Poets, poetry lovers, and everyone interested in poetry are invited to gather at the historic Charlotte Grange Hall!  Bring a few of your favorite poems or your own poetry to read or recite, or just come to listen. 

Each month, a local guest poet will be invited to share about themselves and recite several poems.  Participants are then invited to recite their own poetry or read poetry of their choosing. Prizes will be offered to those who can recite their poems from memory! 

This month our guest poet is Jack Mayer, a Vermont writer and retired pediatrician.  His first practice was on the Canadian border where he began writing poems about his practice and hiking Vermont’s Long Trail.  A cancer researcher at Columbia University, he returned to Vermont as a primary care pediatrician in Middlebury, retiring in 2021.  As a writer, he participated in the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference twice for fiction, and once for poetry.  He has written two books, Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project, and Before the Court of Heaven, and two poetry collections —Poems from the Wilderness - Winner of the Proverse Prize, and Entanglements: Physics, Love, and Wilderness Dreams, reflecting his interest in the physics and metaphysics of cosmology and the primacy of relationships.

Everyone is welcome! This a monthly gathering, meeting 1:00 - 2:30 PM at the Charlotte Grange Hall on the second Thursday of every month. Check this Grange Events Calendar to confirm dates.

RSVPs appreciated by not necessary:  abigailkilley@me.com