The Vineyard’s new poet laureate Claudia Taylor will give a reading at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum on Friday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m.
On Saturday the community will gather at Featherstone Center for the Arts to celebrate Claudia Taylor as the new poet laureate of the Vineyard. The program begins at 4 p.m.
Claudia Taylor has been chosen as the new poet laureate of Martha’s Vineyard for the 2024-2026 term.
The Martha’s Vineyard Poet Laureate Society is looking for the Island’s next poet laureate. The position is a two-year term, and aimed at fostering connections through poetry.
Billy Collins, the bestselling poet and former U.S. poet laureate, delighted a packed house at Featherstone Center for the Arts with his carefully observed poetry and humor.
West Tisbury’s new poet laureate is Tain Leonard-Peck, whose appointment was confirmed by the select board Wednesday afternoon.