You are invited to join Maine poet laureate, Betsy Sholl, and Portland laureate, Stephen Luttrell, along with Maine poets Robert Farnsworth, Martin Steingesser, Megan Grumbling, Ken Nye, Deena Weinstein, and Joyce Pye at the 3rd Maine Dead Poets Bash, this coming Friday, April 23rd, at Portland's Eastern Cemetery.
Besides the invited poets, if you want to read a poem you are welcome to, but there are 2 rules: 1). It must be one poem from one of Maine's past poets; and 2) You need to respond in a comment to this posting and put the name of the poet/poem you want to read. This will help us avoid duplication.
Longfellow, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Phillip Both, Robert Lowell, Louise Bogan, Robert Creeley, Elizabeth Bishop, and David Walker are already being read.
The Map of Maine's Dead Poets has over 40 more poets to choose from.
In case of rain or snow we'll meet across the street at the North Star Cafe.
As I indicated at the Blaine House tea, I'd love to participate, reading either Louise Bogan or Robert Lowell (or E. A. Robinson). Let me know which poet by Thursday, if possible.
Posted by: Robert Farnsworth | 04/19/2010 at 04:48 PM
Ken Nye is going to recite a Shakespeare poem, and read one from Edwin Arlginton R.
Posted by: The Dead Poet Guy | 04/19/2010 at 10:43 PM
As I responded back in March, I will be joining you this Friday at the cemetery across from North Star. I will read May Sarton's The Concentration Camps (appropriate since we just observed Yom Hashoah). If there is time at the end, I would add Gestalt at Sixty, also by May Sarton.
Posted by: Deena R. Weinstein | 04/20/2010 at 09:21 AM