Gaithersburg, MD (September 22, 2022) Join Casey Community Center and DiVerse Gaithersburg on the first Thursday of every month this fall for a fantastic night of poetry and conversation. Poet Laureate of Maryland Grace Cavalieri and poet Alison Palmer will both be featured at the October 6 poetry night. Poetry nights start at 7 p.m.
Grace Cavalieri is Maryland's tenth Poet Laureate. Her new book is The Long Game, Selected and New (The Word Works.) Grace founded and produces "the Poet and the Poem" for public radio, now from the Library of Congress, celebrating 45 years on-air. Among other awards she holds the CPB Silver Medal and is an Academy of American Poets Fellow.
Alison Palmer is the author of Everything Is Normal Here, Bargaining with the Fall, and The Need for Hiding. She is the recipient of a 2022 Independent Artist Award grant by the Maryland State Arts Council. Alison received her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, and she was awarded the Emma Howell Memorial Poetry Prize from Oberlin College.
DiVerse Gaithersburg features poets with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds from the metro area, including Gaithersburg. Readings from featured poets will be followed with conversation and an open mic, where members of the community can share an original poem. These events are free. Advanced registration is strongly encouraged. Register for tickets here.
Additional poetry nights include:
November 3, 2022
Featured poets include Linda Joy Burke and Roderick Deacey
December 1, 2022
Featured poets include Alan King, Gregory Luce, Indran Amirthanayagam, Kelly Bradley, Naomi Thiers and Sara Cahill Marron
Casey Community Center, home to a Thursday Farmers Market, the popular Creative Tot Time program, Let's Cook@Casey, and much more, is located at 810 South Frederick Avenue. For more information visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov or call 301-258-6366. Follow on Facebook @CaseyCommunityCente