FARMINGTON — Photographer Chuck Feil and poet Steve Luttrell will be featured artists during September at SugarWood Gallery. Chuck Feil is known for his Maine aerial photography coffee table books, “Maine A View From Above,” “Lighthouses From Aloft,” “Maine Guess Where From the Air” and “Kittery to Calais The Maine Coast From Above.” In this […]
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Poet Wesley McNair to speak at Lewiston Public Library
LEWISTON — Maine’s former poet laureate, Wes McNair, will present his latest work, “The Unfastening,” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, in Callahan Hall of the Lewiston Public Library. It is free and open to the public. His latest work is a collection of poems of sorrow and hope and joy. Copies will be available for […]
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Esther E. Young-Coombs
LIVERMORE FALLS — Esther E. Young-Coombs, 79, of Livermore Falls died Wednesday, April 18. She was born in Auburn, daughter of Charles H. and Grace L. Hodgkins Eveleth. She was a 1958 graduate of ELHS and journalism and poetry courses. Esther wrote for “Bear Facts of Maine,” including the Lewiston-Auburn column and the “Oliver the Bear” […]
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Topsham library to host signing, reading with Maine poet Jan. 22
TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library has announced that Maine poet Gary Rainford will read and sign copies of his new poetry collection, “Salty Liquor,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at the library. Rainford was recently awarded an honorable mention in the 2014 Topsham Public Library Joy of the Pen writing competition, where he wowed […]
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Former poet laureate of Maine to read at Rumford Library on Aug. 28
RUMFORD – Former Maine poet laureate Betsy Sholl will read from her work on Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Rumford Public Library. She and others will participate in the monthly poetry reading program from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Linda Macgregor, a member of the library trustees and the Friends of the Rumford Library, said she […]
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Poet, author Maya Angelou dies at age 86
Her death was confirmed in a statement issued by Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she had served as a professor of American Studies since 1982. Tall and regal, with a deep, majestic voice, Angelou defied all probability and category, becoming one of the first black women to enjoy mainstream success as an […]
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Maya Angelou, celebrated poet and author, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou’s story awed millions. A childhood victim of rape, she broke through silence and shame to tell her tale in one of the most widely read memoirs of the 20th century. A black woman born into poverty and segregation, she recited the most popular presidential inaugural poem in history. “I’m […]
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Inaugural poet to set up visiting writers program at Gould Academy
The Bethel resident this will week will announce a visiting writers program in his name. Over a two-week retreat, writers will stay in a private cottage owned by Blanco where they can work on their craft. They’ll also engage with students and faculty through classroom visits and workshops. The announcement is set for Thursday at […]