The quarterly Seasonal Poetry Reading yesterday (held virtually
at the Loveland Museum) opened with a Maria Maldonado Dunn reading (in English translation
and in the original Spanish) “Ode to Tomatoes” by Pablo Neruda. This beautifully set the scene for over a dozen
local writers sharing their work related to the early summer garden promise of
things to come.
Poet and friend to many in the NOCO writing community, Caroline
Orman, who died last month, was very present at the reading. Several of her poems were read by various
participants, as were several tributes including Loveland Poet Laurette Veronica Patterson's poems
wonderfully woven from lines gleaned from Orman’s work.
The reading was an inspiring, eclectic, celebration of
summer.
The event was sponsored by The Regional Poets and the
Loveland Poet Laureate Program. Stay tuned for information about the next reading
in the series (which always includes Open Mic time), scheduled for September.
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