. . . You gave me . . . What you did not have, and I gave you . . . What I had to give—together, we made . . . Something greater from the difference.
— Alberto Rios, Poet, “When Giving Is All We Have ”
The Journal of Expressive Writing is more than a publication. We aim to be an engaged and supportive community of writers and listeners. We believe that giving our focused attention to each other’s voices, stories, and writing is a generous, necessary act of humanity, repair, and celebration.
Each month, the Journal OPEN MIC will open with a featured author, in addition to 15 pre-reserved spots for writers to read their work. During the OPEN MIC, each writer will read for up to 3 minutes max. All events are FREE to attend and OPEN TO ALL, but you do need to pre-register to attend AND you need to Sign Up ahead of time if you would like to read your work. See both links below. The Journal Open Mic is produced and hosted by Kelly DuMar.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
7:-8:30pm EST
Ginny Connors
+ 6 Authors from Anthology
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REGISTER to Attend
FULL to Read for 3 minutes!
Ginny Lowe Connors is an award-winning poet and the author of six poetry collections, the most recent of which is White Sail at Midnight. She is Poet Laureate Emerita of West Hartford, Connecticut. Connors has edited several anthologies, including The Nutmeg Anthology: Contempory Poems of Connecticut. She holds an MFA in poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Connors runs a small poetry press (Grayson Books) and is a Board Member of the Connecticut Poetry Society. She is also Managing Editor of Connecticut River Review.
Featured Readers:
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Antoinette Brim-Bell
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Ginny Connors
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Tony Fusco
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Glinda Johnson-Medland
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John Muro
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Garrett Phelan
