Poetry reading by Stuart Kestenbaum in library program The former Maine Poet Laureate shares from his new collection Things Seemed to Be Breaking.
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ROCKLAND The Rockland Public Library presents Stuart Kestenbaum Thursday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. in-person and via Zoom. This event is free and open to all.
The former Maine Poet Laureate will read selections of his work, including from his latest collection, “Things Seemed to Be Breaking,” featuring poetry drawn from black-out images. After the reading, Kestenbaum will answer questions and talk about his creative process. Former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser has written, “Stuart Kestenbaum writes the kind of poems I love to read, heartfelt responses to the privilege of having been given a life. No hidden agendas here, no theories to espouse, nothing but life, pure life, set down with craft and love.”
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An Evening with Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum
The Camden Public Library and the Stewardship Education Alliance (S.E.A.) are delighted to welcome Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum for an evening of poetry to kick off the two-week “Poetry on Windows” (POW!) celebration in downtown Camden. 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.
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.
Poet Stuart Kestenbaum, pictured with Governor Mills in January 2020. Courtesy of Stuart Kestenbaum.
The Maine Arts Commission requests applications to select a new state poet laureate for a five-year term. Maine’s Poet Laureate position is an appointment designed to promote poetry throughout the state while honoring a Maine poet whose work can inspire an understanding and appreciation of the craft of poetry for the people of our state.
Current Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum completes his five-year term in 2021. Kestenbaum, a resident of Deer Isle, has used his position to share poetry in many different mediums, including his “Poems from Here” collaboration with Maine Public, which features a new Maine poem each week. Kestenbaum is the author of five collections of poems, most recently “How to Start Over” (Deerbrook Editions, 2019). He is also the author of the essay collection “The View from Here” (Brynmorgen Press, 2012).
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