National National Poetry Month Poetry Month

Celebrate with Village Books

This April, Enjoy 20% Off Poetry Books and a Plethora of Poetry Readings!

O Lady, Speak Again

by Dayna Patterson

available now, paperback, Signature Books

The witchy, spell-soaked poems in Patterson’s collection explore female characters from Shakespeare’s plays— with a Post-Mormon feminist twist. If you’re not well-versed in Shakespeare or Mormonism, don’t worry—you will find these poems delight and enchant you with their own deep magic, their tremendous power, their singing. Prepare to be entranced.

Sunday, April 23, 4pm

DAYNA PATTERSON at Village Books in Fairhaven

Saturday, April 22, 7pm

MARIE MARCHAND at Village Books in Fairhaven

Gifts to the Attentive

by Marie Marchand

available now, paperback, Winter Goose Publishing

The poems in Gifts to the Attentive traverse the domains of reverence, resilience, and reverie. Marchand's work illuminates the transcendent within the ordinary. She is the first Poet Laureate of Ellensburg, WA.

The Necessity of Wildfire : Poems

by Caitlin Scarano

available now, paperback, Blair

The Phoenix Requires Ashes

by Maureen Kane available now, paperback, Gray Matter Press

The poems in this collection are an exploration of the human condition through the lens of a mental health therapist. They are about reclaiming and celebrating oneself and one's story in a time of turmoil. Local poet Maureen Kane is a winner of the 2022 Sue C. Boynton Poetry Award.

Sunday, April 2, 4pm

MAUREEN KANE at Village Books in Fairhaven

Walk Deep : Poems

by Abigail Morgan Prout

available now, paperback, Wayfarer Books

Inspired by the island songs of the Salish Sea, the poems in Walk Deep arise from a deep love of the natural world and call attention to the power that a familiar outer landscape has—to be all at once, companion, mirror, compass, and divination tool for our inner landscape.

Nature of Writing Series

Friday, April 7, 7pm

ABIGAIL MORGAN PROUT at Village Books in Fairhaven

Wednesday, April 26, 6pm

Poetry Celebration

CAITLIN SCARANO with JANE WONG and JESSICA GIGOT at Village Books in Fairhaven

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Winner of the Wren Prize and now the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Association award for poetry! Wrestling with family violence, escaping home, unraveling relationships, and the complexity of sexuality, this collection is “hungry, clear-eyed, tough, and generous.”

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