The Season Asks “Joy, First”

Partake of words, food and entertainment at Holiday Cheer at Mapleview Towers, a festive afternoon gathering organized by regular PoemAlley contributor Jane Wickham, to be held this Saturday in Mapleview's Community Room for residents of the Stamford apartment complex.

Eleni Begetis Anastos

Open to area poets and members of Tuesdays at Curley’s (hosted by Curley’s Diner co-owner and poet Elena Begetis Anastos), Saturday’s celebration of seasonal hope, fellowship and spoken art encourages all to share a favorite short piece (to be read by someone else, if preferred) in an atmosphere accented by refreshments, live music provided by PA members, as well as movie screenings spanning the Transcendental and Beat periods, including 1978's Emily Dickinson: "A Certain Slant of Light" (check out the poet's moody winter meditation "There's a Certain Slant of Light" here), featuring Julie Harris, and the 2006 documentary, The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg.

Newly-discovered, this 1860 daguerreo-
type is purportedly only the second photo of
Dickinson (to left, with friend Kate Scott
Turner) found

Here’s a portion of Harris’ brilliant take on the private 19^th century poet from 1976's The Belle of Amherst...

... and here's the trailer for the Ginsberg film by Jerry Aronson, with commentary by Joan Baez, William F. Buckley, Ken Kesey and others:

New to Ginsberg? This deliriously animated version of "Howl" (created as part of the eponymously-titled 2010 film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman) demonstrates the enduring socio/political impact of his work, fifty-seven years after its first controversial publication:

When:

Saturday, December 14, 2013

3-6 PM

Where:

Mapleview Towers

Community Room

51 Grove Street

Stamford, CT 06901

Contact:

Jane Wickham, 203-274-5474