PUTNEY — The Putney Public Library, 55 Main St., will host Brattleboro poet Daniel A. Heller for a reading from his recently published book, Between the Shadows, on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public.
In Heller's words, “Many of the poems in this book come from the dark corners of my heart. By giving verbal form to these ideas I hope to be able to at least look at them if not actually confront and diminish them. They reflect many of my regrets, sadness, disappointments (often in myself), and perceptions of the world in which I live.
If any reader can identify with some of these ideas, then he or she will know that he or she is not alone.”
Heller was a secondary educator for more than 30 years. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from Middlebury College, an M.Ed. from Keene State College, a certificate of advanced graduate studies in educational administration and planning from the University of Vermont, and an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from The College of St. Joseph in Rutland.