Molten Java

10/08/2026

Molten will be closing at 2pm today and resuming regular hours tomorrow Friday Oct 9 2026. Open mic is cancelled for tonight only.
So sorry for any inconvenience .

10/05/2026

Tomorrow night!

We are honored to have Dennis Barone as our featured poet on October 6th at Molten Java from 6:30-8:00pm. You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear him read and meet him. Following Dennis there will be an open-mic. Hope to see you!

Dennis Barone is Poet Laureate, Emeritus of West Hartford. He is also Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Saint Joseph also in West Hartford, Connecticut. Dennis is the editor of several poetry anthologies and essay collections as well as the author of many books of fiction, literary history, and poetry. A graduate of Bard College, he received his Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1992 he held the Thomas Jefferson Chair, a distinguished Fulbright lecturing award, in the Netherlands, and in 1997 he received the America Award for fiction. He is the poetry editor for the Wallace Stevens Journal.

Barb Fulton Jennes Cheryl Lynn Rick Magee Cortney Davis Byrd's Books CT Poets Laureate Bethel Arts

09/16/2026