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On Sunday, April 28th, 2013 at 9:30 am, Tom will be the featured guest speaker, and reader, at the Sangerville U. U. Church. His talk, "Tom Lyford: Poet by Default," promises to be a brief and humorous memoir of how he accidentally fell into Poetry. Tom will also read some of his signature poems. The church is located at the corner of Church and Main Streets. FMI: (207) 876-4926.



On Friday evening, March 22nd, 2013, at 7 pm, Tom  will be reading with Bangor poet, Ellen Richards, at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, ME.

TOM LYFORD WILL BE SIGNING COPIES OF HIS NEWEST POETRY COLLECTION, NO DAFFODILS, NO CLOUDS, DURING DOVER-FOXCROFT'S HOMECOMING CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2012-- 9:00-2:00. JOINING TOM AT HIS MAIN STREET BOOTH WILL BE THERESA SMALL SNEED, AUTHOR OF  NO ANGEL AND EARTHBOUND
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POETS TOM LYFORD AND WOODY WOODSUM WILL BE THE FEATURED READERS AT THE CARY LIBRARY IN WAYNE, ME ON FRIDAY, JULY 20TH, 2012, BEGINNING AT 7:30 pm

SUMMER POETRY OPEN MIC AT THE THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY, 186 EAST MAIN STREET, DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME 7:00 - 8:30 pm

POETRY OPEN-MIC TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH @ THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY, 186 EAST MAIN STREET, DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME, 7:00-8:30ish, FREE ADMISSION & REFRESHMENTS... ALL ARE WELCOME... MONDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2012 (SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY)

POETRY @ SENIORS' LUNCHEON, 11:30 a.m. AT THE DOVER-FOXCROFT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MARCH 23RD, 2012

BOOK REVIEW: PLAYING WITH FIRE, IN THE MORNING SENTINEL, THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2012

POETRY READING/DISCUSSION IN MS. GAUDION'S 11TH GRADE ENGLISH CLASS, FOXCROFT ACADEMY, APRIL 11TH, 2012

POETRY READING/DISCUSSION IN FOUR 7TH GRADE ENGLISH CLASS (PLUS A HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY APPEARANCE) AT THE GUILFORD SCHOOL SYSTEM, GUILFORD, ME, APRIL 6TH, 2012

FOXCROFT ACADEMY POETRY LUNCHEON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 2012 @ NOON FOXCROFT ACADEMY

MORNING ASSEMBLY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, FOXCROFT ACADEMY

THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY WINTER POETRY OPEN-MIC, DOVER-FOXCROFT, JANUARY 23RD @ 7 PM

MIOSAC CLUB, DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME, THAYER PARKWAY MEETING ROOM, JANUARY 3RD @ 7 PM

FOXCROFT ACADEMY POETRY LUNCHEON, DECEMBER 16TH, 2011 @ NOON

HIBBARD'S NURSING HOME, DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME, DECEMBER 12TH, 2011 @ 10:00 AM

POTLUCK POETRY IN NEWCASTLE, ME, DECEMBER 3RD, 2011

AT FOXCROFT ACADEMY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2011

FOXCROFT ACADEMY ASSEMBLY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2011, 9:25 AM

DOVER-FOXCROFT KIWANIS BREAKFAST, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2011, 6:30 AM

POETRY & BLUES IN THE PARLOR, GARDINER, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2011

AFTERNOON OF INDULGENCE, WINTERPORT, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2011

PCSS LIBRARY HOSTS VISITS BY  MAINE AUTHORS (page 3), GUILFORD, ME, APRIL 7TH 2011

VILLAGES OF PISCATAQUIS COUNTY AUDIO TOUR, SEPTEMBER, 2010

MAINE STATE AUTHOR LISTING, MAINE STATE LIBRARY, AUGUSTA, ME

SHOCKING NEWS: DOVER-FOXCROFT POET TAKES  MUNICIPAL LAUREATESHIP BY FORCE, JUNE 8TH, 2010

SASSY LOVE POEMS AND SONG, HALLOWELL, ME, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2010

HUMOROUS POETRY READING, HALLOWELL, ME, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2009

SPEAKING VOLUMES,BANGOR, ME, APRIL 25TH, 2009

INDIE MOVIE, FLAMINGO, PREMIERES AT CENTER THEATRE, 2007

OPEN MIC NIGHTS AT HUTCHINS HALL, DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME, MAY 23RD, 2007

VISITING POETS WERE LOCAL EDUCATORS, RUMFORD, ME, APRIL 27TH, 2007

LYFORD CO-WINNER IN POETRY SLAM, TOPSHAM, ME, DECEMBER 10TH, 2006

POETRY AT THE HARLOW GALLERY, HALLOWELL, ME, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2006

A SYMPHONY OF POETS, DAMARISCOTTA, ME, APRIL 30TH, 2006

PEOPLE'S POETRY PROJECT CONTINUES, CAMDEN, ME, APRIL 19TH, 2006

WWII EXHBIT AT CHAMBER EXPO. GUILFORD, ME, MARCH 31ST, 2006

DOVER-FOXCROFT POET TO READ AT BORDERS, BANGOR, ME, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2006

LOCAL POET HOSTS BOOK SIGNING, DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME, JANUARY 19TH, 2006

POETRY AND MUSIC IN THE PARK, SEBEC, JULY , 2005

ODE TO POETRY IN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, DOVER-FOXCROFT, JULY, 2004

WINTER WRITER SERIES, DOVER-FOXCROFT, MARCH 2004

PROGRAM USES ART TO FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY, DOVER-FOXCROFT, ME, FEBRUARY,2001


Dover-Foxcroft's Rogue Poet Laureate since... well, OK... only 2010