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Jun 7, 20221 min read
Waking up to the Earth: A Poetry Reading
Sunday, June 26th 2 PM Haddam Meadows State Park Free, No registration required
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Mar 3, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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BML Staff
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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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Apr 1, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20210 min read
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Dec 30, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
Haiku from Terry
Lettuces in rows I dreamed of my first harvest Woodchuck ate it all
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Jun 8, 20201 min read
From Lynn's Garden
My garden brings joy Chives, parsley, birds and flowers Serenity blooms
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BML Staff
Jun 8, 20201 min read
In Susann's Garden
Violets and grass. Amid a sea of lilies. Bordered by stillness.
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