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Lynne Viti

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I’m the inaugural Poet Laureate of Westwood, Massachusetts, author of four books of poetry and one short story collection. Lecturer emerita, Wellesley College.Advisory board member, New England Poetry Club.Avid organic gardener and yoga practitioner.

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All poets and poetry lovers welcome—you’re gong to LOVE hearing our featured poet, David Surette. Signups for open mic at the door, starting at 6:15 PM.One poem, please.

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Today!12:30 - 2 PM 660 High St. Westwood, MA 02090

02.03.2025 18:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This Sunday, 3-5 PM. Find out what poet laureates of CT, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Isl. & Vermont are up to! Somerville Poet Laureate Lloyd Schwartz &I will introduce guest poets at a New England Poetry Club event.Registration required.https://poets.org/.../afternoon-new-england-state-poets...

13.12.2024 23:37 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Poems on Demand at the Westwood Library today, 13 poems composed,typed on a 1968 manual typewriter (laboriously) and delivered to 10 children and two adults—not bad for a short afternoon’s work. Thanks to Youth Poet laureate Elizabeth for her collaboration on this project!

08.12.2024 02:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin hit the road — in Poland — in bittersweet dramedy ‘A Real Pain’ - The Boston Globe They play cousins planning a visit to the ancestral home of their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.

Kieran Culkin steals the show in A REAL PAIN,showing at #DedhamCommunityTheatre. Oscar-worthy performance by Culkin,poignant& funny at turns.2 Jewish cousins join a tour in Poland to visit the home of their late grandma, a Holocaust survivor. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/12/a...

07.12.2024 13:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Westwood Poet Laureate Lynne Viti & Youth Poet Laureate Elizabeth Lowney will be writing Poems on Demand tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 7, noon to 2 PM, the Westwood Public Library lobby, 660 High Street. Drop by for an original, spontaneously written poem on the topic of your choice!

06.12.2024 18:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Looking for poets who lIve or work in Westwood to be our
next Poet Laureate.This position is what the poet makes of it: poems to mark holidays, readings, workshops, publishing their poems on the library website. Details on how to apply (by January 8) at www.townhall.westwood.ma.us/Home/Compone...

06.12.2024 18:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sunset in 16 minutes. Writing a poem using Oliver de la Paz's prompt for his students. It isn't easy!

19.11.2024 21:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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