D'Alzon Arts Series Presents Poetry Reading with Judith Ferrara and John Gaumond

March, 2004—Assumption College’s d’Alzon Library Arts Series presents a poetry reading with Judy Ferrara and John Gaumond on Friday, March 19, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. in the d’Alzon Library.

Ferrara, a writer and visual artist, was awarded a 2003 Worcester Cultural Commission/Massachusetts Cultural Council fellowship for work on her manuscript, “Reciprocity: Selected Poems and Paintings.” Twenty-one of her thirty-five reciprocally inspired painting/poems are currently on exhibit at the Emmanuel d’Alzon Library at Assumption College. Ferrara, who received her Ph. D. in Literacy and Schooling from the University of New Hampshire, has published numerous books and articles in the fields of English/Language Arts and conflict resolution. In 2000, her first book of poetry, Gestures of Trees, was published (Mellen Poetry Press). Her poems have appeared in Schuylkill Valley Journal of the Arts, The Comstock Review, The Portland Review Literary Journal, The Black Fly Review, and others. She was the featured poet in the summer 2002 issue of Sahara: A Journal of New England Poetry.

Gaumond, a photographer and poet, is a professor emeritus at Fitchburg State College. In 2001, he was honored by Worcester State College for his outstanding achievement in the field of education. His poetry has appeared in The Connecticut River Review, Sahara, The Leaflet, The Longfellow Society Journal, Worcester Magazine, and The Issue. He hosts a poetry workshop at Borders Bookstore in Shrewsbury, on the third Monday of every month. His photographs have been exhibited at Assumption College, The Italian American Cultural Center, Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley, and Worcester Windows For Art.

For more information about this event, please contact Dawn Thistle in the d’Alzon Library at (508) 767-7272 or dthistle@assumption.edu.