Join Mark Scarbrough on third Fridays, May through July, for an informal discussion of three working poets and their recent collections. Come prepared to offer your thoughts, listen closely to others, and deepen your understanding of this most un-modern road: the contemplative path of poetry.

Cookies or treats will be provided every week. No poetry training is needed, and no other skills are required except to read the works carefully and be ready to discuss them openly.

Discussion Schedule

16 May 2025      Joy Harjo, CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR HOLY BEINGS (2015)
20 June 2025     Ocean Vuong, NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS (2016)
18 July 2025      Tracy K. Smith, WADE IN THE WATER (2018)

Registration is required. Please use the registration button below. Enrollment is limited to 30 participants to make discussion possible. 

SML will have a limited number of books for borrowing about a month before the discussion group meets. 

If you're purchasing books for this program, here's a quick link to order all three from Oblong Books: Mark Scarbrough Poetry Seminar Oblong Books.

This series is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Scoville Library and the by support of patrons like you.

We look forward to seeing you at the library!