Join Cranston Public Library and Notable Works at this special event to celebrate the six poets who will read their winning poems from the 2025 Notable Works Poetry Contest! The winning poems "focus on bridging and healing the divide that misinformation creates as it pertains to our natural environment and social concerns." Tina Cane, former Poet Laureate of Rhode Island, and this year’s Final Judge, will share her thoughts about the theme and the poetry response via video prior to the reading by the winning poets.

This event will also feature The Notable Works Ensemble and the original cast from the recent live staged reading at CCRI performing songs from the new musical, "Sell Division: Breaking the Chains of Perception." There will also be an open mic for poetry, first come first served. Poets will sign up to read at the event.

Free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but those who register up to three days before the event will receive an email reminder about the program.  

Notable Works Publication and Distribution Co., Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded by Director Bina Gehres and Artist-in-Residence Noreen Inglesi. Notable Works' mission is "to raise awareness for environmental and social concerns through the Arts while providing a venue to local musicians, composers and poets." Read more about the organization, the poetry contest, and the musical on the Notable Works website.