Andrea Potos

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A close-up of Andrea Potos.

Andrea Potos

If 10 a.m. seems like an odd time for a poetry reading, know that instead of the tired wine and cheese trope, this is tea with Andrea Potos, which seems quite appropriate if you are familiar with this longtime Madison poet. Potos’ latest collection is Two Emilys, poems that meditate on Emily Dickinson and Emily Bronte, those two solitary, reclusive yet explosive writers. They are both muses to Potos, who has received five Outstanding Achievement Awards in Poetry from the Wisconsin Library Association, as well as numerous other awards. Free, but space is limited so RSVP at mysterytomebooks.com; there is also a livestream available.

media release: Join us for tea with Andrea Potos. While the event is free, there is limited space. Please RSVP at the ticket link. 

Can't make it in person? Watch the LIVESTREAM HERE!

About the Book:

Two Emilys weaves together poems exploring the lives and legacies of Emily Dickinson and Emily Bronte, sometimes using a surprisingly modern lens. . . “As one reviewer noted: Andrea Potos invites us to join writers in a quiet Amherst bedroom, or fields where wind erases the edges of heather and gorse. Or be delighted by remembered poets in a mall, a gym or a movie theater. In these poems, time beautifully splits, like light through a chandelier or a glass doorknob.”

About the Author:

Local poet Andrea Potos is the author of several poetry collections, including most recently Her Joy Becomes and Marrow of Summer. She received five Outstanding Achievement Awards in Poetry from the Wisconsin Library Association. Andrea’s poems are published widely, including in The Sun, Poetry East, the New York Times Book Review, Wisconsin Review, Rosebud Magazine, Midwest Quarterly, and Paterson Literary Review.