Toni Ortner and Tim Mayo to Read at Putney Library

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Toni Ortner and Tim Mayo to Read at Putney Library Tuesday, September 22nd at 6:30pm Join us at the Putney Public Library on Tuesday, September 22nd at 6:30pm to hear the voices of local poets, Tim Mayo and Toni Ornter, as they read for their new publications. Tim Mayo has a fifth collection titled Muscle Memories of Love and Disaster published by Bainbridge Island Press. His book explores grief and the loss of loved ones, some recollections of early childhood, his work in a mental hospital, a near fatal accident, and finding love late in life. He recently retired from 15 years working at the Brattleboro Retreat and is one of the committee members of the Brattleboro Literary Festival He is a recipient of fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center. He received an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars. Toni Ortner has had thirty-five books published. In Letters to the Dead by Rockwood Press, Toni invites readers to consider what remains when names and forms disappear and how love continues beyond absence. Forthcoming books are Passing Through by Deerbrook Editions, Monarch in the Desert and The Door that Opens into Light by Dancing Girl Press. and then the Pandemic Journal by Inanna Press of Canada. Her website is toniotner.com where you can see her books and reviews and hear a sound recording. She lives in Vermont and hosts the Putney Library Writers Salon in winter on Zoom to introduce presses to readers in Vermont. She taught English courses at the University of Connecticut and Monroe College among many other colleges and universities. Putney Public Library is located at 55 Main St in Putney, VT. This event is free and open to the public.