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Poetry Prizes Presented With Evening of Readings at EAC
On Saturday evening, August 26, Eastport Arts Center’s inaugural Charles Moore Poetry Prize Competition came to a close with a celebration of poets and reception at the Center.Every table was occupied as Greg Biss, president of EAC’s Board, welcomed attendees and introduced the competition’s benefactor, seasonal resident Charles “Chick” … [Read More]
Poetry Prize Winners to Be Announced, Give Readings
A reception for the EAC Charles Moore Prize for Poetry will be held on Saturday, August 26, 6-8 pm, at Eastport Arts Center. The event will include readings from those who submitted poems to the contest, a formal announcement of the winners in both adult and youth categories, and … [Read More]
Free Poetry Workshop with Annaliese Jakimides
Eastport Arts Center will present a free public poetry workshop on Saturday, April 22, from 1-2:30 pm. Instructor Annaliese Jakimides will lead attendees in a session on epistolary poetry—poems that are also letters, and which engage reader and writer with a ‘ritual of connection.’ Devised by Maine Poet Laureate … [Read More]
EAC to Host Free Workshop on Epistolary Poetry (Poems That Are Also Letters)
Eastport Arts Center will present a free public poetry workshop on Saturday, April 22, from 1-2:30 pm. Instructor Annaliese Jakimides will lead attendees in a session on epistolary poetry—poems that are also letters, and which engage reader and writer with a ‘ritual of connection.’ Devised by Maine Poet Laureate … [Read More]
Poetry Competition Seeks Youth and Adult Submissions, Cash Prizes On Offer
The Eastport Arts Center Prize for Poetry, an open contest, will run April 1-June 30, 2023. Submissions of original and unpublished poems are welcomed by youth and adult writers on two general themes: ‘The Sea’ and ‘The Woods.’ Winners will be announced on August 26; winning selections will be … [Read More]
Past Alaskan Poet Laureate to Appear at EAC
EAC’s Sunday Afternoons at the Arts Center series will continue March 5 at 3 pm with Tom Sexton, author of ten books of poetry, who will share readings of new poems and poems about Maine. His latest collection is Cummiskey Alley: New and Selected Lowell Poems, written about growing up … [Read More]
Haiku & Haiga Workshop to Be Taught by Award-Winning Writer
Please join internationally-published haiku poet and haiga artist Catherine J.S. Lee at Eastport Arts Center for a two-session workshop on writing haiku and creating photo-haiga (an image-plus-haiku art form). Participants will learn some haiku basics and will practice them at the workshop and between the sessions, which will be … [Read More]
Poetry & Pie Night is April 30!
Eastport Arts Center invites all to an informal online gathering in celebration of April as National Poetry Month on Friday, April 30 at 7 pm. The Poetry & Pie Night will begin with a reading by Linda Aldrich, Poet Laureate of Portland, Maine, and continue with local poets Catherine … [Read More]
Poetry & Pie Night
Eastport Arts Center invites all to an informal online gathering in celebration of April as National Poetry Month on Friday, April 30 at 7 pm. The Poetry & Pie Night will begin with a reading by Linda Aldrich, Poet Laureate of Portland, Maine, and continue with local poets Catherine … [Read More]
EAC Video’s Most-Watched Title—’Farmer Jim’ Kovaleski—Tops 2K Views and Climbs On
EAC Video’s most-viewed offering, which topped 2,000 views on April 1, combines ‘Farmer Jim’ Kovaleski’s passions—scythe mowing and poetry. We share it this week as part of EAC’s celebration of April as National Poetry Month—set to culminate in our Poetry & Pie Night on April 30. The video was … [Read More]
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