There is nothing like a poem to inspire, heal, and provoke. As Major Jackson says, “a poem advances our humanity in language.” Blue Raven Gallery Poetry Reading Series brings some of the most prominent and distinguished voices in poetry to the central Maine coast. The readings take place in Blue Raven Gallery’s one-of-a-kind space, where poets and audience members are surrounded by a curated collection of some of the country’s best painting, photography, sculpture, and contemporary art.
Readers: George Bilgere and Kimberly Priest
In the spirit of Billy Collins, George Bilgere’s poems tickle with insight and rock with humor. Poet of 6 collections of poems, he is host of the internet column Poetry Town, and the podcast, Wordplay. Recipient of a NEA fellowship and a Pushcart prize.
Kimberly Priest, is author of 2 poetry collections. Winner of the Backwaters Poetry Prize, her haunting new poems chart a woman’s journey from violence and abuse through homelessness, trauma, and survival.
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