Poetry Reading

As part of Washington’s celebration of National Poetry Month, For The Love of Poetry, The Hickory Stick Bookshop will be hosting a poetry reading on Thursday April 24th at 5.00 pm, in the bookstore. The poets who will be reading are Cheryl Della Pelle, Amanda McGrew, and Davyne Verstandig.

ABOUT OUR “POETRIO”

Cheryl Della Pelle is an educator, meditation instructor and Master Gardener.  She owns and operates Della Pelle Gardening, where she spends as much time outdoors as possible.  She founded Common Thread, a poetry performance group, producing several evenings of poetry, dance and music throughout the year. Her poems have been published in Arkenstone, The Connecticut River Review, Hobo Jungle and other journals.  As a member of the Monday Poets, she has been included in their self-titled anthology, The Monday Poets.  Down To The Waters is her first book of poems published by Antrim House Books.

Amanda McGrew lives in northwestern Connecticut where she has worked for many years teaching young children and exploring aspects of the creative life, drawing inspiration from the natural world around her.  A Pushcart Prize nominee, her work can be seen in Crosswinds Poetry Journal and The Connecticut River Review. She is currently working on her first collection of poems.

Davyne Verstandig is professor emerita in English and Creative Writing UCONN for 25 years. She was UConn’s Director of the Litchfield County Writers Project from 2004-2012. She is a writing consultant giving writing workshops throughout New England, poet laureate emerita of Washington, CT. and a Justice of the Peace. Her poetry can be found in many anthologies including Waking Up to the Earth, Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate Crisis, and Sex and Sexuality in a Feminist World.

This event is free and open to the public - we hope you can join us.