Lori Desrosiers Poetry Reading June 4, 2008

I will be reading at the CT Beat Poetry Festival
on Wednesday, June 4th, 6:30 pm at the
Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, CT.












Sunday, June 1st—
Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, 1–4PM
Moderator: Lerron Wright Poets: Kate Rushin, Danelle Fiorentino, Taylor Altman,
Jimmy Wilson, Tommy Bass, Minta White

Monday, June 2nd—Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, 6:30–9:30PM
Theme: Gary Snider
Poets: Robert Saunders, Dolores Lawler, Sherri Bedingfield, Gregory Scott,
Sympetalous, David Cappella, Kim MartinTuesday,

June 3rd—Webb Deane Stevens Museum, Wethersfield, 6:30–10PM
Theme: "The Beat Goes On"
Poets: Amelia Matus, Michael Grover, Jason Tandon, Colin Haskins, Anita Pinatti,
John Basinger

Wednesday, June 4th—Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford 6:30–9:30PM
Theme: Jack Kerouac
Moderator: Christine Beck
Poets: Aleathia Drehmer, Lerron Wright, Jacob Johanson, Lori Desrosiers, Ernie Blue

Wednesday, June 4th—Arch Street Tavern, Hartford 10PM–1AM
Theme: Beat-inspired Comedy Open Mic
Moderator: Sympetalous

Thursday, June 5th—Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor 6:30–9:30PM
Theme: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Moderator: Terri Klein
Poets: Jim Deuchars, Lynna Garber, Lester Allen, LisaAnn Lobasso
A reception follows

Friday, June 6th––Hall Memorial Library, Ellington, 6:30–9:30PM
Theme: Women Beat Authors
Moderator: Julia PaulPoets: Christine Beck, Kathryn Ellinger, Charys Crane, Katherine Polenberg, Susan Alison

Friday, June 6th––Federal Café, Hartford, 10PM-1AM
Theme: Beat-Inspired Comedy Open Mic
Moderator: Greg Scott

Saturday, June 7th—Faxon Branch Library, West Hartford, 12–2PM
Theme: William S. Burroughs
Moderator: Tom Nicotera Poets: Terri Klein, Zork, Mar Walker, Marsha Lewis

Saturday, June 7th—Russell Library, Middletown, 2:30–4:45PM
Theme: Buddhism and the Beats
Moderator: Stephanie ElliottPoets: Larry DeMott, Terri Klein, Tom Nicotera,
Roy Lisker, Jim Gardiner
A reception follows

Saturday, June 7th—The Buttonwood Tree, Middletown, 6–930PM
Theme: Allen Ginsberg
Moderator: John Basinger Poets: George Wallace, Lisa C. Taylor,
Kenneth Lundquist, Jr., Roy Lisker, Victoria Rivas, Maggie Greene

Saturday, June 7th—Gatekeeper Tavern, Middletown, 10PM–1AM
Theme: Charlie Bukowski Night, open mic follows
Moderator: Yvon J. Cormier
Poets: Frank Reardon, Rob Plath, Jack Henry,Dyllan Blodgett, Zachary Moll, Ryan McGrath

Sunday, June 8th—Mark Twain House, Hartford, 2–5:30PM
Theme: Readers’ Choice
Moderator: Colin Haskins
Poets: JD Roland, Nathan Graziano,Rebecca Schumejda, Yvon J. Cormier,
Kathryn Kelly, Julia Paul.Music by Minta White

Sunday, June 8th—City Steam Tavern, Hartford, 6PM–9:30PM
Theme: Gregory Corso, open mic follows
Moderator: John Dorsey Poets: Lisa LaTourette, Dan Provost, Iris Applequist

For more information, please visit http://www.myspace.com/beatpoetryfestival