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\nThe 2025 Camden Festival Of Poetry Is Coming!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Bates College
\nEkphrastic Workshop<\/span> – John Paul Caponigro & Myronn Hardy<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Maine Media Workshops
\nEkphrastic Workshop<\/span> – Richard Blanco & John Paul Caponigro
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\n<\/b>The International Photography Hall Of Fame
\nEkphrastic Workshop<\/span> – John Paul Caponigro
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\n<\/strong>The Farnsworth Museum Of Art \u2013 Reindigenizing Sacred Landscapes<\/a>
\nEkphrastic Workshop<\/span> – John Paul Caponigro
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\n<\/b>Colby College \u2013 Senior Exhibit<\/a><\/span>
\nEkphrastic Workshop<\/span> – Richard Blanco & John Paul Caponigro
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\n<\/b>Public Reading<\/span> \u2013 Camden Public<\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/strong>The Sonic Cafe<\/span>: Singer-Songwriter Open Mic Hosted by Rory McBride<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Portland Museum Of Art \u2013 Jo Sandman: Skin Deep<\/a>
\nEkphrastic Workshop<\/span> – John Paul Caponigro
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\n<\/strong>Craft Talk<\/span> – Jane Hirshfield – Information, Invitation, and Insight: Transitions
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\nOpen Mic\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Camden Festival Of Poetry<\/span>
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