Dead Poets Society of America

Poets' Grave #241: Lillian Hillbom Rogers, North Hampton, NH.
Epitaph (pictured) is one of my favorites. Below a short poem of hers:

First a howling blizzard woke us,
Then the rain came down to soak us,
And now before the eye can focus -
Crocus.

Sleeping in the Shadow of Sarah Jewett

Dedgar and I found ourselves tired after a two-week filming spree, so I took a short detour to South Berwick, ME.. where we parked right next to the beautiful Sarah Orne Jewett House, and slept for 4 hours.

Then I gathered a lovely bouquet of small flowers from her garden and used them to make tombstone art at her grave nearbye. Had an amazing 3 hour photo shoot with Sarah and fam and flowers. Some of the best photos I've taken on my journeys.

226th Poets' Grave Reached!

Hooray for Poets' Graves! On a lovely, dark September night Dedgar and crew spent almost 2 hours combing Rutland, Vermont's Evergreen cemetery and while she gave us a run for our money, we found grave number 226! (On the way to the second 250)

Julia Ripley Dorr.

We nearly got stuck in a 3-foot rut and nearly gave up, but persistence paid off and we rounded one dark corner into a secluded tree-filled, hill-top section of the cemetery, and Alice McGown had the first sighting of grave #226! Dedgar was thrilled as well, and provided some lighting for the occasion.

We Found Frost! 225th Poets' Grave!

Dedgar and crew drove over 10 hours in our quest to "Find Frost!" My 225th grave!!!! On the way we stopped at the Stone House in Shaftsbury, VT., and the Frost family gravesite in Bennington, and then proceeded West to find Frost!

You'll have to wait for the movie to be released to see what and who we found! It was grave 225 on this 3-year journey!

List of 15 Top Poets' Graves Released

The long-awaited release of the Top 15 US Poets' Graves is here! The Associated Press ran a national story of this milestone in literary history, as 225 Poets' Graves were reached.

Etheridge Knight's Birthday Poem for His Wife : Sonia Sanchez

42 New Sets of Poets' Graves Photos Posted

I've just added 42 new sets to the most comprehensive collection of US Poets' Graves in the world.

Among the poets whose graves and/or houses I've posted are: Sexton, Wheatley, Whittier, Lucretia Davidson, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Ogden Nash, Michael Wigglesworth, James Whitcomb Riley, Frost, Ginsberg, Kerouac, and more.

May 14th: Emily Dickinson Poetry Walk

This year's Emily Dickinson Poetry Walk will focus on her poetry in translation. The 1 PM Community reading on Saturday, May 14th will move from place to place in town, finishing at HER GRAVE. Should be a very informative and fun event.

There will be an open house at her homestead museum from 3 to 4. PM.

Delmore Schwartz : A Re-visit on Palm Sunday Morn

Delmore Schwartz : A Re-visit on Palm Sunday Morn

Peretz Kaminsky : Yiddish Poet on Palm Sunday

Peretz Kaminsky : Yiddish Poet on Palm Sunday