Ashford Poet Laureate
The Ashford Arts Council is happy to celebrate Anthony Paticchio’s third year as our Poet Laureate. The Ashford Board of Selectmen has appointed him as the Town of Ashford’s Poet Laureate for a 3-year term.
During the past few years I have participated in a number of live and virtual readings. I have also had a number of my own poems published in online and print journals both here and abroad. I hosted my first poetry workshop last October. Over the course of three Saturdays, six of us met at the Ashford Senior Center to read and discuss favorite poems, looking closely at the ways successful poems employ language, form, rhythm, and sound to convey emotion and meaning. I’m planning a second workshop this Spring. I look forward to sharing my love of poetry with you all
Spring 2024 Zoom Poetry Workshop With Tony Paticchio
Tony Paticchio, Ashford’s Poet Laureate, will be hosting six new ZOOM poetry workshop sessions beginning February 5th.
The sessions meet bi-weekly from 6:00-8:00 PM
There are a few openings (2-3) if anyone is interested in joining. They spend the first hour reading and discussing a selection of poems, usually from
contemporary and near contemporary poets. During the second hour they
workshop their own poetry and short prose pieces. You do not need to
be a writer to participate. They are looking for participants who have an
interest in poetry and would like to read and discuss poems together with
a group (and if so inclined share their own work with the group).
PLEASE CONTACT TONY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, SPECIFYING WHETHER YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE AS A WRITER OR SOLELY AS A READER.