October 15 - November 2, 2008
Concord and Lowell, Massachusetts
Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussion celebrating the written and the spoken word.
Roy Blount Jr.
Carole Boston Weatherford
James Wood
Jennifer Haigh
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 .
bg Thurston
Events: The Poets of Finishing Line Press
Book: Saving the Lamb
bg Thurston is a graduate of Vermont College’s MFA in Writing Program, and teaches poetry at Lasell Village in Newton, Newton Lifetime Learning, and Vermont College’s Online Poetry Classes. Her work has appeared in Tar River Poetry, The Comstock Review, The Worcester Review, and The Christian Science Monitor. Her chapbook, Saving the Lamb was published by Finishing Line Press, and her full-length collection, Nightwalking, is forthcoming later in 2008.