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The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program is dedicated to building community through poetry by appointing and supporting an outstanding local poet as Poet Laureate for the city, sponsoring events that feature area poets and authors from outside the New Hampshire Seacoast, and encouraging a love of poetry among people of all ages.

The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program presents a variety of events throughout the year: readings, celebrations, publications. These events are announced in the Portsmouth Herald and the WiRE Magazine.   And, check us out on Facebook!

Next Poetry Hoot:  Wednesday, June 5th: 7-9 pm:   Jeffrey Friedman and William Doreski.   

     Bill Doreski and Jeff Friedman are our featured poets for June's closing Hoot.  We're wrapping the season on an excellent note:  two fine poets!   Plan to attend.  Click their links above to learn more. 

     Jeff notes that he and Bill co-founded Keene State's summer Writers' Conference.     

 

As always, our second hour is devoted to our Open Mic.  Bring one poem on one page to read.  Or just come to enjoy fine poetry.  See you in June.

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While there are no guarantees (in life) we hope to announce the 2013-14 program at the June Hoot.

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 9th Portsmouth Poet Laureate

Kimberly
Cloutier
Green
Meet the Poet Laureate
Penn Central website
[with Rebecca Dawson Webb and Jody Hetherington]
 

Previous laureates' information can be found at http://www.pplp.org/FormerPoets.htm


The Poetry Hoot 2012-13 season takes place on the 1st Wednesday of each month from September 2012 through June 2013 at Cafe Espresso in Portsmouth. Keep writing poems & check the calendar page for other poetry events in the region.

 

Read Poems!  Poems from the Hoot -  Where we review poems by PPLP Poetry Hoot readers such as SL Manning and other local poets.

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