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| Laurel Peterson |
Writers Resist at NCC is organized by Norwalk’s
Poet Laureate Laurel Peterson and NCC professors Rebecca Hussey and Hannah Moeckel-Rieke, featuring area authors reading from their own works, or that of
other admired writers who have something significant to say about the
preciousness of open society and its sustenance.
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| Hannah Moeckel-Rieke |
Drawing on the voices
and writings of close to thirty participants, this program will
include NCC President Dr. David Levinson, CT Poet Laureate Rennie McQuilkin,
novelist Joanne Dobson (author of the Professor Karen Pelletier mystery
series), Santia
Rene, Editor of Musings, as well as
PoemAlley members Ralph
Nazareth, Susan Cossette Eng (Peggy Sue Messed Up… and Other Poems [Princess
Press, 2017]), Dr. Marianela Medrano and
Richard Duffee (The Slow News ofNeed [Yuganta Press, 2008]).
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| Rennie McQuilkin |
In a time of growing
anti-intellectualism and multi-media distraction masquerading as social discourse, Ralph makes a pointed defense in this 2009 Bent Pin interview for the
invaluable necessity of poetry as a reflective and inescapably
empathetic means to delve into the heart of that which affects our lives, those
of others, our society and our world:
The readings will be
broken up with musical interludes provided by Greg and Madeleine Golda.
Our democracy is at risk. Growing public cynicism and an alarming
disdain for truth is eroding our most dearly-held democratic
ideals. As writers we have tremendous power to bypass empty political
discourse and focus public attention on the ideals of a free, just, and
compassionate society.
The
event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Where:
Norwalk
Community College
East Campus Atrium
188 Richards Avenue
Norwalk, CT
188 Richards Avenue
Norwalk, CT
When:
4:00-7:00
Thursday,
April 27th, 2017
Contact:
203-857-7000
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