The Packing House Poetry Series (3rd Thursday of the month)
FREE ADMISSION
(DONATIONS GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED)
Steve Veilleux
The November 16th show of The Packing House Poetry Series will feature Karen Warinsky and Katie Elizabeth.
The show’s format will consist of two open mic segments as well as a pair of 15-minute slots for each of the featured artists. Intermission will give audience and poet the chance to meet one another and the opportunity to purchase signed publications.
The open-mic segments will provide the opportunity for audience members to read their own original work. We are planning to allow for two half-hour sessions, one at the beginning of the event, and the other at the end. Readers will be given up to five minutes to present, and we will have a signup sheet.
FEATURED WRITERS
KAREN WARINSKY is retired from careers in media and teaching and her poetry appears in several anthologies including Nuclear Impact: Broken Atoms in Our Hands, the 2019 Mizmor Anthology, and lit mags including Blue Heron, Circumference and Consilience. She is a former finalist of the Montreal International Poetry Contest, and just learned one of her poems is nominated for the 2023 Best of the Net Award. Her books are Gold in Autumn and Sunrise Ruby from Human Error Publishing, and Dining with War just released from Alien Buddha Press. She writes about everything including politics and spirituality and sets up poetry readings as coordinator of CT-based Poets at Large.
KATIE ELIZABETH is a senior editor for an ed-tech company. Her first poem was published at the age of thirteen. She has been a guest lecturer at the University of Connecticut, a guest speaker for her town’s Out of the Darkness Walk, and taught at the True Colors Conference. Katie has been interviewed for Kaiser Health News and The Way We Roll Podcast. She is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and Disability Coalition for the 2020 election. Katie is controlled by three cats, one coffee maker, and infinite hair dye. (Author. Editor. Activist; Stigma Fighters Executive Board Member; NCIL- Mental Health Committee ; Editorial Freelancers Association Member)
Writers who are interested in featuring should reach out to either Steve Veilleux (Veilleuxs50@gmail.com) or Tom Buccino (518-791-9474).
Please join us for EC-CHAP’s NEW Spoken Word Series! This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP) and Steve Veilleux. Doors 6:00pm / Presentation 6:30pm. Free Admission - Donations Accepted
Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food TM (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required).
For more information, please call 518-791-9474.