2018 One city, one poet:
Carl Sandburg
highlights from 2018
Woodstock celebrated National Poetry Month by weaving the poetry of Carl Sandburg into the fabric of our town. Here are some of the event highlights from April.
Thanks to everyone who took part.
Songs from Carl Sandburg’s American Songbag
Woodstock Public Library
La Poesia por Hispanohablantes
Woodstock Public Library
Poetry Writing Workshop
with Mojdeh Stoakley, Director of the National Poetry Slam
Ethereal Confections
Sandburg Speaks to the Present: Reading & Discussion
Read Between the Lynes
Poetry and Mental Health
Woodstock Public Library
It’s Time to Rhyme
Woodstock Public Library
The Day Carl Sandburg Died
Woodstock Public Library
Read Between the Lynes
Woodstock Folk Festival Invitational
Unity Spiritual Center
Woodstock Wild Walks: The Land Speaks in Verse
Donato Conservation Area
Live and Local: Shoulder to Shoulder with Sandburg
Old Courthouse Arts Center
The collaborative poem was created by members of the community. We hauled our little typewriter all over town; it turned up in coffee shops, hair salons, farmers markets, and lunch rooms. All sorts of people sat down to add a line. Here's the poem our town created:
