10,000 Poetry Maniacs, And Other Literate Folk

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<p> Poetry can be called an esoteric art for but what homeowner can&#8217;t relate to Alan Dugan&#8217;s Love Song: I and Thou</p> <p> Nothing is plumb, level, or square:</p> <p> the studs are bowed, the joists</p> <p> are shaky by nature, no piece fits</p> <p> any other piece without a gap</p> <p> or pinch, and bent nails</p> <p> dance all over the surfacing</p> <p> like maggots. By Christ</p> <p> I am no carpenter. </p>

Poetry can be called an esoteric art for but what homeowner can’t relate to Alan Dugan’s Love Song: I and Thou

Nothing is plumb, level, or square:

the studs are bowed, the joists

are shaky by nature, no piece fits

any other piece without a gap

or pinch, and bent nails

dance all over the surfacing

like maggots. By Christ

I am no carpenter.

This is the beginning of one of seven compositions by Massachusetts poets that are part of a statewide discussion during National Poetry Month — and the discussion moves to Vineyard Haven Public Library on Tuesday, April 19, with another on Wednesday, April 27, both at 7 p.m.

The genesis is Common Threads, a program of MassPoetry.org that seeks to have 10,000 people in the state read seven poems in the month of April.

On the Vineyard, Michael West and Clark Myers will lead a discussion of the poems and all are welcome. The seven poems and discussion questions are available online at masspoetry.org/commonthreads.

The poems are also on display in the library’s display case.

This article has been changed from the original to correct the dates.

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