July 17, 2025
Voices from Marginalized America: The LGBTQ+ Community
Monday, July 21, 2025 · 7 p.m.
Walled Garden at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center (KTM&HC), 152 Main St., Ridgefield
FREE
On Monday, July 21, at 7:00, Poetry in the Garden: Voices from Marginalized America welcomes National Book Award winner Mark Doty and UCONN Assistant Professor Trace Peterson. The evening will also include a short reading by the winners of the 2025 PRIDE Poetry Contest.
Poets' books will be available for signing.
Free for all! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the readings, held in KTM&HC’s beautiful walled garden. In the event of inclement weather, the reading will move inside the Garden House. Ample parking on-site. Venue is fully accessible. Poetry in the Garden 2025 is generously supported by Ridgefield Library, The Fountain Inn, Books on the Common, A.C.T. of Connecticut, 068 Magazine, Manhattanville University MFA in Creative Writing, and the Estate of Ray Lee West.
HERE ARE STILL A FEW OPENINGS FOR MARK DOTY'S AFTERNOON WORKSHOP!
Being Ourselves on the Page ~ July 21, 3:00-5:00
Says ground-breaking LGBTQ+ poet Mark Doty: “A deep paradox in American poetry lies in the fact that while LGBTQ+ individuals are generally thought of as outsiders, a glance at a list of major American poets — Whitman, Dickinson, Crane, Bishop, Rich, and many more—reveals that we’re an extraordinary mainstream.” Come explore the challenges and opportunities by being ourselves on the page!
This 90-minute generative workshop is open to writers of all experience levels/genres and takes place in the Keeler Tavern Garden House.
Registration is limited - reserve your space at bit.ly/4j7jwq1
Workshop fee: $115 For a student discount, contact: info@keelertavernmuseum.org
Walled Garden at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center (KTM&HC), 152 Main St., Ridgefield
FREE
On Monday, July 21, at 7:00, Poetry in the Garden: Voices from Marginalized America welcomes National Book Award winner Mark Doty and UCONN Assistant Professor Trace Peterson. The evening will also include a short reading by the winners of the 2025 PRIDE Poetry Contest.
Poets' books will be available for signing.
Free for all! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the readings, held in KTM&HC’s beautiful walled garden. In the event of inclement weather, the reading will move inside the Garden House. Ample parking on-site. Venue is fully accessible. Poetry in the Garden 2025 is generously supported by Ridgefield Library, The Fountain Inn, Books on the Common, A.C.T. of Connecticut, 068 Magazine, Manhattanville University MFA in Creative Writing, and the Estate of Ray Lee West.
HERE ARE STILL A FEW OPENINGS FOR MARK DOTY'S AFTERNOON WORKSHOP!
Being Ourselves on the Page ~ July 21, 3:00-5:00
Says ground-breaking LGBTQ+ poet Mark Doty: “A deep paradox in American poetry lies in the fact that while LGBTQ+ individuals are generally thought of as outsiders, a glance at a list of major American poets — Whitman, Dickinson, Crane, Bishop, Rich, and many more—reveals that we’re an extraordinary mainstream.” Come explore the challenges and opportunities by being ourselves on the page!
This 90-minute generative workshop is open to writers of all experience levels/genres and takes place in the Keeler Tavern Garden House.
Registration is limited - reserve your space at bit.ly/4j7jwq1
Workshop fee: $115 For a student discount, contact: info@keelertavernmuseum.org
