Latest Breaking News On - Elm street books - Page 7 : comparemela.com
Wilton Reads 2021, part of library s April lineup Written by Wilton Library
Wilton Reads -
Spring Poetry with Judson Scruton: Natasha Trethewey - Experiencing Prejudice in the American South, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Judson Scruton leads a 4-week virtual series on the poetry of this year’s Wilton Reads author and poet Natasha Trethewey. Natasha Trethewey is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and the 2020 author of a widely-acclaimed memoir
Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir.
In her five poetry collections, she explores her own mixed-race experiences growing up in Mississippi and Georgia as well as other mixed-race women’s experiences in earlier times. Judson Scruton M.A (The Johns Hopkins University, The Writing Seminars, specializing in poetry) has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. Please see the registration link for program and speaker details, and to register. No charge for the program.
Connecticut-river
Connecticut
United-states
New-york
Georgia
Community-theatre
Sacred-heart-university
Washington
Wilton-baptist-church
London
City-of
United-kingdom
Wilton Library hosts Wilton Reads author virtually April 15 Written by Janet Crystal
The cars were snaked through Wilton Library’s parking lot up to its Drive-Thru Window like a conga line, with drivers eager to receive their free copies of Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir, the Wilton Reads 2021 selection. With the library’s choice of Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey, the community will explore racism and race relations through programming that will help continue the conversation begun with the events and headlines of last year. The book giveaway was made possible by Fairfield County Bank.
Elaine Tai-Lauria, executive director of Wilton Library remarked, “We are so pleased to see the interest that this book is generating. Through awareness, knowledge, and thoughtful dialogue, we hope to engage the community in an informative and meaningful exploration of race relations. Our ultimate goal is to foster mutual respect, empathy, and a deeper understanding and
New-york
United-states
Community-theatre
Wilton-baptist-church
Washington
Mississippi
America
American
Natasha-trethewey
Marissas-rohrbach
Marvin-gaye
Frederick-joseph