The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Poetry/ Spoken word series begins Sunday
TORRINGTON >> The first SpeakEasy Poetry/Spoken word evening welcomes Fee de Merell as the feature reader on March 5. Hosted by writer Patricia Martin, the monthly series takes place at The Performance HUB, at 45 Main St., Torrington, the first Sunday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
Hosted by writer Patricia Martin, SpeakEasy will showcase poetry, essays, memoirs, monologues, and other spoken word pieces the first Sunday of every month. Each evening spotlights a special feature poet/writer, and provides five-minute open mic slots for other voices to be heard.
Sign up for the open mic starts at 6:30 p.m., and all ages are welcome. The event is BYOB and snacks will be available. Admission is a $5 donation.
“I am delighted to kick off the first SpeakEasy with Fee de Merell,” says Martin said, in a written statement. “She has a unique voice that’s both thought provoking and humorous, and is a brilliant performer who is wonderfully entertaining.”
For more information or to recommend a feature reader, contact Martin at SpeakEasyTorrington@gmail.com or call 860-482-2556.
de Merell grew up in a postindustrial town in England. She dreamed of making a living as a writer, but instead became a financial auditor, at which point she decided to change her life and run away to America. She now lives in a post-industrial town in Connecticut and still doesn’t make a living as a writer. She is a member of The No Name Writing Group, and is published in their new anthology, this one has no name.
Martin is an author, poet, performer/actor, and freelance writer/communications professional. A native of Darien, CT, she relocated to Torrington from New York’s Hudson Valley. She has been featured at numerous events, including The Museum of the Imagination, The Howland Cultural Center, The Dissident
Arts Festival, The Woodstock Fringe, The Byrdcliff, Theatre, and other venues. She’s been heard on The Woodstock RoundTable/WDST and Women of Note/WKZE, and published in Chronogram, The County and Abroad, Art Times, Chatham Magazine, WaterWrites, and other periodicals. She is the author of one humor book, five nonfiction books, and a line of greeting cards, and is working on a poetry chapbook.
The mission at Performance HUB USA Education Foundation is to bring awareness of local original talent to the forefront of the arts and culture community. Though education we seek to enable musical artists to bolster the community by making their craft equitable and sustainable as an art form as well as a career. The Performance Hub is a nonprofit organization located at 45 Main Street, Torrington. For more information call 860689-5550 or visit www.performancehubusa.com.