The John Greenleaf Whittier Home & Museum in collaboration with Tapestry of Voices presents The 19th Annual Tapestry of Voices Poetry Reading in the garden of the Whittier Home - 86 Friend St. – Amesbury, MA Sunday, August 13th from 3:00 to 4:30pm Free and open to the public
Reading will include Whittier’s poetry, along with original and related poems by participants.
Featured this year will be the exceptional talent of our young and upcoming poets, with readings by the winners of Amesbury Library’s Poetry Contest, and the Whittier Home’s 2nd Annual “Gathering of Verses” Poetry Contest These young poets possess a maturity beyond their years, and remarkable insight and kinship to Whittier and his passion for social justice and equality. Poetry is an act of peace. – Pablo Neruda