Clark Art Poetry Readings

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. On Friday, April 25 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a dual poetry reading by Christine Kelly and Tan Lin in celebration of Kelly's debut collection of poems, "Allow Me to Slip on Something a Little More Hypocycloid" (PRROBLEM, 2025). 
 
This free event takes place in the Clark’s Manton Research Center auditorium.
 
Poet and artist Christine Kelly is the author of "Allow Me to Slip on Something a Little More Hypocycloid" (PRROBLEM, 2025) and the chapbooks "Food Gas Lodging Liquid Solid" (Creative Writing Department, 2023), "Dopamine Agonist Destiny Forest" (Theme Can Print Editions, 2018), and "Pudding Time" (DoubleCross Press, 2015). She holds an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate College of Arts at Bard College and a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She is the graduate program coordinator in the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art.
 
Tan Lin is the author of fourteen books, including "Heath Course Pak" (2012), "Bib. Rev. Ed., Insomnia and the Aunt" (2011), "7 Controlled Vocabularies and Obituary 2004. The Joy of Cooking" (2010), "Plagiarism/Outsource" (2009), "Ambience is a Novel with a Logo" (2007), "BlipSoak01" (2003), and "Lotion Bullwhip Giraffe" (2000). His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Conjunctions, Artforum, Criticism, boundary2, Cabinet, the New York Times Book Review, Art in America, and Purple. His video, theatrical, and LCD work have been shown at Artists Space, the Marianne Boesky Gallery, the Yale University Art Gallery, Sophienholm Museum (Copenhagen), Ontological Hysterical Theatre, and the Treize Gallery in Paris. Lin earned a PhD from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at New Jersey City University and Columbia University. His novel, "Our Feelings Were Made by Hand," is forthcoming from Coffee House Press. 
 
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. 

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Companion Corner: Lucy at Second Chance Animal Shelter

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

ARLINGTON, Vt. — There is an excited and energetic pup looking for her new family.

iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.

Lucy is an 18-month-old heeler/terrier mix with energy to spare. She has been at the Second Chance Animal Shelter for about a month.

Lead canine care technician Alaura Lasher introduced us to her.

"She is a very energetic girl. She loves to play, and as you can see, she came to us from animal control," she said. 

Lucy was not in a great situation before coming to the shelter and they are still trying to learn more about her.

"They had seized her from a pretty neglectful situation. She was actually technically abandoned. She just came to us this last month, so she's still showing us all of her energy she has," Lasher said.

Lucy is able to go home with a dog-savvy cat and older children as she can be a bit jumpy with her bounds of energy.

"The perfect home for her is one that is able to give her a ton of attention and a ton of time playing, she loves her time outside," said Lasher. "She can run forever and not get tired. She can possibly live with another dog who is used to more of a pushy play style. She can be a little pushy when she plays, just because she's so hyper."

Since she is young, she is still learning and training with the staff and might need more with someone who takes her home.

"To the best of our knowledge, she's just a healthy young girl, because she's only a year and a half old, she still got a little bit of learning and training that she could use."

But Lucy is always happy to see anyone and immediately wants to play and say hi. Her endless energy makes her a great companion to play outside with and then hang out after a long day of fun.

"She's just a super sweet girl again. She'll need some help with the training, but as long as you've got time to burn out her energy, she'll make a great family dog," she said.

If you think Lucy might be the girl for you, reach out to Second Chance Animal Shelter and learn more about her on their website.

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