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2019 Veterans Book Group sites
Apr 17, 2019
For Women Veterans at University of Maine Augusta, Katz Library Fridays at 11:45am | February 1 – March 8 | Facilitated by Sarah Firth In the Maine State Prison Veterans Housing Unit Tuesdays at 1:30pm | February 5 – March 12 | Facilitated by Dr. Ellen Taylor Curtis... read more
Book club a place for Veterans to open up
Apr 17, 2019
Originally published on March 28, 2019 by the Baltimore Sun By Patti Restivo “Coming together to read and discuss literature is healing, but it isn’t clinical. It’s social; but it isn’t merely social,” Bindas-Tenney wrote in an email. “For the veterans of Maine, this program is a unique... read more
Veterans Book Group awarded NEH grant of $98,779
Apr 12, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information: Jan Bindas-Tenney, Maine Humanities Council, 207-773-5051 April 12, 2019 PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Humanities Council has been awarded $98,779 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support Hard Journeys Home, a multi-session facilitated reading and discussion program for justice-involved Veterans... read more
2019 Poetry Express sites
Mar 29, 2019
Belfast Free Library with Belfast’s new Poet Laureate Arielle Greenberg June 18, 2019 New Vineyard Public Library with poet Margaret Yocom August 2019 Ivan O. Davis Liberty Library with poet Ellen Taylor September 2019 Pittsfield Public Library in October 2019 (Poet TBD) Auburn Public Library in October 2019... read more
