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BPL hosts evening of local poetry
from February 23, 2023
The Bridgton Public Library is very happy to be supporting local poets with a series of events scheduled through the spring. The first event is this Friday, Feb. 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Main Reading Room (upstairs). This event features Robert Carr, author of three poetry collections: Amaranth, The Unbuttoned Eye, and The Heavy of Human Clouds
Robert is a seven-time Pushcartnominated poet, whose work has appeared in the Bellevue Literary Review, Cortland Review, Crab Orchard Review Lana Turner Maine Review, Massachusetts Review, Rattle,
Shenandoah Sonora Review Tar River Poetry, and other publications. He is a 2022 Monson Arts resident; co-editor for the 2019 Ghana Literary Group anthology, Bodies and Scars; and an active member of Writing the Land, an initiative pairing poets and land trusts in order to promote preservation.
If you are an accomplished author, an emerging poet, or someone who just loves the beauty of words, please join BPL for this event. To RSVP, please e-mail (bplreference@bridgton.lib.me.us), call (207-647-2472), or stop by the BPL main circulation desk.
Author Robert Carr
