There is nothing like a poem to inspire, heal and provoke. As Major Jackson says, “a poem advances our humanity in language”. Blue Raven Gallery’s Reading Series brings to the central Maine coast a reading series steeped deep in poetry’s oral tradition featuring some of the most prominent and distinguished voices nationally and regionally. Housed in Blue Raven Gallery’s one-of-a-kind space and surrounded by a curated collection of some of the country’s best painting, photography, sculpture and contemporary art. RSVP here.

Gibson will read with Edward Hirsch. Hirsch has published ten books of poems, most recently Gabriel: A Poem (2014) and Stranger by Night (2020). He has also published six prose books about poetry, including 100 Poems to Break Your Heart (2021) and The Heart of American Poetry (2022). Hirsch has won, amongst other things, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Pablo Neruda Medal of Honor, and a MacArthur Fellowship. He taught at Wayne State University and the University of Houston and now serves as President of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.