Poetry

The Woodstock Poetry Society’s February session hewed loosely to a Valentine’s Day theme, with authors exploring love and loss through readings and an open mic session The February 14 session at the Woodstock Public Library, free and open to the public as always, began with a performance by multimedia artist Zelda, known as Judith Z. […]

It was a new idea for a poetry workshop. In 2003, poet and publisher Judith Kerman, then living in Saginaw, Michigan, conceived of a series of poetry working groups without a designated leader. While workshops led by accomplished poets were a well-established format, Kerman’s idea was different: small groups of what she called “mid-career poets” […]