April is National Poetry Month, and what goes better with poetry than cookies?:
To celebrate National Poetry Month, Altadena Library will be presenting a Poetry & Cookies celebration on Sat., April 4 at 2 PM. This free event will feature a reading by the Poet Laureate for Altadena Library, Marcia L. Thompson. The public is invited to hear Ms. Thompson and other local poets perform their original poems. There will also be a drawing for great prizes. Following the main readings, there will be an open mike and a poet’s corner where poets may share their poetry publications and offer them for purchase. The library’s 2009 edition of Poetry and Cookies, a compilation of poetry by local poets, will also be available for sale.
Since publishing her first book, "The Wisdom In Your Wings: A Poetic Tribute To Dr. Maya Angelou," Marcia and her family produced a theatrical adaptation of the tribute that ran in a local theater for three days last November. The production's next run will be at Pasadena City College.
Beginning April 21, Marcia can be heard delivering her poetry along with other artists (novice and professionals) at Open Mic Under the Stars, a free spoken word community event scheduled to run every Friday evening from 7pm to 9pm at Farnsworth Park's amphitheater in Altadena.
The main library is located at 600 East Mariposa Street,
Altadena. For more information please
call 626 798-0833 or check the library’s website at http://www.altadenalibrary.org
