America 250 in Ridgefield: Closing Keynote with CT Poet Laureate Dr. Antoinette Brim-Bell

Join us for the Closing Keynote presentation of our special America 250 in Ridgefield: A Deep Dive into the Declaration of Independence program series offered in collaboration with Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center.

We are honored to welcome Dr. Antoinette Brim-Bell, Connecticut’s 8th State Poet Laureate.  Dr. Brim-Bell will present an original poem written specifically for  America 250 in Ridgefield: Declaration Deep Dive that will engage with the ideals of the Declaration of Independence in a forward-looking way, particularly inspired by the tradition of inaugural poems. 

Dr. Brim-Bell is the author of three full-length poetry collections:  These Women You Gave Me, Icarus in Love, and Psalm of the Sunflower.  She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for both poetry and essay.  Dr. Brim-Bell is a Cave Canem Foundation Fellow and an alum of Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA), and is a Professor of English at CT State Community College, Capital.

Support for America 250 in Ridgefield: A Deep Dive into the Declaration of Independence is provided by CT Humanities as part of its America 250 CT program.  Additional promotional support provided by Ridgefield Commemorates America at 250.

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