January meeting

Hi folks and thank you to all who showed up and brought poems to read and listen to. It seems the 7 o'clock hour is a better fit for most of our folks, so we're going to run with it through the spring. Connie, India, and Diane brought their work in featuring some lively rhymes and tender emotions.

We had a great discussion about feminist issues, dealing especially with abusive boyfriends and the victim's inability to break free of the relationship. A difficult issue, to be sure, but one which needed to be aired and discussed. Hope to have more discussions- and poetry!- dealing with this (and other issues you or your friends are encountering) in our future sessions.

Remember to show up for the coming Open Mic, if you can, to show support for the library and your fellow writers and artists. It should be a lot of fun with singer Dave Boutette 

(http://www.myspace.com/daveboutettemusic) emceeing the event. January 22, 2009 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.