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Sunday Afternoon Poetry at the Jaquith

September 20th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Sunday Afternoon Poetry at the Jaquith hosts free monthly poetry readings that welcome everyone. The event is a collaboration between the Jaquith Library, the Poetry Society of Vermont, and Jasper Hill Farm.

The poets who will be reading:

Samantha Kolber is the owner and publisher of Rootstock Publishing, a curated hybrid and traditional press in Montpelier, Vermont. She is the author of the chapbook Birth of a Daughter, a 5-Star Readers’ Favorite and Poetry Winner in the 2023 San Francisco Book Festival. Her poems have appeared in Rattle, Tiny Seed, Hunger Mountain, and Minerva Rising, among other publications. Her debut novel, Stolen, releases in December to coincide with her 50th birthday!

Jannetta Lamourt, PSOV Membership Chair, holds a Master’s in English, and her latest endeavor is the pursuit of a PhD in Psychology. Her poetry is now published in numerous anthologies in both the UK and the USA, and this past spring, she took part in the PoemCity celebration and anthology.

daithi’ has published poems in literary journals such as Tendril and Refocus, and most recently in the Poem City anthology. David’s writing can be found under the pseudonym, daithi’ where he often writes poetry book reviews for the PSOV Website. David has served on the PSOV Executive Board since 2023.

Elizabeth R. McCarthy After retiring from teaching, Elizabeth turned to poetry when the pandemic created a windfall of time. She then joined the Poetry Society of Vermont and the online poetry group, The Lockdown Poets of Aberdeen, Scotland. Elizabeth is the Web Manager/Workspace Administrator for PSOV and has published four collections of poetry.