My poetry community-- what a great night!

What a lovely evening it was on Zoom last night! I believe it was nineteen of the former poets in residence at the Frost Place who gathered online to celebrate not only Robert Frost's birthday, but also the 50th year of the Frost Place in Franconia. They all read a favorite poem from Mountain Interval, a full collection that Frost wrote while in residence in Franconia. And each shared funny and sweet memories of their time in the house. It was a lot of fun to listen to. And I knew many of them, as well. It was a poetic reunion that my heart needed. (And it was recorded and will be available on youtube sometime along here.)

The news cycle is horrifying and dark and awful. I am left wondering, all too often, what poems can do. And then, these fine folks gathered, and reminded me. It's about community; a place and a group that sustains you, even when you are not there in person. And for me, that's what all of my years associated with the Frost Place have done. They've sustained me--the people, the words, the place itself. 

So, find your community. Be present for and with them, because we all need each other very much right now. 

We always have.

Blessings,

C





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