Join us for a celebration of poetry with Linda Carney-Goodrich. Hear Linda read from her latest book Dot Girl, a poetry memoir about her childhood growing up in Boston and Dorchester Bay. Linda will also talk about her exciting work in the literary arts in Boston as Poetry Coordinator for the Menino Arts Center. This event will also feature readings by Emmanuel students, faculty, and staff. About Linda Carney-GoodrichLinda Carney-Goodrich is a Boston area poet whose work has appeared in a number of magazines, journals, and anthologies including Nixes Mate Review, Muddy River Poetry Review, Wordgathering Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, City of Notions: An Anthology of Contemporary Boston Poems and forthcoming in the MacGuffin. Over the years several of her poems have been displayed at Boston City Hall as part of the annual Boston Mayor’s Poetry Program. About the Menino Arts Center The Menino Arts Center is a thriving hub for the arts in Hyde Park, offering workshops for children and adults, exhibiting visual art in their three galleries, hosting concerts and poetry readings, and providing studio spaces for local artists. Cosponsored by the Department of English, Writing, and Communication, Modern Languages Department, and the Library Learning Commons,