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Monroe Free Library Year of the Arts: February: Poetry

Dance Programs and Resources from Monroe Free Library

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Library Collection

Poetry Movies Being Shown At The Library

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Dead Poets Society

 
Inspired by their new, unconventional teacher, a group of private boys' school students discovers the joys of literature and the rewards--and challenges--of expressing their individuality.
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A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her, and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.
Reading Level:
Rating: PG-13; for some strong violence, thematic and suggestive material, and brief language.
 
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Events

1,495 Open Book Silhouette Illustrations & Clip Art - iStockKids Create: Poetry Scrapbooks

Come on down to the children's department and create your very own poetry scrapbook for our Year of the Arts program! Grades 2-5

Wednesday February 1st 4:30pm Register Here

Black Isolated Icon Of Magnet On White Background Silhouette Of Magnet Flat Design Symbol Of Gravity Attraction Stock Illustration - Download Image Now - iStockTeens Create Magnetic Poetry Kits

Come on down to the library and use old books to make your own magnetic poetry kits! Grades 6-12

Monday February 6th 6:00pm Register Here

Black Silhouette Quill And Inkwell Color Icon Black Writing Feather Pen Symbol Illustration Vector Illustration Isolated On White Background Stock Illustration - Download Image Now - iStockPoetry Reading and Workshop

Join DAMD Poetry for a poetry reading and workshop. These 4 accomplished poets will show you what they do and how they do it.

Wednesday February 8th 6:00pm Register Here

Silhouette Frame Ornament Graphic by Black Skin ยท Creative FabricaLittle Kids Create: Poetic Picture Frames

Come and create a poetic picture frame designed by you to be given with love. Grades K-1

Tuesday February 14th 4:00pm Register Here

Bob Dylan Silhouette | Silhouette art, Stencil art, Stoner artMusic Discussion: Listen and Learn Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited

Join us for a listen and learn with Mike as we discuss the famous Bob Dylan Album Highway 61 Revisited. We will be playing the whole album and discussing the poetic nature of Dylan's lyrics.

Thursday February 23rd 6:00pm Register Here

Online Redactive Poetry Tools

Redactive Poetry Community Display

Join us this month as we create redactive poetry and display it in the library. The information desk will have a bucket of text, and markers for you to create your poetry. Once you are done, you can give the bucket and your poetry back to the information desk and they will hang up your poetry on our exhibit wall in front of the photocopier.

 

Poem in your Pocket Display

 

 Don't have time to read a whole book of poetry? Stop by our check out desk and grab a poem for your pocket!

Community Resources

DAMD Poetry Group:

The DAMD Poets is a group of SUNY Orange colleagues, active and retired, who meet to critique each other’s work, collaborate on shared prompts, and support each other’s poetic endeavors.

Deborah Chedister is an assistant professor of English at SUNY Orange in Middletown, NY, where she teaches Freshman English and Reading Skills. Born in Reno, Nevada and raised in California, she holds a BA from Colorado State University and an MS from SUNY New Paltz.

Anne Sandor is a retired associate professor of English at SUNY Orange in Middletown, NY, where she taught Contemporary Novel and Creative Writing Fiction. Her poem, “Ossuaries,” was a finalist in the 2018 New Millennium Awards and “In Medias Res” in the 2021 Orchard Street Press Contest, and she was a featured poet in 823 on High. Her poem, “The Last Supper,” appeared in the anthology, Strange Fruit: Poems on the Death Penalty. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she holds a BA from Vassar College and an MFA from Vermont College.

Mary Makofske’s books are The Gambler’s Daughter (chapbook, Orchard Street Press, 2022), World Enough, and Time (Kelsay, 2017) and Traction (Ashland Poetry, 2011), winner of the Richard Snyder Prize. Her poems have appeared in many journals, including Poetry East, Southern Poetry Review, Talking River Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and in 19 anthologies. www.marymakofske.com

Diane Bliss is professor emerita of SUNY Orange County Community College, where she taught English and philosophy and received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service. While at Orange, she organized the English Department’s annual National Poetry Month celebration. Most recently her poems appeared in two anthologies: Seeing Things (ed. Robert Bensen, 2020), and Voices from Here 2 (ed. Jean LeBlanc, 2017). She authored the small, limited print Quiet Walking, and co-edited the anthology Leaf and Branch. Her Hartwick College’s Anna Sonder Poetry Prize poem appeared in New Voices 1979-1983, edited by May Swenson. Her poems also appeared in American Collegiate Poets anthology, Yankee Magazine, Wordsmith, and several college literary journals. A graduate of SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Hartwick College, and Binghamton University, she is one of the DAMD Poets, a group based in Orange County, NY.