The 15th Annual POETS/SPEAK! event on Thursday, April 27 at the Bangor Public Library in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Our 15th anniversary event celebrates “Origins: Roots & Sources” in conjunction with the library’s month-long Smithsonian exhibit on “Human Origins.” Festivities open with a performance from Dear Darwin followed by readings by LEONORE HILDEBRANDT, SIMIN KHOSRAVANI, CARL LITTLE, STEFANIA IRENE MARTHAKIS, & DANIELLE WALCZAK; live jazz; Belfast poet laureate THOMAS MOORE; three former Belfast poets laureate; local Poetry Out Loud winner, & many others. Come early to browse the Smithsonian exhibit, enjoy refreshments, buy books, & meet the poets.
Sponsored by the Bangor Public Library, the UMaine Department of English, and UMHC.