MONTPELIER – Readings from the debut poetry book, “Stonechat,” by Calais poet Mary Elder Jacobsen will be part of a three-poet presentation on April 13, at 12:30 p.m., in the Poem City series at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.
In “Stonechat,” Jacobsen explores, sometimes in form and sometimes in invented form, the songful expressions of mourning, solace, delight, and play, spanning themes of grief, parent/child selves, and discovery.
“I write out of experiences and observations that inspire me to know them further through the crafting of poems—ranging from the elegiac (in response to lost loved ones) to the mirror (a fascination with reflection) to the persona poem (imagining being pondweed or a caddisfly) and more,” says Jacobsen.
A graduate of Goucher College, Jacobsen holds an MA from The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University, and an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her poems have appeared in literary journals and have been selected for anthologies, radio and Poetry Daily. A recipient of a Vermont Studio Center residency, she lives in North Calais.
In addition to readings from Jacobsen’s book, Amy Allen of Shelburne will read from her book, “Mountain Offerings,” and Montpelier poet Kim Ward will read from her book, “Fire in a Circle.”
