[CASL-L] Poets needed!

[Shannon McNeice]

Ginny Lowe Connors is a wonderful poet and also runs a publishing company
for poetry.
https://www.ginnyloweconnors.com/index.html

She recently published a novel in verse about the Salem Witch Trials
tilted Toward
the Hanging Tree <https://www.ginnyloweconnors.com/books.html> based on
research she did. It would be very interesting to teach it along with The
Crucible.

If she can't make it, she knows many poets in Connecticut.

Shannon

*Ginny Lowe Connors’ chapbook, **Under the Porch *(Hill-Stead Museum, 2010)
won the* Sunken Garden Poetry Prize. *

*She’s published several poetry collections, including** Barbarians in the
Kitchen <https://www.ginnyloweconnors.com/books.html> (*Antrim House
Books, 2005) and *The Unparalleled Beauty of a Crooked Line *
<https://www.ginnyloweconnors.com/books.html>(Antrim House Books, 2012).

*Connors’ recent book, Toward the Hanging Tree: Poems of Salem Village
<https://www.ginnyloweconnors.com/books.html>* depicts the depths to which
the human spirit can descend, while exalting the courage and humanity of
that spirit in the reactions of many to the Salem witch hunt of 1692.
The* Hartford
Courant* ran a feature on this book, including a couple of sample poems and
some video. You can view it *here.
<http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts-theater/hc-ct-poet-ginny-lowe-connors-20160924-story.html>*
This book was also featured on the MassPoetry.org monthly blog--read the
feature article and interview at *MassPoetry*
<http://www.masspoetry.org/towardthehangingtree>to learn more about the
book and the writing process for it.

She’s also edited several poetry anthologies. Recent anthologies
include *Forgotten
Women: A Tribute in Poetry * <https://www.ginnyloweconnors.com/books.html>
and* Laureates of Connecticut: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry
<https://www.ginnyloweconnors.com/books.html>.* Her work has appeared in
many journals and anthologies, and numerous poetry awards have come her
way, including *Atlanta Review’s International Poetry Competition Prize.*

She was named* “Poet of the Year” by the New England Association of
Teachers of English*. A board member of the *Connecticut Poetry Society*,
she also runs a small poetry press, *Grayson Books.*
<http://www.graysonbooks.com/>

Currently she is the editor of* Connecticut River Review
<http://ctpoetry.net/publications.html>*. The reading period for this
national journal of poetry is February 1-April 15.

Connors has served as the* Poet Laureate of the town of West Hartford,
Connecticut *and is a founding member of the *CCPL
<http://www.http//ctpoetlaureates.com/>(*Connecticut Coalition of Poets
Laureate). In addition, she is on the executive board of *The Connecticut
Poetry Society.*

She writes a monthly column for the* Hartford Courant *called *Connecticut
Poets Corner.*
<https://www.courant.com/ctnow/arts-theater/hc-connecticut-poets-corner-20160218-storygallery.html>

She earned an *MFA in poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts*. Ginny Lowe
Connors retired recently after many years as an *English teacher in West
Hartford, Connecticut.*  Her husband Marty is also a retired teacher. They
have four grown children and several young grandchildren.

Connors reviews poetry books for the *New York Journal of Books
<http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/>.*




Shannon McNeice
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<https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/314321> (Thanks to Anne Bogel
<https://modernmrsdarcy.com/> for the quote!)


On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 7:19 AM Goraieb, Juliet <
jgoraieb at east-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote:

> Good Morning:
>
> I am planning a Poetry Slam in April at East Haven High School and am
> looking to invite guest speakers and poets. If anyone has any suggestions
> on where to seek volunteers, please let me know.  I also have a small
> budget to pay an honorarium.
>
> Looking forward to hearing back from you all!
>
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> Library Media Specialist
> East Haven High School
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