Wintersong : Poetry at Skidompha Library
Poet Zachary Cole will be reading his work at Wintersong on January 13th at Skidompha Library. He writes vividly about life and people on the Midcoast of Maine, with humor and surprise, including people we treasure like The Humble Farmer.Wintersong: A Midcoast Gathering of Voices will take place Tuesday, January 13, from 6:30–8:00 PM in Porter Hall at Skidompha Library, Damariscotta with a snow date of Tuesday, January 20. The event is free and open to the public. Please enter via the Elm Street side (rear entrance) of the library, as the event will be held after regular hours.
The Midcoast Poetry Calendar and Publishing is delighted to announce Wintersong, a community poetry reading celebrating Midcoast Poetry Journal Volumes 1 and 2 and the bright, brave literary life of the region. The evening will feature readings by poets published in the journal, plus an open mic where attendees are warmly invited to share either a poem they wrote or a poem they love. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or a first-time reader, come gather in the dark of January and make a little weather of your own: words, laughter, and a room full of listening (bring your boots, your neighbor, and your most radiant inside voice).
Emcee for the evening will be local poet Eleanor Cade Busby, who welcomes any inquiries and loves a good question almost as much as a good line break. All are welcome to share during open mic, with a usual limit of three pieces per poet (and, as always in a good poetry room, that limit is flexible).
Copies of Midcoast Poetry Journal Volumes 1 and 2 will be available for purchase, and refreshments will be served in the lobby, a touch of warmth for hands, hearts, and pages.
“Poetry thrives when voices meet in real time,” said organizers. “Midcoast Maine has an extraordinary community of writers, and we wanted to create a warm, welcoming space where everyone, poets and listeners alike, can gather.”
From Dave Morrison: “Writer, please write / Dancer, please dance / Breather, please breathe”
From Eleanor Cade Busby: “Maine grows poets like wild blueberries: tender, stubborn, bursting with color.”
For more information, please contact: eleanorcadebusby@hotmail.com
To join the story: For submission guidelines, reading schedules, or to get involved, email info@MidcoastPoetryCalendar.com. This inbox is monitored daily, so expect a prompt and friendly reply.
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Poet Zachary Cole will be reading his work at Wintersong on January 13th at Skidompha Library. He writes vividly about life and people on the Midcoast of Maine, with humor and surprise, including people we treasure like The Humble Farmer.
Bill Eberle shares a poem in a reading. Bill brought his dream of gathering Midcoast voices together to life over many years with various poet's corners in local libraries. A published poet himself, , he is dedicated to helping others share their work.
With Len Germinara, they established Midcoast Poetry and Calendar Publishing and created 2 volumes of poetry in this first year as a non -profit.
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What's the Buzz? About the Author
Eleanor Cade Busby: Unpublished, Unfiltered, and Unrepentant
Eleanor Cade Busby is an unpublished award-winning writer, photographer, blogger, and chronic user of the Oxford comma. She simply adores writing about herself in the third person, and therefore considers this bio a personal highlight of her literary career.
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Writing from Midcoast Maine, where the air is salty, the coffee is strong, and the opinions come with footnotes.
A preacher’s kid who made it her mission to lovingly obliterate every single stereotype about “the minister’s daughter,” Busby grew up all over New England collecting stories, theater programs, and at least three kinds of student loan debt. She attended Goddard College, the Rhode Island Conservatory of Music, and the School of Life—majoring in everything she could wedge into her skull without a crowbar.
She has had her own office (with an actual door!) and a red stapler that was not to be touched, thank you very much. She has worked in social services for decades, won both national and local awards, and was recently named a co-recipient of the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award—along with one million of her closest friends—for being loud in the best way possible.
Busby has directed more plays than she can count, acted in more than she should probably admit, and written a few too—including some that were performed on purpose. She’s done everything in theater except hang the lights, because she has a strict “no ladders” clause in her personal safety policy.
Her work has appeared in publications ranging from earnest local weeklies to CRACKED magazine, which pretty much sums up her range. She believes if it isn’t funny or relevant, it probably belongs in a compost heap, not her blog.
Eleanor lives in Midcoast Maine with a cat who believes in early-morning blood sacrifice (hers), and she writes "What's the Buzz?" to chronicle what’s happening, what might be happening, and what absolutely should be happening, according to her and no one else.
Suggestions for topics and comments are always welcome at eleanorcadebusby@hotmail.com
