October 20 - November 7, 2010
Concord, Massachusetts
Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussions celebrating the written and the spoken word.
Nathaniel Philbrick
Gish Jen
Andrew Bacevich
Pauline Maier
How You Can Participate
- Attend: Most events are free. All events are open to the public. Events that require a ticket are so indicated and include information about how and where to obtain tickets.
- Donate: The festival is produced by a non-profit foundation and depends greatly on individual support. Tax deductible donations in any amount are encouraged and can be made online.
- Sponsor: Corporate sponsorship is welcomed and is available. For information please .
Polly Brown
Events: The Poets of Finishing Line Press
Book: Each Thing Torn From Any of Us
Polly Brown has been a member of the Boston-area poetry collaborative Every Other Thursday since 1987. The poems in Each Thing Torn From Any of Us have won awards from the Massachusetts Artists Foundation and the Worcester County Poetry Association, and have been published in may journals and anthologies, including Appalachia, The Beloit Poetry Journal, and Room of One’s Own. Polly teaches at Touchstone Community School in Grafton, a school with an unusual emphasis on the power of story; and she joins the Tuesday evening Westborough Rotary vigil against war, holding a sign that says “Bring Them Home.”