Ann Hutt Browning Series - poetry readings
Sunday, November 10, 2024, 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church, Main St., Route 116, Ashfield, MA
The Ann Hutt Browning Series is inviting community members to share the poems or reflections that offer them particular solace at a gathering on November 10, at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Church in Ashfield. This event will be the first step in bringing together submissions for an anthology entitled “Let Evening Come” to be published in 2025 as part of the church’s 200th anniversary celebration. It is hoped that this collection will have 200 passages and become a resource for people as they experience the most tender moments in their daily life or at its end when they need words to see them through.
The genesis of the project came from Carol Purington, the treasured poet of Colrain, who died on December 8, 2021. Before her death her friends promised to bring this book to fruition and will dedicate the volume to her memory. “Let Evening Come” is a poem by Jane Kenyon and will begin the afternoon reading.
In addition to bringing one selection to share before a microphone at the event, participants are invited to bring hard copies of any additional readings to submit for consideration for publication in the anthology. The submissions may also include their own work.
Ann’s daughter, Sarah Browning, a poet in her own right, will emcee the program. The gathering is free and open to all, and refreshments will be served.
