The Fresh Voices Poetry Competition deadline has been extended until Friday, April 3, 2015. For more information, please see Fresh Voices Poetry Competition.
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An Eve of Poetry in the Libraries
On April 10 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Hill-Stead Museum’s Live Poets Society will presents an Eve of Poetry in the Libraries, to benefit the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. Light food, wine, and a reading and book signing by Sue Ellen Thompson. $100/person.
For tickets and information, contact LIsa Lappe, lappel@hillstead.org or 860-677-4787, x111 or see Eve of Poetry in our calendar.
Announcing Poets for 2015 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
Hill-Stead Museum is thrilled to announce the 2015 line up for its renowned and highly-anticipated Sunken Garden Poetry Festival:
- Wednesday, June 24 – Ted Kooser, United States Poet Laureate (2004-2006) and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Sunday, July 12 – Marie Howe, 2012-2014 Poet Laureate of New York State
- Wednesday, July 22 – Vijay Seshadri, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Sunday, August 9 – Li-Young Lee & Tina Chang
- Wednesday, August 19 – CT Young Poet’s Day – Natalie Diaz & Aja Monet
Schedule
- Wednesday: Gates open at 4:30 pm; prelude conversation with headlining poet at 5 pm; opening poet at 6:00 pm; music begins at 6:30 pm; headlining poet begins at 7:15 pm
- Sunday: Gates open at 2:30 pm; prelude conversation with headlining poet at 3 pm; opening poet at 4:00 pm; music begins at 4:30 pm; headlining poet begins at 5:15 pm
Admission
$12 advanced on-line purchase, $15 at the gate, ages 18 and under free. Parking is free.
Seating
Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating in and around the garden, or join Hill-Stead’s Live Poets Society to receive premier reserved seating. To join Live Poets Society, contact Kirsten Fuchs at 860-677-4787, x181, or visit www.hillstead.org.
Food
Al fresco dining is allowed on the grounds. Festival attendees are welcome to bring their own picnic suppers or purchase food/beverages on site from gourmet food vendors.
Hill-Stead Awarded $50K Grant For Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
We are thrilled to report that Connecticut Humanities awarded a $50,000 grant to Hill-Stead Museum due to the humanities-rich content of the proposed 2015 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, which will include poetry writing workshops, interactive Prelude interviews with headlining poets, and opportunities to better-engage the community in poetry and language arts. Especially of interest to CT Humanities was a shift in dates to allow for increased Festival attendance – a later start-date on June 24, and two weekend performances during the summer. Connecticut Humanities, a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, supports cultural and historic organizations that tell the state’s stories, build community and enrich lives.