2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
VERMONT ARTS COUNCIL
Sydney Lea of Newbury received the 2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. This award is the most distinguished recognition bestowed by the State of Vermont. Accordingly, it is reserved for Vermont artists who have had a profound impact on their field within the state of Vermont and beyond. The Governor selects the recipient from a list of nominations compiled from across the state and vetted by the Arts Council. View the video from Governor Phil Scott in bestowing the 2021 Governor’s Award to former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea of Newbury.
Read the full article here: https://www.vermontartscouncil.org/programs/arts-awards/2021-recipients
Original Source: https://youtu.be/fHxPzrAmdu0
Trailer for HERE with Four Way Books
FOUR WAY BOOKS
Sydney Lea reads from his book “Here” which is forthcoming from Four Way Books in September 2019.
Original Source: https://youtu.be/uwyaT6I7jn4
Reading of HERE at Bear Pond Books
BEAR POND BOOKS
Sydney Lea reads from his book “Here”.
Original Source: https://youtu.be/MuXBdNLsjTI
Video Interview with PBS
VERMONT PBS: VERMONT POETRY
Poets and Their Craft – Sydney Lea
Episode | 24m 58s | 2016/03/23 | NR
Vermont poets read their works and discuss their sources of inspiration. In this episode, former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea reads at Norwich Bookstore in Norwich.
Original Source: https://www.vermontpbs.org/poetry
Audio Interview with Shelagh Connor Shapiro
SHELAGH CONNOR SHAPIRO of shelaughswithoutus.com
Sydney Lea – Interview #388
Mar 2nd, 2016 by writethebook
A new interview with Sydney Lea, who has just finished his term as Vermont’s Poet Laureate. His new books are No Doubt the Nameless (Four Way Books) and What’s the Story? Reflections on a Life Grown Long (Green Writers Press).
Original Source: https://writethebook.podbean.com/e/sydney-lea-interview-388-22216
Music credits: 1) “Dreaming 1″ – John Fink; 2) “Filter” – Dorset Greens (a Vermont band featuring several former South Burlington High School students).