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Waking up to the Earth: A Poetry Reading
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- Mar 3
- 1 min
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does...
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BML Staff
- Feb 3
- 1 min
February is Black History Month
From Poets.org: To celebrate the rich tradition of Black poetry this month and year-round, browse lesson plans and the following classic...
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- Jan 14
- 1 min
Wolf Moon Haiku by Lorraine Riess
Wolf Moon Haiku I Wolf moon howls aloud in hunger over meadows hunting a warm heart. II Ravenous tongue laps the field, a glistening...
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- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Poetry Reading: Sunday, Oct 10th at 2pm
Haddam Meadows State Park It’s being held at the memorial garden, just south of the ice skating pond. Save the date! We hope to see you...
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BML Staff
- Aug 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson - 1809-1892
[Juvenile Bald Eagle: Essex CT 8/21/21] He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure...
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BML Staff
- Aug 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Drowsy World Dreams On by Walter Everette Hawkins
A flower bloomed out on a woodland hill, A song rose up from the woodland rill; But the floweret bloomed but to wither away, And no man...
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BML Staff
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
Poetry Read-In (ZOOM)Wed., April 21st 4:00 to 5:00 PM
April is National Poetry Month, so join in our Poetry Read-In, kicked off by Haddam Poet Laureate Lorraine Riess. All are welcome to read...
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BML Staff
- Feb 8, 2021
- 1 min
Super Bowl Poem: "Chorus of the Captains" by Amanda Gorman
https://twitter.com/i/status/1358559723017162756 Today we honor our three captains For their actions and impact in A time of uncertainty...
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BML Staff
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Wolf Moon by Lorraine Riess
Wolf moon howls in hunger his ravenous tongue laps the field to a glistening cloak of diamonds under the shining of his glare As he hunts...
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BML Staff
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1 min
A Winter Preference by Lorraine Riess Haddam Poet Laureate
In the midst of winter’s gray Valentine hearts endure. Absent that, a cardinal waits patiently for our attention in the tangle of vines...
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- Jan 20, 2021
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 1 min
Ode to 2020 by Lorraine Riess
So ready for this year to finally be over I started writing this back in October. If we thought 666 was a demon in disguise or the number...
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BML Staff
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
BML Announces Haddam’s First Poet Laureate!
Lorraine Riess has been selected for a 2-year appointment as the Poet Laureate of Haddam. Lorraine, a published poet, and a Haddam...
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BML Staff
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Poetry Reading: Sept 27th
Register with Ivoryton Library by emailing the library at staff@ivorytonlibrary.org for the Zoom link.
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BML Staff
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
In Betty's Garden
Birds, bees, flowers, herbs Our Haiku garden's in bloom. Nature lifts our souls.
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BML Staff
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Poets.org - Teach a Poem and Summer Camp Newsletters
Sign up on Poets.org to receive the Newsletters directly! Poems to Read “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes “A People’s Historian”...
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BML Staff
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Haiku from Terry
Lettuces in rows I dreamed of my first harvest Woodchuck ate it all
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BML Staff
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
From Lynn's Garden
My garden brings joy Chives, parsley, birds and flowers Serenity blooms
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BML Staff
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
In Susann's Garden
Violets and grass. Amid a sea of lilies. Bordered by stillness.
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