Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street, will host writer Nancy K. Crevier on Tuesday, May 12, at 1 pm, for a reading from her newest book of poetry, Somewhere Lightning Strikes.

Registration is required and available by calling 203-270-4310. The program is open to the public.

This collection of poetry explores love, grief, hope, and regret, revealing emotional pathways to the heart. Her poetry draws inspiration from various aspects of life and nature.

Crevier’s debut book of poetry, The Peach Quartet, was published in 2022, followed by Pieces of the World in 2023. She has been regularly featured as part of the C.H. Booth Library Poetry Walk at Fairfield Hills.

She graduated from Bemidji State University in Minnesota in 1978 — the same year she married her husband Philip and moved to Connecticut, where they raised their two children. She has lived in Newtown since 1995.

Crevier has co-owned and operated a natural foods restaurant, catered, taught cooking courses, and written food columns. While raising children, she worked part-time at a gardening center and as an educational assistant in the reading department at Reed Intermediate School.

In 2005, she began a new career as a reporter at The Newtown Bee, and went on to become the editor of the newspaper. She retired in 2021, allowing more time to pursue writing, painting, and exploring the world far and near.

She is thrilled to have had the name “Nana” and the role of grandparent added to her resume in recent years.

Somewhere Lighting Strikes is currently available at amazon.com, and will also be at bookshop.org after May 14.