South Brunswick Arts Commission Poetry Series

Priscilla Orr, author of "Jugglers & Tides," and the forthcoming Losing the Horizon from Hannacroix Creek Books, is a recipient of fellowships from New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Yaddo, is a Dodge poet and has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is an Associate Professor or English, and lives with her spirited Norwich terrier, Crosby, in Hamburg.

Marcia Pelletiere is a poet, musician, and multimedia artist. She has just released her first poetry collection, "Miracle with Roasted Hens" (Spit, Bite Press), which can be ordered from her website, www.marciapelletiere.com. She is a founding member of the a cappella group The Accidentals, and co-founder of Two Cahoots, a multimedia arts collaborative. Her CD "Little Noises" was featured in "Billboard Magazine" and includes Marcia’s poems set to music by more than 25 diverse musicians.

Her poems have been published in journals including "Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner," "The Southern Poetry Review," "Alaska Quarterly Review," and "Painted Bride Quarterly." She has taught creative writing at several schools and arts organizations in New York City .

Free admission, food pantry donation accepted. Followed by open readings by audience members.