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| Feb. 17: Writer's Guild of Acadiana meets at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 5707 Johnston St., Lafayette.
Feb. 19: Poet Bret Bernard will read his work from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 19, followed by open mic, at Casa Azul in Grand Coteau.
March 13: Arnaudville Area
Chamber Potluck, 6 p.m., followed by a poetry performance by Bonny McDonald at
7:30 p.m., then an open mic at Casa Azul Gift Shop in Grand Coteau.
Feb. 19-22: The 20th Annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration will be Feb. 19 to 22 in Natchez, Miss. This year’s theme is "Southern Women Writers: Saluting the Eudora Welty Centennial." For information, visis www.colin.edu/nlcc.
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Imagining LincolnThe Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission will launch a series of poetry readings as part of the nation’s varied commemoratives honoring the 16th president of the United States, according to poet Darrell Bourque, director of “Imagining Lincoln: The Louisiana Poetry Project.” Louisiana writers will present programs throughout the state during the week of Lincoln’s birthday, Feb. 12, and throughout his bicentennial year. One of those commemoratives will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 12) at Casa Azul Gifts in Grand Coteau and will feature poets reading poems written by Abraham Lincoln, poetry by other poets who have written about Abraham Lincoln and original poetry by the performers. Anticipated poets include Darrell Bourque, Bret Bernard, Sam Irwin, Sidney Creaghan, Patrice Melnick and Olan Thibodeaux.
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