BRUNSWICK — Maine poetry lovers will have the opportunity to hear from some well-known and not so well-known local poets on Tuesday, April 23, as part of a celebration of National Poetry Month at the Southern Maine Community College Midcoast Campus.

Titled “Poetry and Popcorn,” the event will offer two sessions, at 1 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. Each session will include an hour of poetry followed by a popcorn reception.

The poets for the afternoon program include award-winning poet Jim Thatcher, along with Paul Dostie, Elizabeth Potter and members of the Wiscasset Adult and Community Education Program Writing Circle. Poets for the evening program include Helene McLaughlin, Joyce Pye, Maryli Tiemann, Margie Kivel and two SMCC students.

“Poetry and Popcorn” will take place in the Hannaford Auditorium in the Academic Building on the SMCC Midcoast Campus at Brunswick Landing.

For more information, call Nancy Collins at 844-2064 or email ncollins@smccME. edu.

Directions to the campus are available at www.smccME.edu/midcoast.

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