Wilton Library is pleased to co-sponsor a not-to-be-missed event at Darien Library, which is thrilled to present Kate Baer as its 2023 Poet’s Voice poet.

Following a reading of selected passages, Kate will be in conversation with Darien Library Director, Kiera Parrott.

No charge but registration is recommended. Register online with Darien Library here. A wine and cheese reception will follow the event.  Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Barrett Bookstore.

This program is made available through the support of the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund and the Friends of Darien Library.

The Poet’s Voice – the series that has brought Pulitzer Prize winners, Nobel Prize recipients, and Poets Laureate to local public libraries – is now in its 46th season, with readings this year at Darien Library and Greenwich Library. The series, traditionally held at Fairfield County libraries, is supported by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund. The Manacher family of Greenwich has supported these readings since 1977 in an effort to bring notable poets to the community. The readings have included Pulitzer Prize winners Yusef Komunyakaa, Charles Simic, Mark Strand, and James Tate. Nobel Prize winners Joseph Brodsky and Derek Walcott have also appeared over the years, as have U.S. Poet Laureate (2001-2003) Billy Collins and Connecticut Poet Laureate (2001-2006) Marilyn Nelson. Dana Gioia, a reader in the series and former Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, labeled the series “a model for poetry readings.”