In the summer of 2023, two friends decided to write a poem each time they swam. They both love open water swimming and they swam a lot that summer, sometimes alone, sometimes together. From a selection of the poems they wrote they put together a book, To the Point and Back: Swimming Poems including photographs from above and below the waterline. The poems reveal a story of friendship, a love of Maine’s lakes and ponds, of swimming, and of life.

Join Zoom on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., for a reading from the book and a conversation about poetic friendships and poetic practice.

Best-selling author Natalie Goldberg, whose new book Writing on Empty: A Writer’s Guide to Finding Your Voice was just released, says about To the Point and Back: “What they created was a practice, a practice of writing each time they swam, and in that structure, discovering what came up on the page. There’s something very Zen about that kind of practice, and beauty in the poems that arrived as a result.”

To register go to: www.thepoetscorner.org/events.

Upcoming Events on The Poets Corner include:
Saturday, Sept. 28 - Craft Talk with Ross Gay
Sunday Oct. 20 – Reading on Zoom with one of American’s favorite poets: Billy Collins.

About The Poets Corner:

The Poets Corner is a virtual platform dedicated to creating a community for writers and readers of poetry and short prose. Co-Founded by Meg Weston of Camden, Maine, former president of Maine Media, and Kathrin Seitz, writing coach, in June of 2020, today it has over 4,500 members from around the world. The Poets Corner hosts virtual readings, discussions, craft talks, competitions, and more offerings that connect poetry lovers, writers, and scholars, creating a vibrant space for the appreciation and creation of poetic expression. Visit www.thepoetscorner.org for more information.