Chesterville Center Union Meeting House an Evening of Poetry Readings

By Poets, Chesterville Center Union Meeting House

"More poets than one might guess — both published and yet-to-be-discovered — lurk in the hollows and hills of Chesterville. On October 9, 2015, the first Chesterville Poetry Night on record was held at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House. Chesterville poets and their admirers gathered in the time-honored community space to share truth and beauty, wit and wisdom. Several present-day artists read their own works, while works of a few authors from the town's past were read by current residents. This little volume is the result of the generosity of the Poetry Night artists and the hard-working volunteers behind the non-profit Meeting House. We hope it will preserve part of the spirit of that evening. Our even greater hope is that it will inspire more poetry and poets to emerge from the hidden reaches of Chesterville."100% of all sales is donated to the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House organization.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9781365187933

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Chesterville Center Union Meeting House an Evening of Poetry Readings

Chesterville Center Union Meeting House

1st Annual

Poetry Readings

Copyright 2016

Chesterville Center Union Meeting House

Individual Copyright retained by all authors

ISBN: 978-1-365-18793-3

Published by

Kellscraft Studio

Skowhegan, ME

Introduction

Chesterville Poetry Night Collection

More poets than one might guess — both published and yet-to-be-discovered — lurk in the hollows and hills of Chesterville. On October 9, 2015, the first Chesterville Poetry Night on record was held at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House.  Chesterville poets and their admirers gathered in the time-honored community space to share truth and beauty, wit and wisdom.  Several present-day artists read their own works,  while works of a few authors from the town's past were read by current residents. This little volume is the result of the generosity of the Poetry Night artists and the hard-working volunteers behind the non-profit Meeting House. We hope it will preserve part of the spirit of that evening. Our even greater hope is that it will inspire more poetry and poets to emerge from the hidden reaches of Chesterville.

Chesterville Center Union Meeting House, Inc.

Board of Directors

April, 2016

Address of Welcome

To those of YOU WHO did not SHOW

Up for my 75th Birthday Party…

WELL, Thanks a lot.

I suppose you think I’m going to do this again?

Next year?

AND remember to invite you?

and when you arrive…

well,

Don’t be too surprised to find yourselves here,

Already, present as standing cairns of stone

— that’s if you come, next year, BECAUSE

I’m building a man of

Stone to greet you, one like me,