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Poet Tess Taylor, editor of the new book “Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them,” writes that this Labor Day, wherever you are, I hope you find time for some of what Andrew Marvell famously called “a green thought in a green shade.”

Poet Tess Taylor, editor of the new book “Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them,” writes that this Labor Day, wherever you are, I hope you find time for some of what Andrew Marvell famously called “a green thought in a green shade.”

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A famous father casts shadows over painful memoir In Poetic License, the daughter of poet Richard Eberhart works to reconcile the love and loathing he inspired. By Jeri Theriault Share When she was a little girl, Gretchen Cherington, the daughter of poet Richard Eberhart, spent every summer with her family at Undercliff, a Down East cottage in Brooksville, Maine. Her parents loved to host parties and these idyllic summers included a steady parade of visitors drawn from the glitterati of 20th-...

Out & About: Poetry and prose event celebrates International Women’s Day Liz Sauchelli. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Modified: 3/6/2021 10:23:47 PM In the best of times, poetry has the ability to connect people with thoughts and feelings they might not have experienced themselves. In difficult times, it can provide comfort as well. On Monday, more than a dozen writers will connect virtually at 6 p.m. ...