Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic at Northshire Bookstore Featuring The Gossamer Stone

This monthly event, hosted by Carol Graser, takes place on the first Wednesday of every month and includes an open mic reading as well as featured poets. Sign up for the open mic starts at 6:30 and readings start at 7:00. September Feature: The Gossamer Stone Poets. The Gossamer Stone Poets began as The Northshire Poetry Reading Group in October of 2012, sponsored by Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT. By January 2013, they had become a poetry writing group as well. In May of 2015 they self-published Border Lines: a poetry collection, which represents the poetry of 6 out of the 8 Gossamer Stone Poets. The poets are from Southwestern Vermont and over the border into New York State, hence the name of their book. They meet twice a month for Reading and Writing Meetings, enjoy getting away together for writing retreats to monasteries and Montreal, and are in demand for The Poet Is In event. Although diverse in their poetry forms and styles, they share a passion for poetry that’s been a beacon in their creative lives. Members include Lynn McCloe, Claire North, Mary Scriber, Carol Cone, Bill Heinrich, Marianne Rahn-Erickson, Will Meyer and Jon Mathewson