We step into our day and experience the benefits that delivery people provide when they deliver our laundry, and prior days Amazon purchases.
We step out into our streets and are immediately aware of the benefits that city planners deliver when we cross the street as the light turns red and when speeds are reduced in school zones.
Less obvious however are the benefits poets and/or poetry readings have to society in general and to our communities in particular. What benefits – if any – do they deliver?
Though not as obvious as the mail person delivering our mail, Woodbridge township residents at Station Village at Avenel, Gil Lane, Woodbridge Center Plaza, Colonial Gardens, Colonial Heights, Florida Grove Manor, Woodbridge Village, Woodbridge Gardens, Hyde Park Village, Woodbridge Terrace, Green Plaza, Tyler Greens, Autumn Hills, Fox Hill Run, Forest View, Evergreen East, Evergreen Forest and Cloverleaf Gardens have firsthand evidence of the long lasting impact the Woodbridge Public Library has had with their monthly POETS WEDNESDAY program.
Poetry DELIVERS and benefits the Woodbridge community by fostering cultural understanding and historical preservation. Poets deliver the means by which we strengthen social connections through shared human/emotional experiences, and improving individual well-being, which in turn contributes to a more resilient community. Poetry is a portal toward empathy, healing, and empowerment.
Join featured readers Lex Pierre & Joel Lewis on November 12 from 8-10pm at the Barron Arts Center for this months featured POETS WEDNESDAY program and experience the aforementioned benefits up close!
For more information, please contact Poetry Director Deborah C. LaVeglia at (908) 272-3141 or by email at deborahlaveglia@gmail.com.
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