Portsmouth Herald
YORK, MAINE - On Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., Tom Carnicelli will give a reading of poems from his latest collection, Older Still, at the York Public Library via Zoom.
This is his third poetry collection, and his third reading hosted by the York Public Library. In his first two collections, Old Guy, Part One, and Older Guy, he explores his thoughts and feelings about old age and retirement. In the new book, he continues in that vein, but branches out to explore the experiences of other people, too, such as this year’s high school seniors.
There are also ten poems about the pandemic. As he writes in his preface, Carnicelli does not write “seriously depressing poems” and writes about even the most serious topics “with not too heavy a touch.” Coronavirus presents quite a challenge, but he manages to take a lighter look at things like social distancing and hand washing.