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Poetry Reading

Some of Falmouth’s

fine poets have graciously agreed to read from their work on

Wednesday evening, April 16th at 7:30 PM at

the Woods Hole Public Library in honor of National Poetry Month.  





Mary Kane who teaches

literature and writing at Massachusetts

Maritime Academy

and whose poems have appeared in Beloit

Poetry Journal
and on Poetry Daily,

will read from her newly published book, titled “Door” (which is available at 8

Cousins book store in Falmouth).





 

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Jim Morgan also teaches

literature and writing at Massachusetts

Maritime Academy.

He lives in Falmouth

with his wife, their two cats, and several guitars. His poems have been

published by Peka boo Press and Potpourri Editions.





 

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Eric Edwards, who

grew up in Woods Hole, has read and performed in Woods Hole numerous times. His

poetry appears in the two most recent issues of Spritsail, a Journal of the History of Falmouth and Vicinity, as well as chap

books published by the Pourboire and Peka boo Presses. According to him, he is

the only arachnologist/poet in New England, formerly the only

arachnologist/poet/mailman in the United States.





 





 





Judith Benét Richardson has

written poetry, also published by the Peka boo Press, and several successful

children's books. A graduate of the writing program at Boston University,

like Jim Morgan and Eric Edwards, she has lived in Woods Hole for many years.





These four poets have performed together annually at the

Woods Hole Library, which is delighted to welcome them back, They will be

joined by Robin Smith-Johnson, a

long-time resident of Cape Cod, who has been involved with several local poetry

groups including the Lead Pencil Poets (Falmouth) and the Steeple Street Poets

(Mashpee). Her poems have been published in CapeWomen,

The Larcom Review, Sandscript
and Yankee.

Her book, “Dream of the Antique Dealer’s Daughter”, was published in Dec. 2013

by Word Poetry. She lives with her family in Mashpee, MA.





For more information, call the Library at 508-548-8961 or

view the website www.woodsholepubliclibray.org.









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