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Verse and Voice
Enjoy a collection of poetry and other word artistry curated by WNPR.

Samuel Amadon, the Hartford Poet

Connecticut Public Radio
Published July 18, 2012 at 3:38 PM EDT
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Samuel Amadon is a poet who grew up just outside of Hartford. He left for college, and grad school, but kept finding himself coming back to the capital city. Now he teaches in South Carolina, and has recently published “The Hartford Book” – a collection of gritty poems he wrote about his time living in and around Hartford.

Amadon will be reading more poems at Real Art Ways Wednesday July 18 at 7PM. He joined us in studio to talk about his book

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