POEM: A ‘moonlit night’ aboard a beloved schooner
Penobscot poet Sue Shaw remembers a final sail aboard the historic schooner Victory Chimes
POEM: On calculating the ‘sum’ of one’s life
Penobscot poet Sue Shaw uses ‘octogenarian math’ to understand—and celebrate— the value of aging
POEM: Patriotic and proud, a ‘perfect’ parade
Penobscot poet Sue Shaw celebrates the joys of a small town parade
POEM: Watching an eagle ‘swoop and soar’ in summer
A bright blue morning, a bike ride, and the joy of birdwatching with kids
POEM: A ‘symphony’ of ‘chirps’ and ‘cheeps’
Penobscot poet Sue Shaw on the joyful songs of our avian neighbors
POEM: On arriving at the ‘banks of another spring’
Patricia Ranzoni, Bucksport’s former poet laureate, explores whats left when the ice is ‘finally gone’
POEM: It’s a hard knock life for a bug
Poet Linda Swift on the short and frenzied life of a bug
POEM: Chasing a chicken with ‘a mind of her own’
Patricia Ranzoni, Bucksport’s former poet laureate, on following a chicken to ‘a sweeter place to be’
POEM: ‘It’s party-time and you’re the snack!’
Poet Linda Swift on the ‘frenzied dance’ of spring
POEM: “The man called it a mortar and pedestal”
Sometimes, you “just have to let sleeping dogs lay”
POEM: An ode to rhubarb, “Queen of Tart”
Blue Hill poet Kathie Burnett shares an ode to rhubarb
POEM: Remebering Devereux’s ice cream parlor
Patricia Ranzoni, Bucksport’s former poet laureate, remembers a 1930s ice cream parlor in Castine
POEM: “Each fresh sweet shade a shooting star”
Penobscot poet David Jolly draws inspiration from Robert Frost
POEM: Reflections on the bittersweet nature change
Poet Linda Swift’s family shares her reflections on change in Bucksport
POEM: “Daffodils' blades pierce skyward”
Isle au Haut’s Bill Stevens reflects on “Spring on the Island!”
POEM: “The frogs are singing!”
Patricia Ranzoni, Bucksport’s former poet laureate, on nature’s dialogue across seasons
POEM: Sounds of the season are all around us
Penobscot poet Sue Shaw celebrates the sounds of spring.
First class mail: Corresponding in poetry
Two men tell each other about their lives through poetry delivered by US Postal Service