LITCHFIELD - A Gathering of Exceptional Poets Reading from their Books will be held on Dec. 5, at 2 p.m., at the White Memorial Conservation Center Carriage House, 80 Whitehall Road. In this coffee house style event six poets will read from their books and hold an open discussion on the process of writing poems. A book signing will follow the reading and discussion. The authors are Cortney Davis, Jim Kelleher, Norah Pollard, David Leff, Cheryl Della Pelle, and Jean Sands. Admission is free. For more information call White Memorial Conservation Center at 567-0857 or online at info@whitememorial.org. or Jean Sands at 485-9522 or online at jeansands@sbcglobal.net.