POETRY
Poetry Workshops in Fairfield County, CT
1. Eco-Evolution Cafe in Norwalk (monthly)
2. Erica's Shed (invite only)
3. Ralph Nazareth's house
4. Poet's salon in Fairfield
5. CT Poets Society at Wilton Library (Est.2010) (monthly)
6. Gabi Coatsworth's groups (WritersMic and Writers Rendezvous are attendable by Zoom or in person at Westport Library.
7. Open Mic at Unity Center, above Ford Dealership in Norwalk, CT
8. Fairfield County Story Lab or Fairfield County Writers' studio 203-374-8343
fcstorylab.com and fcwritersstudio.com
9. Westport Writers' Workshop
Haiku Resources
1. Wales Haiku Journal
2. Haiku Foundation -> Haiku Dialogue
3. Cold Moon Journal by Roberta Beach Jacobson
Poetry is the sister of music. — Sergei Rachmaninoff
A poem should not mean but be. — Archibald McLeish
These are my allusions... — Janet Krauss
Make of your life a poem. — Ray Rauth
List of Titles
The poetry pages below are a collection of mine. However, the recited section found at the bottom of this page is a combination of mine and others that I found inspiring.
A Gardner in New England - An Opera
12.16.2023
12.2022
12.19.2019
09.01.2019
01.19.2019
02.17.2023
05.01.2020
This is the Jungle (slam version)
08.10.2020
09.11.2019
various
01.21.2023
11.15.2025
12.18.2025
Better To Light Candles by Merle Shain
It is better to light candles than to curse the darkness. It is better to plant seeds than to accuse the earth. The world needs all of our power and love and energy, and each of us has something that we can give. The trick is to find it and use it, to find it and give it away. So there will always be more. We can be lights for each other, and through each other's illumination we will see the way.
Each of us is a seed, a silent promise, and it is always spring.
The Poets:
Ed Ahern
Sadiqua Asad
Adele Evershed
Dearta Logu Fusaro
Alicia Gignoux
Francie Grace
Edward Kabak
Pam Klem
Janet Krauss
Wayne Lysobey
Ray Rauth
Christopher Seep
Marsha Temlock
Debra Wagner
Marsha Whitman
D. C. Wilkinson
NEW BOOK ALERT!
“There are also the poems that are one step away from being set to music, such as Dee Logu’s “It’s the same old song.” The rhythm and dialect of Logu’s verse strongly reminds me of the beautiful musicality found in the words of one my favorite poets, Langston Hughes.”
- Alison McBain, Fairfield Scribes