How to Eat a Poem: A Weekly Poetry Discussion Group

Every Saturday

Saturday, November 6

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Learn to better understand and appreciate the wide world of poetry! With an emphasis on teaching students to read, understand, and evaluate poetry, this group will be your guide to discovering how and what a poem means, and hopefully gain a new appreciation for the art form.

Registration is required to receive a link to this online event. For more information, please call 203-488-1441 x 318 or email programs@blackstonelibrary.org.

Writer’s Law School: Protecting Your Artistic Rights

Saturday, November 6

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Learn to navigate the challenging realm of copyright law from professional lawyer and published author Jodé Millman. For writers, it’s difficult to obtain information about protecting your rights in your creative projects. And if you do, it’s difficult to decipher the “legalese.”

In this workshop designed for writers, we’ll cover the basics of copyrights, trademarks, and key provisions of publishing contracts so that you’ll understand the fine print without having a law degree.

In this session, you’ll learn:

• The differences between Copyright, Trademarks, Patents and Service Marks

• The Copyright Registration Process and the CASE law

• What is the Public Domain?

• What is the Fair Use Doctrine?

• Which Business Entity is best for my writing career?

• What are the Right of Privacy, Libel and Slander?

• The Anatomy of a Publishing Deal-Contract Basics

• Resources to help you protect your rights

Registration is required to receive a link to this ONLINE event