APRIL IS POETRY MONTH

Did you think that you would never see, A room full of poetry?

Well, thanks to the Portage County Association of Librarians (public and parochial schools, UWSP library, and public library), you'll have that opportunity! The Favorite Poem Project event, to be held in the Pinery Room of the Portage County Public Library on Wednesday, April 26 from 7 - 8:30 p.m., has fifteen readers signed up. They will each share a favorite poem with the audience, which we hope will include you, by reading it aloud and telling why that particular poem is special to them. 

Poetry readers include Chancellor George, Coach Bennett, high school girls, a kindergartner, a dairy farmer, the owner of a beauty salon, and a newspaper editor. Coffee, cookies, and time to chat follows.

For more information, check out the Favorite Poem Project website at http://www.favoritepoem.org or the recently published book Americans' Favorite Poems, edited by Robert Pinsky. Our local event is inspired by U.S. poet laureate Pinsky who began the project in April 1998. Since then there have been readings in towns and cities across the country. On April 24, 2000, as part of the Library of Congress Bicentennial Celebration (http://www.loc.gov/bicentennial/), Pinsky will present video and audio copies of poetry readings like this one to LC for its archival collection.

For further information call 345-5360 or 345-6516.

This might just turn out to be an annual event! Hope to see you there!