THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN
Third Thursday Poetry
Featuring Antoinette Brim
June 20, 2013
Antoinette Brim, author of two collections of poetry, Icarus in Love and Psalm of the Sunflower is a Cave Canem Foundation fellow, a recipient of the Walker Foundation Scholarship to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and a Pushcart Prize nominee. Her poetry and memoir has appeared in various journals and magazines including the "Tidal Basin Review," "95Notes" and "Southern Women’s Review," as well as anthologies, including "Villanelles," "44 on 44: Forty-Four African American Writers on the 44th President of the United States," "Not A Muse," and "Just Like A Girl: A Manifesta." She is an Assistant Editor of the NAACP Image Award nominated "Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History." Brim also is a former guest host of Literary Nation Talk Radio (Little Rock) for which she interviewed a variety of entertainers, literary figures, political pundits and community developers. A sought after speaker, editor, educator and consultant, she teaches at Capital Community College in Hartford.
On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices. Free. Refreshments. Open mic. Outstanding featured readers. In a casual setting. Open to all (even poets).
The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT
Doors Open at 6:30. Reading starts at 7:00.
Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for the reading.
Great Poetry!
In a Warm, Friendly Environment