poetry

     I write poetry to remember, to capture in words and the arrangement of words what seems true or important about what has happened or is happening in my life. I also write poetry to play with ideas, to pray, to discover deep parts of myself, to grieve, to capture dreams . . . and sometimes because something, it might just be me, something, takes over part of my brain with a few odd words, an idea, a memory, an image, or a part of a story and demands I stop everything and “write a poem” – that I get it down, see it, capture it magically with some words and the reward when I’m done . . . is a poem that helps me remember and re‑experience that moment, that idea, that story . . . and, if it can do that, it might also be a poem worth sharing.

     For me, an important part of staying active as a poet has been meeting regularly with other poets to read my poetry and hear their poetry. Since 2015, I've been a member of Rockport Public Library Poets‘ Corner, which meets twice a month from 4 - 5:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. I'm also a member of a new Poets‘ Corner at Thomaston Public Library, which meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 5 - 6:30 p.m. in the library’s 2nd floor conference room (follow the signs for Poets' Corner). Both groups host special Poetry Month events during April in lieu of regular meetings.   read less