On Guard!

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It wasn’t swordplay or rivalry – but wordplay and revelry -- as two sisters engaged the audience and advanced the art of poetry performance in a delightful program co-sponsored by Friends of the Edgewater Library and the Edgewater Branch Library this past November.

During the premiere of their program, “Sibling Revelry: Two Sisters Reading Poetry,” award-winning authors, Gay Guard-Chamberlin and Anara Guard, didn’t just read their poems, they performed them. Their poems were thoughtful, clever, touching – sometimes funny, sometimes sad – but always with expressive imagery and use of masterful wordplay. One audience member commented, “Apparently, I can like poetry.”

Gay and Anara donated copies of their books to the library. Gay’s book is “Red Thread Through a Rusty Needle” and Anara’s is “Hand on My Heart.” If you missed the program or want another chance to hear their poetry, visit these locations:

  • Wed., March 25, 6:30-8 p.m. Budlong Library, 5630 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago

  • Sat., March 28, 6-8 p.m. Coffee Speaks, 610 Central Ave., Highland Park Poets 

  • Sun, March 29, 3-4:30 St. Paul's Church, 4945 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago 

 

A large group of friends and neighbors turned out to hear “Sibling Revelry” poets, Gay Guard-Chamberlin and Anara Guard.

A large group of friends and neighbors turned out to hear “Sibling Revelry” poets, Gay Guard-Chamberlin and Anara Guard.

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