April 17-May 22
6:30pm
Join us at Grounds Coffee Shop
374 Main St,
New London
Free for Members
$10 for non-members/session
(pay online below)
Starting on April 17, writers from all backgrounds are invited to develop their craft during these cozy writing workshops. Tracy Wood, a retired English teacher and local writer, will lead the sessions with an emphasis on the writing process. We welcome participants to bring approximately 500 words to share with the group.
Grounds cafe will be open during our time together for purchasing beverages if anyone gets thirsty.
Become a member, and be sure to reserve your spot today by emailing info@cfanh.org.
On June 13th at the LSPA Center for Lake Studies in Sunapee Harbor celebrated both the LSPA's 125th anniversary and the Sunapee Historical Society's 50th Anniversary with readings from the CFA Literary Arts Guild publications created in collaboration with both of these important organizations.
"This engaging program immersed you in poetry and images from Visual Verse: The Ripple Effect and Snapshots in Time, publications of the Literary Arts Guild of The Center for the Arts. Photos, both current and historical, are paired with the writings of area poets making for an inspiring evening!"
Tapestry Tuesday January 2023
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum hosted poets from the latest Visual Verse, Diversity is Beauty. This lovely collection of poems was a collaboration with the Center for the Arts NH, Lake Sunapee Region Literary Arts Guild. Local poets will read their poetry out loud and the museum will show the photographs the poems were inspired by. Watch the program HERE The price to purchase a book is $10 for members or $15 for non-members but not required for entry to the event. Books can also be purchased at the museum or online prior to the event. For online sales, $5 shipping is added per book.
View the presentation at the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum HERE
Poetry Readings from the publication, Visual Verse: Snapshots in Time. Poets will read their works inspired by photographs from the collections of seven Kearsarge-Sunapee area historical societies. Together, these photos and poems recapture and reimagine many dimensions of life in this region of New Hampshire during the 1800’ s and early twentieth century. This multimedia presentation, and the volume it comes from, represents a collaboration among the CFA’ s Literary Arts Guild, the John Hay Poetry Society, and the historical societies of the towns of Andover, Bradford, Goshen, Newbury, Sunapee, Sutton and Warner.
The Literary Art Guild of CFA, along with the Newbury Library and the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum sponsored a virtual evening entitled: REMEMBERING THE DAWN: A bilingual program of traditional Abenaki songs and stories by father and son culture bearers Joseph and Jesse Bruchac.
For over forty years Joseph Bruchac has been creating literature and music that reflect his indigenous heritage and traditions, as a proud Nulhegan Abenaki citizen and respected elder among his people. He is the author of more than 120 books for children and adults. His best-selling Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children series, with its remarkable integration of science and folklore, continue to receive critical acclaim and to be used in classrooms throughout the country.
His son Jesse follows in the tradition as a traditional storyteller, musician, and Abenaki language instructor. He works as co-director of his family run education center Ndakinna, where he teaches Native American Life Ways, Martial Arts, and the Abenaki language. Jesse has written and published several bilingual books, and recordings in the language. He has lectured at Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton, and is currently co-teaching (alongside Conor McDonough Quinn) a Wabanaki Language course at the University of Southern Maine. Jesse has also acted as consultant, translator, composer, and language coach for programs on AMC, National Geographic, and PBS.
Photo Credit - Eric Jenks
The Literary Art Guild of CFA, along with the Newbury Library and the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum sponsored "Life and Times of a Penobscot Poetess" a virtual evening with Carol Dana, Penobscot Language Keeper. Carol has devoted years to Penobscot language revitalization, working on the Penobscot dictionary project during the 1980s, and teaching Penobscot at the Indian Island School during the 1990s. She is the author of two books of poetry, When No One Is Looking and Return to Spirit and Other Musings, both published by Bowman Books.
Read about Carol Dana and the Penobscot Language in the New Yorker
In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate and is the first Native American to hold the position. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is an internationally renowned award-winning poet, writer, performer, and saxophone player of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation.
Hear Joy Harjo talk about her appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate in this short video from the Library of Congress.
Join us for readings from Snapshots in Time as some of the poets from Visual Verse III share their work at the Warner Town Hall. Come and see the pictures of Warner, Andover and Sutton that inspired the poems.
Contact Lynn Clark at the Warner Historical Society at 603-456-2437 with questions. info@warnerhistorical.org
Please note: Masks will be required.
David Carroll at Brown Memorial Library
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