Riverwood Poetry Series Hosts Margaret Gibson and Tori Richnavsky

Name: Riverwood Poetry Series Hosts Margaret Gibson and Tori Richnavsky
Start: 2024-10-09T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-09T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06106

Schedule

Wed Oct 09 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

56 Arbor Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06106 | Hartford, CT

Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways will host Margaret Gibson and supporting actress, Tori Richnavsky, on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7 PM, at Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut, in a dramatic reading of Gibson's new book, "Draw Me Without Boundaries".
Join us for this reading in two voices! An open mic will precede the featured reader—one poem, one page please. Open mic is capped at the first 10 readers who sign up.

The author’s books will be available to buy for book signing & conversation, and beer, wine, soft drinks, and snacks will be available for purchase.
Bring a friend! Free of Charge. Ample parking available at Real Art Ways.
MARGARET GIBSON, Poet Laureate of Connecticut (2019-2022) has published 14 books of poems, all with LSU Press, most recently DRAW ME WITHOUT BOUNDARIES. Prior to this experimental book of poetry and prose, Gibson brought out a trilogy, which includes Broken Cup, Not Hearing the Wood Thrush, and The Glass Globe, which won the Connecticut Book Award in Poetry. AWARDS: The Lamont Selection, Melville Kane Award, Connecticut Book Award (twice). She was a Finalist for the National Book Award, 1993, and for the Poets’ Prize, 2016. With a grant from the Academy of American Poets, she edited an anthology, Waking Up to the Earth: Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate Crisis.
TORI RICHNAVSKY has been involved in theater both on stage and behind the scenes since the age of 5. She graduated from the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education in Torrington, CT, and received her BA in Theatre with an acting concentration from Columbia College Chicago. She has performed with many theaters throughout Chicago and Connecticut, most recently spending most of her time with Phoenix Stage Company in Oakville Connecticut. Favorite rolls include: Sybil in Cover of Life, Mary in Dead Ringer, M'Lynn in Steel Magnolias, Marie Antoinette in The Revolutionists as well as participating in Pocket Shakespeare each year. Tori also served for a time as Chair of the Connecticut Community Theatre Association.