Ann Plato's guest appearances

Ann Plato

Grating the Nutmeg

Poem-a-Day

MPL's Theater of the Mind

Sara Teasdale

Tracy K. Smith

Jericho Brown

Jake Skeets

Jacqueline Woodson

Kevin Johnson

Gregory Pardlo

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Robert Browning

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Jenny Johnson

Katharine Hepburn

Naomi Shihab Nye

Dorothy Parker

Jamila Woods

OwlTail

In this episode, Connecticut Historical Society’s Natalie Belanger, frequent contributor to Grating the Nutmeg, talks with Antoinette Brim-Bell, Professor of English at Capital Community College, about Ann Plato, one of the first Black women to publish a book in the United States. Ann Plato is part of Capitol Community College’s NEH-funded Hartford Heritage Project which highlights the history of the Talcott Street Church, the first Black congregation in Hartford and where Plato was a teacher.  Many thanks to Antoinette Brim-Bell! If you want to learn more about the Hartford Heritage Project, visit their website. Ann Plato’s book, Essay: Including Biographies and Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Poetry, has been digitized by the New York Public Library and is available to read online.  Want to know more about Connecticut’s landmarks, museums, art, and history? Subscribe to Connecticut Explored-in your mailbox or inbox-  https://www.ctexplored.org/ And for a daily dose of history, visit Today in Connecticut History produced by Connecticut State Historian Walt Woodward at  https://todayincthistory.com/ This episode was produced by Natalie Belanger and engineered by Patrick O’Sullivan.  Please join us again for the next episode of Grating the Nutmeg!

In this episode, Connecticut Historical Society’s Natalie Belanger, frequent contributor to Grating the Nutmeg, talks with Antoinette Brim-Bell, Professor of English at Capital Community College, about Ann Plato, one of the first Black women to publish a book in the United States. Ann Plato is part of Capitol Community College’s NEH-funded Hartford Heritage Project which highlights the history of the Talcott Street Church, the first Black congregation in Hartford and where Plato was a teacher.  Many thanks to <a href="https://www.antoinettebrim.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Antoinette Brim-Bell</a>! If you want to learn more about the Hartford Heritage Project, <a href="https://www.capitalcc.edu/hartford-heritage-project/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">visit their website</a>. Ann Plato’s book, Essay: Including Biographies and Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Poetry, has been digitized by the New York Public Library and<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/nypl-aaww/SCAAWW_book_25_Essays_including_biographies_and_miscellaneous_pieces_in_prose_and_poetry.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> is available to read online</a>.  Want to know more about Connecticut’s landmarks, museums, art, and history? Subscribe to Connecticut Explored-in your mailbox or inbox- <a href="https://www.ctexplored.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ctexplored.org/</a> And for a daily dose of history, visit Today in Connecticut History produced by Connecticut State Historian Walt Woodward at <a href="https://todayincthistory.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> https://todayincthistory.com/</a> This episode was produced by Natalie Belanger and engineered by Patrick O’Sullivan.  Please join us again for the next episode of Grating the Nutmeg!

134. "Another Name for Happiness:" The Life of Ann Plato

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.E. Cummings, and more.  Music: "Spaces of L" by Kosta T is licensed under a Attribution License.

Join staff from Madison Public Library as they participate in dramatic readings of some of classic love poems. This is Theater of the Mind: A Month of Love. Every Tuesday, we'll share with you the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E.E. Cummings, and more.  Music: "Spaces of L" by Kosta T is licensed under a Attribution License.

Forget Me Not - Ann Plato

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 2, 2020. www.poets.org

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 2, 2020. <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.poets.org&amp;token=9d5a84-1-1583345147049" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poets.org</a>

Ann Plato: "Forget Me Not"