18Oct2023
The Burning Key: New & Selected Poems: A Reading by Beatrix Gates
October 18, 2023
6:00 pm
Longfellow Books, Portland, ME
Free and open to the public. Join us for a reading from The Burning Key, New & Selected Poems (1973-2023) (Thera Books 2023) by Beatrix Gates, award-winning poet, book artist, and lesbian feminist publisher. Gates, founder of Granite Press (Penobscot, Maine, 1975-1989) and hopalong press (Monterey, Massachusetts, 1973-1975) will be in conversation with Jennifer Tuttle, director of the Maine [...]
14Sep2023
At Home: A Reading by Rose Marasco
September 14, 2023
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Join artist Rose Marasco for a reading and celebration of her new book At Home (OSMOS Books 2023), a memoir and meditation on the history of photography. Marasco is a key feminist voice among practitioners of vernacular photography and a widely exhibited photographer with works in many museum collections, who has also spent decades as a beloved and highly regarded teacher of photography. [...]
1Dec2021
Libraries & The Poets Who Love Them
December 1, 2021
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online
A Poetry Reading Sponsored by the Maine Women Writers Collection. Join four Poet/Librarians in celebration of the union between poetry and libraries. Julia Bouwsma -- Library Director for Webster Library Margaret Yocom -- Founder of the Northern Virginia Folklife Archive Emma Gibbon -- Adult Services Librarian, Topsham Public Library Jefferson Navicky – Archivist, Maine Women Writers Collection [...]
We’re all mostly inside these days, with the exception of that daily walk, run or bike ride that keeps you sane and at a safe distance from others. While we lament the many hardships that this pandemic is bringing to our communities, we also invite you to settle in for some quiet, stillness and contemplation. Art has [...]
