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Updated 3/13/2023

Verandah Porche

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    VT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Verandah Porche, poet, performer, mentor, writing partner, believes in the eloquence of unheard voices and in the universal right to play * lively interactive readings including original songs * poems crafted on commission by individuals or organizations * innovative poetry residencies, pre-K to Elderhostel * collaborative residencies to create a community self-portrait through individual voices. Verandah developed "told poetry" to create personal literature through conversation, to support this work. * "told poetry" residencies in hospitals and nursing homes * scribe training for those interested in creating "told poetry" A former student, now a magazine editor writes: "Verandah showed us how words can paint pictures, can make you laugh or ache, remember or imagine. Language as song, as prayer, even as math. How language can stimulate the senses – even touch, as certain words can feel physically pleasurable as they roll of your tongue." BOOKS: The Body's Symmetry, Glancing Off, Sudden Eden CATALOG: Shedding Light on the Working Forest, with painter Kathleen Kolb CD: Come Over, songs co-written with Patty Carpenter, for the Dysfunctional Family Jazz Band. Songs and poems posted on our Patreon site each month: https://www.patreon.com/pattyandverandah

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Verandah Porche (she/her)
Job Title: poet in residence
Phone: 802-254-2442
Address:
45 Old County Road
Guilford, VT 05301

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1978

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1978

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Literary Arts - Poetry

Additional Disciplines:

  • Literary Arts - Spoken Word

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts and Health
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Writing Services
  • Residency - Other
  • Curriculum Development
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Residency - Community
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 20

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Houseless/Housing Insecure Individuals
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision

I can work with people who are hearing impaired with the assistance of an interpreter.

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Monteverdi Artists Collaborative, Guilford, Vermont
  • Vermont Creative Network

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Monteverdi Artists Collaborative, Guilford, Vermont
  • Vermont Creative Network

Awards

Awards:

  • Award of Merit, Vermont Arts Council, 1998
  • Millennium Artist, Newport New Hampshire, 2000-1
  • Marlboro College, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, 2012
  • Ellen McCollough-Lovell Award, Vermont Arts Council 2016

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Designated Arts Community:

  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Southern Vermont Creative Zone

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Literature
  • Dance

Certifications and Training:

  • Teaching Arts Academy, Community Engagement Lab

Fee range:

$350 - $500

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Literature
  • Dance

Certifications and Training:

  • Teaching Arts Academy, Community Engagement Lab

Fee range:

$350 - $500

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Vermont Teaching Artist Roster
  • New Hampshire Education Roster
  • New Hampshire Arts in Health, Health & Healing Roster

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • an intimate space or a microphone

Fee Range:

$375 - $500

State of Residence:

Vermont

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

1