With Fiona Templeton and Amie Zimmerman reading, it’s sure to be a night of great poetry, great company, and great refreshments provided by Friends of Great Barrington Libraries. Fiona Templeton is a poet, playwright, and the artistic director of the Manhattan-based performance group The Relationship. She is the author of twelve books, including the poetry collection, Cells of Release (Roof Books, 1997). Amie Zimmerman’s work has been published, or is forthcoming, in Denver Quarterly, Prelude, Protean, Lana Turner, and mercury firs, among others. She is the author of four chapbooks, including Compliance (Essay Press) and alongside Hajar Hussaini and Matthew Klane, she curates the poetry and performance series Salon Salvage.
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