Thursday, Nov. 5th, 2009 at 7:30 pm, poets April Ossmann, Peter Waldor and Pamela Stewart will read from their work.

Free. Mocha Maya's Coffee House, 47 Bridge Street, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, 413-625-6292. Wheelchair accessible. See www.collectedpoets.com for more information.

Ossmann is the author of Anxious Music, a publishing and editing consultant, and poetry teacher at The Writer’s Center in White River Junction, VT. Waldor has appeared in many magazines including Ploughshares and Poetry Daily and is the author of Door to a Noisy Room, a book of poetry. Stewart is the author of 4 poetry chapbooks and 5 full-length volumes of poems. A chapbook tentatively titled The Ghost Farm will be published in the spring of 2010.

The Collected Poets Series highlights the work of established and emerging poets. Each event showcases the remarkable local poets of Western Massachusetts and the finest regional, national, and international talent. The series is usually held every first Thursday of the month.

(Please contact Lea Banks at this email or 413-625-6702 for more information).