Dye & Bleach House Poetry Series (3rd Thursday of the month)
FREE ADMISSION
(DONATIONS GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED)
Steve Veilleux
Welcome to the Dye & Bleach House Poetry Series!. All sessions will take place in the Dye & Bleach House Community Gallery, 156 River Road, Willington, CT.
The Featured Readers for May 15th include Susan Powers and Steve Veilleux.
The show’s format will consist of two open mic segments as well as a segment for the featured artist. Intermission will give audience and poet the chance to meet one another and the opportunity to purchase signed publications.
The open-mic segments will provide the opportunity for audience members to read their own original work. We are planning to allow for two half-hour sessions, one at the beginning of the event, and the other at the end. Readers will be given up to five minutes to present, and we will have a signup sheet.
Susan Powers
Susan Powers has been writing stories and poems since she was a small child, and writing continues to be a major force in her life. Susan has taught in a variety of settings including high schools, colleges, and overseas teaching. Currently she is serving as Scotland, CT’s inaugural poet laureate, and she is grateful for the vibrant and remarkable community of local writers and poets. You will find her poems in the Orenaug Mountain Journal and Sixfold magazine.
Steve Veilleux
Thompson’s first poet laureate, Steve Veilleux paints with a surreal paintbrush, combining partial and recombined parcels of images into his kaleidoscopic montages. It is the unexpected combinations that often bring his images to life, that certain intangible hook that leads the viewer to consider what is lurking within the piece - and further, to force the viewer to consider what lies within his own psyche.
He works tirelessly to promote the Spoken Word by hosting and cohosting at several different venues, including the Dye and Bleach House Poetry Series in Willington Connecticut, where poets from the region perform monthly. He has been featured locally by Poets at Large and Cross-Pollinating Poets, and produced a multi-media show from his screenplay Breckenridge County in May 2024 at the Packing House.
His poems appear in a number of anthologies and periodicals. His first poetry book, Event Horizon, is available from Amazon Books, and he is currently working on a second, What the Moleman Said.
Writers who are interested in featuring should reach out to Steve Veilleux by email: Veilleuxs50@gmail.com or phone 860-324-4942.
Please join us for EC-CHAP’s NEW Spoken Word Series! This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP) and Steve Veilleux. Doors 6:00pm / Presentation 6:30pm. Free Admission - Donations Accepted
Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food TM (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required).
For more information, please call 518-791-9474.