Featured Poets Jill Ruscoll and Clare Warner … (host - Kate Randall)

VSG introduces a new Poetry/Acoustic Open Mic night to Southbury, taking place every first Thursday. Re-knowned poets and local talents alike will find a platform for their poetry, prose, spoken word, and acoustic performances creating a vibrant atmosphere of creativity and expression. By hosting these events, VSG aims to foster a sense of community and promote the art of poetry in Southbury and beyond. Whether you’re a seasoned poet, an aspiring writer, a storyteller, or simply a lover of the spoken word, mark your calendar for our open mic nights.

Jill Ruscoll - Jill Ruscoll spent her early years on Long Island, England and Manhattan, and now resides in CT. During the week she is a creative director of visual design. Weekends are spent outside climbing up rock faces, biking through farm lands or kayaking quiet lakes with family and friends. And in the precious in-between moments, she reflects on poetry. You can find her work in The Broken Plate, El Portal, Evening Street Review, MacGuffin, Open: Journal of Arts & Letters, The Round, SLAB Magazine, and Thin Air Magazine.

Claire Warner - Claire is a past editor of Connecticut River Review and of FltBrief, an aviation newsletter. Her poems have been included in such venues as Connecticut River Review, Blue Unicorn and Orphic Lute. Her personal experience essays on quilting have appeared nationally. Claire is renewing her passion for poetry after a long hiatus.

Free and open to the public (Suggested Donation)