02482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wellesley Books":MAILTO:ashleigh@wellesleybooks.com
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SUMMARY:An evening of poetry with Ewa Chrusciel\, Robbie Gamble\, and Eliot Cardinaux
DESCRIPTION:Robbie Gamble (he/him) received an MFA in Poetry from Lesley University (January 2017). His poems and essays have appeared in the Atlanta Review\, Poet Lore\, RHINO\, Rust + Moth\, Salamander\, The Sun\, and Tahoma Literary Review. His chapbook A Can of Pinto Beans was published by Lily Poetry Review Press in 2022. Robbie was the winner of the 2017 Carve Poetry Prize\, and he was a 2019 Robert Taylor fellow at the Kenyon Summer Writers Workshop. His essay “Exit Wound” was cited as a notable essay in Best American Essays 2020. Robbie is the poetry editor for Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices\, and he divides his time between Boston and Vermont. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEwa Chrusciel is a poet\, translator\, and educator. She has four books of poems in English: Yours\, Purple Gallinule (Omnidawn 2022)\, Of Annunciations (Omnidawn 2017)\, Contraband of Hoopoe (Omnidawn 2014)\, Strata (Emergency Press 2009\, reprinted by Omnidawn\, April 2018)\, as well as three books in Polish: Tobołek (2016) Sopiłki (2009)\, and Furkot (2003). Her book Contraband of Hoopoe was translated into Italian by Anna Aresi and came out in Italy with Edizioni Ensemble in May 2019. Her poems have been included in curricula at institutions such as Harvard University\, University of Wisconsin\, and Salem State University. She is an Associate Professor of Creative and Professional Writing at Colby-Sawyer College.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEliot Cardinaux is a poet\, pianist\, & composer working at the intersection of improvised music & experimental lyric poetry. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the New England Conservatory\, and an MFA in Poetry from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He is the founder of The Bodily Press\, through which he releases poetry chapbooks\, CDs\, LPs\, & various collaborations with other artists\, such as Sean Ali\, Peter Knapp\, Kresten Osgood\, Asger Thomsen\, & Thomas Morgan. Eliot performs & records along the East Coast & in Europe\, most notably & recently in duo with Gary Fieldman\, in trio with Will McEvoy & Max Goldman\, & with the international ensemble Our Hearts as Thieves. His recent chapbooks include The Margins Weep Slow Roses\, Caprice\, Narratives of the Strata\, Apparitions (with drawings by Sean Ali)\, & Split World. His most recent albums include Pavane\, & Out of Our Systems. His poems have been featured in Talisman\, Jacket2\, Spectra Poets\, Bloodroot\, Caliban Online\, Café Review\, & Hollow. His translations of poems from the French of René Char are forthcoming in Solstice.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/an-evening-of-poetry-with-ewa-chrusciel-robbie-gamble-and-eliot-cardinaux/
LOCATION:Anchor House of Artists\, 518 Pleasant Street\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United States
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SUMMARY:Why Some Animals Eat Poop: A Science Lesson with Sara Levine at RJ Julia
DESCRIPTION:Join Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP\, January 2006) for a reading of her new picture book\, Poop for Breakfast at RJ Julia Independent Booksellers in Madison\, Connecticut. \n\n\n\nSara Levine is an author\, educator\, and veterinarian. Her science books for children include the Animal by Animal series\, Germs Up Close\, and A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use. Her books have received a number of awards including AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize\, Utah Beehive Book Award\, Cook Prize finalist\, Monarch Award master list\, and Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/why-some-animals-eat-poop-a-science-lesson-with-sara-levine-at-rj-julia/
LOCATION:RJ Julia Independent Booksellers\, 768 Boston Post Road\, Madison\, Connecticut\, 06443\, United States
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SUMMARY:Karin Cecile Davidson Author Event
DESCRIPTION:Join the celebration of the release of Karin Cecile Davidson’s (Fiction\, June 2009) debut story collection\, The Geography of First Kisses\, winner of the 2022 Acacia Fiction Prize. Karin will read from her stories and discuss the collection with Michelle Herman\, Author and Professor Emerita of English\, MFA Program in Creative Writing\, The Ohio State University. Available now for pre-order\, the collection will be released on April 11th. \n\n\n\nKarin Cecile Davidson is the author of the novel Sybelia Drive (Braddock Avenue Books\, 2020). Her story collection The Geography of First Kisses was awarded the 2022 Acacia Fiction Prize and is forthcoming from Kallisto Gaia Press in 2023. Her stories have appeared in Five Points\, Story\, The Massachusetts Review\, Colorado Review\, Passages North\, Post Road\, The Los Angeles Review\, and elsewhere. Her awards include an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award\, the Waasmode Short Fiction Prize\, the Orlando Prize for Short Fiction\, a Peter Taylor Fellowship\, and residencies at the Fine Arts Work Center\, the Atlantic Center for the Arts\, and The Studios of Key West. Originally from New Orleans\, Louisiana\, she now lives in Columbus\, Ohio. \n\n\n\nThe event will be available both in-person and online.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/karin-cecile-davidson-author-event/
LOCATION:Bexley Library Auditorium\, 2411 East Main Street\, Bexley\, Ohio\, 43209\, United States
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SUMMARY:ARGS Poetry Festival -- Featuring Clarissa Adkins
DESCRIPTION:Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology in Petersburg\, Virginia will be hosting a free community poetry celebration for National Poetry Month. The featured poets include: \n\n\n\n\nClarissa Adkins (Poetry\, June 2018)\n\n\n\nRoscoe Burnems\n\n\n\nRosa Castellano\n\n\n\nJack Couchman\n\n\n\nDr. Kathleen Decker\n\n\n\nDerek Kannemeyer\n\n\n\nJoanna Lee + Poets Who Run\n\n\n\nB Lovee\n\n\n\nEmily Okamoto-Green\n\n\n\nDavid Patteson\n\n\n\nRon Smith\n\n\n\nVernon Wildy\, Jr.\n\n\n\n\nEmail litarts@args.us with questions.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/args-poetry-festival-featuring-clarissa-adkins/
LOCATION:Appomattox Regional Governor’s School\, 512 West Washington St\, Petersburg\, Virginia\, 23803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Fuck Me: A Memoir - Virtual Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join author L Scully (Nonfiction\, January 2023) for the virtual book launch of their memoir\, Fuck Me: A Memoir. Featuring special guests Mayah Monet Lovell and Maggie Von Sacher.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/fuck-me-a-memoir-virtual-book-launch/
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SUMMARY:FUCK ME: A Memoir -- Virtual Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join L Scully (Nonfiction\, January 2023) for the virtual launch of FUCK ME: A Memoir featuring Mayah Monet Lovell and Maggie Von Sacher. The launch will include a virtual celebration and reading.  \n\n\n\nIf you are unable to make the virtual launch and are based in Boston\, there are waitlist tickets available for an in-person book release party at the Democracy Center in Harvard Sq with Lucas Restivo here. \n\n\n\nEmail leighahscully@gmail.com for details.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/fuck-me-a-memoir-virtual-book-launch-2/
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