The C.H. Booth library collaborated with Aquila's Nest Vineyard in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to extend the library's April poetry Walk through July.  Librarian Sherri Merrill initiated the poetry Walk last year, when she invited poets to share their work and posted poems by writers of all ages on heavy-duty lawn signs along the sidewalks at Fairfield Hills in Newtown.  This year, they stood outside the library during April, National Poetry Month.  Sherri invited poets to write on the theme of hope for the Sandy Hook display.  I am honored that "Child of Light" and "Acres of Light at the Farm, Woodbury, Connecticut" are included.  

Justice Southbury is an organization that has promoted the protection of civil liberties since 2020, when it began as a response to the murder in Minneapolis of George Floyd.  May 25, 2025, marked the fifth anniversary of both the murder of Mr. Floyd as well as the formation of Justice Southbury.  I was honored to be a part of the commemoration and wrote and shared a poem to mark the occasion.  Here is a link to the text of the poem.

My poem "Walking" greets guests who walk the trails at Firefly Hill Farm at 1692 North Main Street in Woodbury, Connecticut. The mindful forest walks are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from now until December 1. The Siemon family have put poems, including pieces by Maya Angelou, Wendell Berry, and Mary Oliver, nature facts, and wooden sculptures along the trails for a wonderful experience of nature, poetry, and art.

This is the world premiere of composer Sarah Marze's choral song titled "Waking, Dreaming," performed at the Leroy Anderson House national historic landmark in Woodbury, Connecticut. The song is derived from a sonnet of the same name by Woodbury poet laureate Sandy Carlson. Marze, pianist Emma Bocciarelli, and the Voicebox octet and its conductors demonstrated how they transform words into music.