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Earth Day Poetry Interlude with Helen Rousseau Online
In honor of Earth Day, and continuing our celebration of National Poetry Month, we have invited writer, Helen Rousseau to share with us poems that are in her latest book, Poems for a World on Fire.
Rousseau, a Maine writer and interfaith minister, writes with inspiration from the Maine coast of her adopted hometown, Kennebunk. Come for a discussion, readings, and a moment perchance of reflection.
Speaking about her book, Rousseau lists the many things that were the genesis for the writing. "The never-ending wars, refugee camps, hunger, racism, ageism, domestic violence, increasing poverty, global warming, deforestation, and loss of animal habitat. Then the novel coronavirus burst on the scene and life as we knew it changed drastically as our world was turned upside down. The title, Poems for a World on Fire, was inspired by Greta Thunberg’s talk at the United Nations, when she was just 16, when she shouted at them “Our world is on fire!”
Please register online in order to receive the Zoom link for this program.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Thomas Cummiskey, phone 508-830-4250, email to tcummiskey@ocln.org
- Date:
- Thursday, April 22, 2021
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Books & Poetry Virtual
This event is being held on Zoom. If you have not yet done so and would like to download this software prior to the program, you can visit https://zoom.us/download. The software will also automatically download when you join your first meeting.
We will email you the Zoom information prior to the program.