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Stuart Kestenbaum. (Photo courtesy Stuart Kenstenbaum)
The Camden Public Library and Stewardship Education Alliance (S.E.A.) welcome Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum on Thursday, May 27, at 6 p.m., for a special evening of poetry.
The poetry event will kick off a two-week “Poetry on Windows” (POW!) is a celebration of poetry and the environment in which talented scribes draw poetry (written by students in local schools) on the windows of Camden storefronts.
Kestenbaum will read selections of his work, discuss the creative process, and participate in a question and answer session with the audience.
The presentation will take place on Zoom. Please email jpierce@librarycamden.org to request a link to attend.
Poetry alive and well in Maine
By Linda Buckmaster | Apr 22, 2021
“I think poetry is alive and well in Maine!” said Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum. “There are so many new books being published, great readings, and exciting initiatives with young people writing poetry.” Stuart’s poem “Breaking Free” is our feature this week.
He continued: “In challenging times of the pandemic, social upheaval and environmental crises, people turn to poetry to understand deeper meanings, or to give voice to their feelings. We re constantly listening to news about these issues, but poetry is helping us listen in a different, deeper way.”
VB: Have you come across any particular building that may have inspired you to go into architecture?
RJ: When I told my art teacher at Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine where I studied color theory, sculpture, and photography that I wanted to pursue architecture he recommended me to go visit the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine [1961] designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes [1915-2004]. I fell in love with the ocean-front campus with its vernacular style pavilions raised on stilts and interconnected by a series of walkways. Larrabee Barnes became my first favorite architect. And the first publication I ever purchased on any architect was his Museum Designs paperback brochure. And a few years ago, when I was working on my Princeton Transit Hall and Market project on Princeton University campus, it was especially rewarding because it directly faces his New South Building there.