Release Date: April 26, 2024
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-57869-167-8
eBook ISBN: 978-1-57869-172-2
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024933131
Booksellers and Libraries: Order Here.

SYNOPSIS

PoemCity Anthology 2024 is a collection of poems featured in PoemCity, the Kellogg-Hubbard Library’s annual celebration of National Poetry Month during the month of April. These poems by Vermonters of all ages—from three to ninety-four!—were part of the walkable display showcased in the windows of businesses in downtown Montpelier, Vermont. This celebration of poetry and community includes published poets, former poet laureates, K-12 students, as well as new poets just starting to put pen to paper, and hail from seventy-five Vermont cities and towns. Learn more at kellogghubbard.org/poemcity.

All proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Kellogg-Hubbard Library (a 501c3) and supports future PoemCity programming. We thank you for your support!

PRAISE

“This is poetry for the people, in the tradition of community and the spoken word…It’s a beautiful book…There are poems for everyone in this anthology.”

-George Longenecker, in The Montpelier Bridge   

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“A beautiful representation and celebration of art, community, and life in all its glory and its disappointments, the book itself mirroring that initial artful presentation, itself a town of voices to wander through.” 

–2023 IPNE Book Awards Judge

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“PoemCity is a wonderful opportunity and invitation for Vermont voices to be heard.”

-Mary L Collins, Lake Elmore

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“PoemCity is part of Montpelier's heartbeat.”

-Candelin Wahl, Burlington

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“April is not the cruelest month in Montpelier because we have PoemCity.”

-Roberta Harold, Montpelier

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“I enjoyed reading PoemCity Anthology 2023. I read every poem—from Vermonters in towns and villages all across the state, young and old, various topics, life, death, daybreak, nightfall, working, dreaming, portraits of people, pets, cars, seed catalogs, olive oil, a glove, all the seasons, and feelings, joy, grief, love of course. I think there were more than 250 poems! Each one telling a story, uniquely Vermont, but universal, heartfelt.”

-Nancy Haiduck, Burlington

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“I look forward once again to seeing the poetic diversity of Vermont, which is one thing that makes me happy to live here.”

-Sydney Lea: Vermont Poet Laureate 2011-15

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“After all the ways that COVID and flooding have impacted our state, I'm looking forward to seeing Montpelier filled with poetry and people connecting with words and one another.”

-Deidra Razzaque, Brattleboro

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“How better to buoy your community and others than with poems from the heart.”

-Lily Hinrichsen, Bristol

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“I am excited to submit a poem to PoemCity. I want to see my poem up on a building. I am 11 years old and I really like chickens. I thought it would be fun to make a poem about them.”

-Linden Basor, Calais

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“I am excited to see how the poems reflect the year we had and to experience yet another example of art as a vehicle for communal healing.”

-Devon Parish, Montpelier

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“Starting today I'm going to think of myself as a poet.” 

-Gina Robinson, Barre

Reviews & In The News

Burlington Free Press, June 21, 2024: Stay cool by the pool this summer by reading these books with Vermont connections

Seven Days “Stuck in Vermont” April 18, 2024: Episode 713: Visiting the Kellogg-Hubbard Library’s PoemCity in Montpelier During the Month of April

The Montpelier Bridge, April 16, 2024: PoemCity Anthology: Bring All Those Storefront Poems Home

The Montpelier Bridge, April 2, 2024: Montpelier: ‘A Living Poetry Exhibit for the Month of April’

The Times Argus, March 29, 2024: Times Argus Community News

Vermont Viewpoint, WDEV Radio, March 29, 2024: Hour 1: VT S.18, PoemCity

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