A Garden of Verse: Poetry in the KTM&HC Gardens

June 26, 2023 · 7 p.m. in the Walled Garden
Free

Our popular summer poetry reading series is back for another year! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of poetry in a beautiful setting. Hosted by Ridgefield Poet Laureate Emeritus Barb Jennes.

Featuring poets Jessica Cuello and Matthew Lippman.

Jessica Cuello’s most recent book Yours, Creature (JackLeg Press 2023) is a collection of epistolary poems written in the voice of author Mary Shelley. In 2020, Cuello’s collection Liar was selected by Dorianne Laux for The 2020 Barrow Street Book Prize. She is poetry editor at Tahoma Literary Review.

Matthew Lippman is the author of six poetry collections. His latest book Mesmerizingly Sadly Beautiful (Four Way Books 2020) was the recipient of the 2018 Levis Prize. His next collection, We Are All Sleeping With Our Sneakers On, will be published by Four Way Books in 2024.

Upcoming readings: July 10, July 24, and August 7

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