Poets' Walk

By Linda Buckmaster

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• Understanding the plumb bob

  By Judy Kaber - Jun 17
  Father's Day has been around for a long time — since at least the 15th century — and was celebrated on Saint Joseph's day as part of the Catholic ...
  
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  The Radiant World

  By Judy Kaber - May 20
  Nurses and poets have a long association. The seminal poet Walt Whitman worked as a nurse during the Civil War. This month includes National ...
  

• Poetry alive and well in Maine

  By Linda Buckmaster - Apr 22
  “I think poetry is alive and well in Maine!” said Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum. “There are so many new books being published, great ...
  

• Poets' Walk

  By Linda Buckmaster - Mar 25
  Suspend disbelief as you read this week's poem, “Industrial Remains,” by Judy Kaber. We are about to hear a tale told by bones from the bottom of ...
  

• A famous Maine poet rides the Staten Island ferry

  By Linda Buckmaster - Feb 25
  If you have been to the top of Mt. Battie, you probably will have seen these words inscribed on the tower: “All I could see from where I stood was ...
  

• The memories contained in a bird's song

  By Linda Buckmaster - Jan 29
  Do you sometimes hear a sound from your past that calls up memories or feelings from that time? How about the school bell that signals the class ...
  

• A busted pencil

  By Judy Kaber - Jun 03
  For many people, June signals a time of transition — the end of the school year. This past year and a half has been particularly challenging for ...
  

• A reawakening

  By Judy Kaber - May 06
  Two things are on my mind right now: mothers and spring! Mother's Day will be celebrated Sunday, May 9. This holiday began in the United States in ...
  

• Cigar girls: Story of a poem's birth

  By Linda Buckmaster - Apr 08
  In the mid-'70s, I worked at the Belfast Area Children's Center (now Belfast Area Childcare Services), which was located in the old Waldo elementar...
  

• Messing about in boats

  By Linda Buckmaster - Mar 11
  Boat season is coming! I promise. Even if you are not a boater yourself, a dock is a lovely place to hang out and watch the comings and goings. Of ...
  

• Search for new poet laureate begins

  By Linda Buckmaster - Feb 11
  Good news! After a pandemic hiatus, Belfast is in the process of searching for its next poet laureate to begin their reign in April. This wonderful...
  

• Introducing Poet's Walk

  By Linda Buckmaster - Jan 15
  Way back in October 2018, another lifetime ago, the annual Belfast Poetry Festival offered the first “Harbor. Poetry. Walk.” This event featured ...