Clinton Poet Laureate Cathy Weiss, left, Guilford Poet Laureate Mark McGuire-Schwartz and Branford Poet Laureate Judith Liebmann pose for a photo on May 18 during a professional development day at SWF Foundation in Clinton. The conference was hosted by the SWF Foundation in Clinton which has supported many arts programs in Clinton and the shoreline area. Wesley Bunnell / Harbor News

Connecticut Office of the Arts Administrator and artist Tamara Dimitri, back left, Guilford Poet Laureate Mark McGuire-Schwartz, back middle, CT State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brimm-Bell, back right, Clinton Poet Laureate Cathy Weiss, front left, Connecticut Council of Poets Laureate President Pegi Deitz Shea, 2nd front, and Branford Poet Laureate Judith Liebmann pose for a photo on May 18 during a professional development day at SWF Foundation in Clinton. The conference was hosted by the SWF Foundation in Clinton which has supported many arts programs in Clinton and the shoreline area. Wesley Bunnell / Harbor News

Connecticut Council of Poets Laureate President Pegi Deitz Shea, left, gives her opening remarks to attendees during a professional development conference including Clinton Poet Laureate Cathy Weiss, seated left, Connecticut Office of the Arts Administrator and artist Tamara Dimitri, seated right, and Branford Poet Laureate Judith Liebmann on May 18 at SWF Foundation in Clinton. The conference was hosted by the SWF Foundation in Clinton which has supported many arts programs in Clinton and the shoreline area. Wesley Bunnell / Harbor News

Connecticut Poets Laureate from around the state, including CT State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brimm-Bell, 3rd from left, gathered on May 18 to hold a professional development day at SWF Foundation in Clinton. The conference was hosted by the SWF Foundation in Clinton which has supported many arts programs in Clinton and the shoreline area. Wesley Bunnell / Harbor News