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VERMONT WELCOME CENTERSGuilford (91N): “Blessing,” Alison Prine, BurlingtonWilliston (89S): “Taking a Walk Before My Son’s 18th Birthday,” Mary Elder Jacobsen, North CalaisSharon (89N): “Teaching and Learning,” Michiko Oishi, MontpelierFair Haven (4W): “On Viewing the Film Woman in Gold,” Roberta Harold, Montpelier

BUS STOPS IN MONTPELIER“It’s a Man’s World,” Andy Reichsman, Marlboro“While Riding on 100B,” Susan Bauchner, Warren

“Pour Ma Sainte, Pour Ma Santé,” Kenneth Folta, Websterville

“Pause at Dusk: Dragging the New Eden River for the Body of a Missing Canoeist,” Ralph Culver, South Burlington

“Gram’s,” Tom Martin, Franklin“The Black Dog,” Victor Densmore, Hardwick“Strawberries,” Maria Hummel, Burlington“East of Montpellier; North of Montpelier,” E.M. Janson, Calais

“One Love,” Sam Lagor, East Montpelier“Azure Trail,” Mark Meyerzon, Montpelier“The Dinner Party,” Sara Norton, Marshfield“The Ship of Man,” Davor Vukoja, Montpelier

AARTISTIC INK 11 Main Street“Horizontal Limb,” John Bate, Montpelier“A Certain Contingency,” Anne Bower, South Pomfret

ALLA VITA 27 State Street“Daffodils,” Esther Farnsworth, Montpelier“Becoming the Sound of Bees,” Kim Ward, Montpelier

ANTIQUES ON MAIN 110 Main Street“This Old Thing,” Cecile Johnston, Montpelier

AROMED 8 State Street“Tree Huggers,” Charles Rossiter, Bennington“Gethsemane,” Ina Anderson, Sharon“In The Embers,” Tiki Pirie, Montpelier“Thirty Six,” William Stratton, Colchester

ARTISANS HAND CRAFT GALLERY 89 Main Street

“Potter’s Love,” Teta Hilsdon, Brattleboro“Springtime Green,” Joy Seadeek, Worcester

BAGITOS CAFÉ 28 Main Street“Not Remembering,” Noel Riby-Williams, Montpelier

“Offbeats and Outbeats,” Michael Badamo, Montpelier

“Incinerator Girl,” Sara Backer, Hollis, NH, VFCA student

“Hawk II,” Anne Bakeman, Shelburne“Mast,” William Stratton, Colchester“This house on our star,” Michiko Oishi, Montpelier

BAILEY ROAD 44 Main Street“Happy Woman Blues,” Taylor Mardis Katz, Chelsea

“Word-Finding,” Diana Whitney, Brattleboro“Love is more important than the words,” Samantha Kolber, Montpelier

BASEMENT TEEN CENTER 39 Main Street“(For the teens attending the poetry-writing workshop at the library),” Loona Brogan, Plainfield

“83 Orcas - June 2016,” Jan Hare, Montpelier

BEAR POND BOOKS 77 Main Street“Putting the Garden to Bed on the day the Great Poet Dies,” Sean Prentiss, Woodbury

“You left too soon, Sherry,” Andrea Gould, Plainfield

“Missing Leland Kinsey,” Veda Lyon, Worcester“Name Change,” Diane Swan, Barre“Enough,” Jeanne Cariati, Montpelier“In Honor of David,” Andrea Stander, Montpelier“I didn’t get to say goodbye,” Danyelle Ryan, Berlin

BIRCHGROVE BAKING 279 Elm Street“Heron,” Sophi Veltrop, Montpelier“Nothing,” Amber Pagani, Montpelier“Hurrah,” Dayton J Shafer, Johnson“Summer Lights, Terri Crowther, Washington

BOHEMIAN BAKERY 78 Barre Street“Boston Ferry,” Roberta Harold, Montpelier

THE BOOK GARDEN 50 State Street“Dorothy,” Bruce Sargent, Montpelier“Ode to the Un,” JD Fox, Montpelier

BOTANICA FLORALS 10 State Street“Red,” Michelle Demers, Williston“Living Memory ,” Florence Fogelin, White River Junction

BUCH SPIELER 27 Langdon Street“Someone Should Write a Poem,” Sandra Maccarrone, Greensboro Bend

CAPITAL REGION VISITORS CENTER 134 State Street

“Turning - A Song Poem,” Barb Asen, Montpelier“Generation Gap,” Barry Cahoon, Danville“Hymn Meters,” Jeanne Weston Cook, Northfield

CAPITAL KITCHEN 18 State Street“Spoons,” Alice Wolf Gilborn, East Dorset

CAPITOL COPY 32 Main Street“Villanelle for Airport Travel, Winter 2017,” L.T. Patridge, Montpelier

“Prayer, 1943,” Laura Foley, South Pomfret

CAPITOL GROUNDS 27 State Street“Regression Therapy,” Michael Jewell, Worcester“Kelpie,” Margaret Blanchard, Montpelier“Loons,” Deb Robinson, Montpelier

CAPITOL PLAZA HOTEL 100 State Street“I am a God to the Birds,” Jack Mayer, Middlebury

“The Trinidadian Thrush,” Janet Watton, Randolph Center

“A Desert Soliloquy,” Gail Grycel, Westminster West

CAPITOL STATIONERS 65 Main Street“Late Summer,” Harriet Szanto, Lincoln“Wedding Vows,” Ann Marie Wakeen, Woodbury

“Puzzle,” Todd Washburne, Montpelier“LaGuardia Airport,” Charlie Barasch, Plainfield“untitled,” Sage Blue, Orange“The Climb,” Partridge Boswell, Woodstock

CHARLIE O’S 70 Main Street“For Charlie O’s,” Tyler Friend, Montpelier“Sanctuary,” Peter Buknatski, Montpelier

CHESHIRE CAT 28 Elm Street“The Chicken Hawk,” Ben Parker, South Burlington

“Love Forever/Queen Anne’s Lace,” Merjeme Lane-Karnas, Calais

CHILL 32 State Street“802 Mafia’s Back With Something New,” Nicholas Gambill, Montpelier

“Empathy,” Ashley Nunez, Burlington

CITY HALL 39 Main Street“Marcescence,” Rebecca Harris , Montpelier“Poe-try Class,” Dave Gram, Montpelier“2 a.m. truths,” Richard Barr, Montpelier

COCOA BEAN 30 State Street“The Commute,” Wilma Ann Johnson, Bennington

COFFEE CORNER 83 Main Street“Eggsistential Encounter,” Mary Carlson, Montpelier

“Best(ial) Advice for the Single Man,” Kenric Kite, Montpelier

“Those Nasty Walk Signals,” Ronald Merkin, Montpelier

“Winter Light,” Ron Lay-Sleeper, Cabot“Next Person,” Steven Pappas, Plainfield

COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK 95 State Street

Main Street Middle School student display

DELISH 5 State Street“Blowing a Kiss,” Sarah Davin, Calais“On The Lookout For Early Signs Of Spring,” Robert Lincoln, North Middlesex

DOWN HOME KITCHEN 100 Main Street“In Some Random Corner,” Mary Elder Jacobsen, North Calais

“Unexpected,” Teta Hilsdon, Brattleboro“true,” Alison Prine, Burlington“Unveiling,” Rick Agran, Worcester

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“Elegy,” Reuben Jackson, Winooski“Farewell,” Marisa Keller, Brattleboro“Sine Qua Non,” Jari Chevalier, Hinesburg“White,” Kathleen McKinley Harris, Charlotte“Meridians,” Darren Higgins, Waterbury Center“the chase,” Craig Line, Calais

DOWNTOWN T’S 68 Main Street“Kind Words Mend,” Patrick Robinson, Worcester

“I Have Sat Where You Are Now,” Michael J. Farrand, East Haven

THE DRAWING BOARD 22 Main Street“E-ART-H,” Liam Frey, Montpelier“Lupines,” Linda Hogan, Montpelier“Recapture,” David Stauffer, Peacham“Clouds,” Lynne Walther, North Middlesex“Afternoon,” Holly Painter, South Burlington“Night,” Ruth Mary Youngblood, Montpelier

ELM STREET CHOP SHOP 35 Elm Street

“Winter Driving,” Tony Witte, Montpelier

EVERETT INSURANCE AGENCY 50 State Street

“The Old Window,” Liz Benjamin, East Montpelier

“The Owl,” Simon Walsh, Brattleboro

THE GETUP VINTAGE 27 Langdon Street“Half and Half,” Gary Fox, Montpelier

GLOBAL GIFTS 9 Langdon Street“Stargazing,” Chris Brown, Montpelier“Standing Rock,” Nancy Scarcello, Florence“Death Poem,” Glenda Bissex, Plainfield“To Venus with Love,” Alicia H Hingston, Danville

“On the Dark of Winter,” Rebecca Post, Barre“Canoe Goes First,” Louisa Noble Drury, Stowe

GUITAR SAM 71 Main Street“Together Again for the First Time,” Scudder Parker, Middlesex

“Sheet Music,” Catherine Aarts, Morrisville“Language of the Forgotten,” Oliver Zeichner, Northfield

GUY’S FARM AND YARD 19 Barre Street“Mowing,” Sylvia Relation, Barre

HENEY REALTORS 81 Main Street“Proportion,” Janet Lind Hewitt , Calais“Keeping Tabs,” Donna Otto, West Burke

HERBERT DENTAL 25 State Street“For a Lost Ticket,” Samn Stockwell, Barre

HUNGER MOUNTAIN COOP 623 Stone Cutters Way

Coop collective staff art exhibit

INCOGNITO SALON 27 State Street“When the Mocking Bird Sings,” Deb Franzoni, Castleton

J. LANGDON 7 Langdon Street“Hunger Rules,” Verandah Porche, Guilford“Home,” Michael Fleming, Brattleboro“Fall Into Spring,” Dak Gustal, Randolph“Icarus Painted: Gods Cry Acid Rain,” Yūki Hall, Manchester Center

“Crossing,” Kathleen Herrington, Montpelier

“Portrait of the Family as a Definition,” Kerrin McCadden, Montpelier

JULIO’S CANTINA 54 State Street“Mining for the Poem,” T Namaya, Brattleboro“Bertrand’s Barberito,” Robert Troester, Montpelier

“Power of Intent,” Victoria Irwin, Huntington

JUMPING RAINDROPS SEWING DESIGN 35 Elm Street

“Showdown with Mister Mittens,” Shannon Blake, Wolcott

KATIE’S JEWELS 4 State Street“Gold Can Stay,” James Crews, Shaftsbury“The Ring,” Irina Markova, Montpelier

KELLOGG-HUBBARD LIBRARY135 Main StreetCHILDREN’S LIBRARY

Illustrated poems collaboration by Berlin Elementary School studentsMain Street Middle School student display

“Chopping Wood,” Angus Whitman, Calais“Confusion,” Bethany Hemenway-Brush, Montpelier

“The Black Lagoon Lives on the Moon,” Leonie Fournier, Montpelier

ADULT LIBRARY“as I approach, they fly,” Ea Burke, Brattleboro“Remembering,” Lois Liggett, Montpelier“State of Trash,” Eric Grey, Montpelier“A Bit of Curiosity,” Helen Cerutti, Montpelier“First Snow,” Adam Rosen, East Montpelier“Keep Going,” Alana Phinney, Montpelier“Nothing,” Bill Forchion, Brattleboro“Snow Day,” Mary Ann Fuller Young, South Burlington

“The Man I Married,” Eileen “Eli” Strickland-Holtham, South Royalton

“Poem Starting With a Line by Naomi Shihab Nye,” Harriet Porter, Montpelier

“Want You Here,” Marie J Walker, Montpelier“Stick Season,” Sidney Lea, Newbury“Starter Dough,” Daniel J Anderson, Montpelier“HIV,” Steven Campbell, East Montpelier“Five More Haikus,” Nicholas Dentico, Middlesex“I Wonder, Can You Tell Me, Where I Can Find the Kellogg-Hubbard Library?,” Mary Elder Jacobsen, North Calais

“The Crow,” Greg Robertson, Northfield“Emerald Muse,” Kaylin Lustig, Montpelier“Standing Rock,” Miriam John, Worcester“Eulogy for Chi Chi,” John Powell, Burlington“Infinity, honestly,” Desmond Watson, Montpelier

“untitled,” Joann Dibble, Montpelier“On Display,” Michelle Holder, Waterbury Center

“Demons In a Bottle,” Alec Mielnikowski, Montpelier

“A Clean Chamber,” Hillary Newton, Warren“awaken,” George Lisi, Woodbury“there are worlds,” George Lisi, Woodbury“A Mother Daughter Dream,” Michelle Lesnak, Montpelier

“Garlic Rising,” Victoria Pearson, East Montpelier

“The Night Owl,” Valerie Parker, South Burlington

“Dark Tunnel End,” Chris Racanelli, East Montpelier

“Cuddle over Babka,” Jessica Rubin, Burlington“After Rilke,” LVM Shelton, Montpelier“dust to dust,” Tobe Tomlinson, Essex Junction“Elegy for Mice,” Charles Barasch, Plainfield“Appetite,” Mia Palmiero, East Montpelier“The Art,” Eva Zimet, Montpelier“Invisible,” George Mathon, West Danville“Radioactive Mom,” Maggie McGill, Montpelier“Living the myth,” Lynn Martin, Brattleboro“Overnight in Newspaper Stand,” Lila Stratton, Montpelier

“Eyes,” Yvonne Straus, Middlesex“The Night I Found My Yellow Lighter,” Daniel Raven, Montpelier

“Fish Wish,” Lotta Suter, Berlin“Panic Mode,” J. Szwed, Plainfield“Apple Picking,” Lowell VanDerlip, Montpelier“Eulogy for a Purchase,” Samn Stockwell, Barre“At the Shelter,” Nancy Hewitt, MA

LA BRIOCHE 89 Main Street“The Birthday Party,” Buzz Surwilo, Montpelier“Late Summer,” Althea Brown, Montpelier“Grief on Water,” Robert Barasch, Plainfield“Silence Comes,” George Longenecker, Middlesex

LUCID PATH WELLNESS 97 State Street“The Crossing,” Michelle Demers, Williston“Out of Darkness,” Nancy Vandenburgh, Milton

THE MAD TACO 72 Main Street“Club Dominion,” Veer Frost, Barnet

THE MANGHIS’ BREAD 28 School Street“To Journey to Raccoon Cove,” Elissa Doering, Randolph Center

“My Sister Gives Me Four Words,” Diane Swan, Barre

MINUTEMAN PRESS 7 Main Street“reed friend,” Dan Zura, Montpelier“Ten to Five,” Leah Beckhoff, Montpelier

MONTPELIER PHARMACY 69 Main Street“Slaying the Asthma Dragon,” Renee Kievit-Kylar, East Montpelier

“And No Bird Sings,” Eleanor Ott, Calais

MONTPELIER SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER58 Barre Street

“Praise,” Lisa Mase, Montpelier“A New Year,” Whit Dall, Montpelier“Tankas on the Industrial Age,” Harris Webster, Montpelier

“Mary Hewett Smith, 1844-1875,” L.T. Patridge, Montpelier

“Knots, Oaks & Acorns: Painter’s Hitch,” sb sowbel, Montpelier

“untitled,” Yasashii no Tomodachi, Berlin“Poem Casino at the Senior Center,” Barbara Thompson, Montpelier

MYLES COURT BARBERSHOP 25 East State Street

“Haiku Musings,” Cheryl Burghdurf, Middlesex“Winter Eve,” Sarah Eve, Woodbury

NECI ON MAIN 118 Main Street“star on your brow,” George Lisi, Woodbury

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NO. 9 BOUTIQUE 75 Main Street“My Mother, Seaside, 1965,” Betsy Unger, East Montpelier

“Peeping at Tom,” Pamela Ahlen, Barnard“Linda’s Daughter,” Jamie Connor, Woodbury“The Common Cold,” Susan Chickering, East Montpelier

NORTH BRANCH CAFÉ 41 State Street“I Keep Going at 20 Below,” Sidney Lea, Newbury“the ice is so thick on my neighbor’s driveway,” david fried, Montpelier

ONDINE 6 State Street“Love Song 19,” Peter Clark, East Calais

ONION RIVER SPORTS 20 Langdon Street“Runner’s Legs,” Judith Hishikawa, West Burke“Swix Wax and a Single Sock,” Ann Bushey, Montpelier

ORCA MEDIA 89 Main Street“Under the Darling Hill Inn,” James Barrett, East Burke

“Story Hour at the Monkey House Bar,” Alison Prine, Burlington

“My Late Father,” Nitya Brighenti, Cabot“ants,” Robert Messing, Montpelier

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK 112 State Street“The Bells in the Woods,” Cherie Staples, East Montpelier

“School Cafeteria Menu: The week of 2-7-2018: Blackened text books,” L.A. Wild, Montpelier

“The Third Little Pig,” Tim Mayo, Brattleboro“Sometimes Voice,” Suzanne Trahey, Montpelier“The Porcupine,” Ron Padgett, Calais“Carpet Laying and Symphonies,” Maxine Leary, Montpelier

PETALS AND THINGS 116 Main Street“Gift,” Sidney Lea, Newbury“Love Dance of Fireflies,” Sean Prentiss, Woodbury

“Earla May,” Sam Hewitt, Essex Junction

PHILAMENA’S 41 Elm Street“The Dance,” Corinne Davis, Montpelier“Braids,” Garet Allen-Malley, Montpelier“Girl with a Blue-Rimmed Bowl,” Rebecca McMeekin, Braintree

“A Walk in the Woods,” Hannah Parker, South Burlington

“Debatable,” Donna M Goodrich, Montpelier

PINKY’S ON STATE 14 State Street“The spider in the dust,” T Wendelken, Montpelier

“Winter Never Came,” Caitlin Gildrien, Leicester

POSITIVE PIE 22 State Street“Children of the Revolution,” Tami Calliope, Montpelier

“The Poet Game,” Sara Backer, Hollis, NH“Death of the Year,” Keara McMullan, Montpelier“November Nuptials,” Phyllis Larrabee, Greensboro

RITE AID 29–31 Main Street“Her,” Eva Rawlings, South Burlington“Little White Town,” Elizabeth Magnan, Fairfield“Her Smile,” Elizabeth Magnan, Fairfield“The Importance of Pronouns,” Emily Hess, Morrisville

“Peace: A Concept,” Emily Hess, Morrisville“Into the Light,” Greta Hardy-Mittell, East Middlebury

“Precocity Hidden,” Shannon MacDonald, Sheldon

“A Lonely Mind,” Dan Gregory, St. Albans“Independent,” Dan Gregory, St. Albans“Walking Too Fast,” Emily Smyth, Craftsbury“Carpet AKA Love,” Emily Smyth, Craftsbury

SALAAM BOUTIQUE 40 State Street“With Lexan Curtains,” Navah Fried, Montpelier“I Tried to Write a Nature Poem,” Ken Hebson, Guilford

SAVOY THEATER 26 Main Street“Mitzi Gaynor’s Legs,” Judith Hishikawa, West Burke

THE SHOE HORN 8 Langdon Street“April Snow Haikus,” Susan Reid, Montpelier“A Quantum Conundrum,” Phil Keller, Montpelier

“April ,” Bryan Pfeiffer, Montpelier

SIGN DESIGN 37 Barre Street“stick season,” Matt Koucky, Montpelier“Grown,” Brennan Smith, Montpelier

THE SKINNY PANCAKE 89 Main Street“Back Yard Sugaring,” Deborah Johnson-Surwilo, Montpelier

“Take Me Home to Standing Rock,” David Hartnett, Montpelier

“Why Feed the Birds,” Arthur Burrows, Guilford“Entering Ninety,” Arthur Chickering, East Montpelier

“nuggets,” Oliver Cattaneo, Montpelier“Nature’s Gifts,” Jo Chickering, East Montpelier“Well Seasoned,” Vini Emery, Montpelier

SPLASH NATURALS 65 Main Street“Water We Are,” Mary Scriber, Manchester“How Can I Love You Better,” Kyle Barrett, Tunbridge

“listen,” cara barbero, Montpelier““4”,” Ashley Lafleche, Montpelier“Assignment: Writing A Poem,” Carol Collins, South Duxbury

“On the Beach at Five,” Lynn Green, Guilford“Breathe Deeply,” cindy griffith, North Middlesex“It Doesn’t Matter Much on Jupiter,” George Longenecker, Middlesex

SUBWAY 28 State Street“The Goblin Queen Faints,” Mary List-Wheeler, Barre Town

“I hate...,” Cassie Wills, East Calais

SWEET MELISSA’S 4 Langdon Street“Back+Forth,” Zoe Bronstein-Paritz, Montpelier“Fog,” Jesse LoVasco, Montpelier

THREE PENNY TAPROOM 108 Main Street“Profet Man,” Elan Willoughby, Marshfield

UNCOMMON MARKET 1 School Street“How to Live Underwater,” Navah Fried, Montpelier

“Do Fruit Flies Dream,” Florence McCloud, South Burlington

“Toilet Knuckles,” Geof Hewitt, Calais“Traveling,” Lukina Andreyev, Brookfield“Harvesting Olives,” Ken Hebson, Guilford

“The Garlic Festival,” Carol Cone, Dorset“What the Years Do,” Pamela Harrison, Norwich“Kin,” Carol Henrikson, Washington

VERMONT ARTS COUNCIL 136 State Street“Watermelon,” Janet Lind Hewitt, Calais“Absolution,” Tara C. Trapani, Middlesex“Mallaig, 1901,” Jamie Gage, Stockbridge

VERMONT CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING 11 East State Street

“Echo,” Celeste Robert, Norwich University student

“Evergreen,” Jonathan Wriston, Norwich University student

“Horses,” Celeste Robert, Norwich University student

“Open Season,” Dan DiTomasso, Norwich University student

“He Walks,” Maddy Lumbra, Norwich University student

“Crescent Moon,” Connor P Meade, Norwich University student

“The Deceiver,” Alec Forezzi, Norwich University student

“Cold,” Alec Forezzi, Norwich University student“May,” Carly Menges, Norwich University student

“art of the deal,” Brian Albert, Norwich University student

“Knowledge,” Brian Albert, Norwich University student

“December,” Jordan T Barthol, Norwich University student

“Loss,” James Daly, Norwich University student“Deep, Dark Woods,” Willy Palanza, Norwich University student

WASHINGTON COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU 38 Elm Street

“Haiku For You,” Aaron Snider, Montpelier“Slaughter Canyon Cave,” Sue Scavo, Montpelier“Front Lawn Observations, Circa 2017,” Toussaint St. Negritude, Montpelier

“Selfie,” Fred Bacon, Newfane

WILAIWAN’S KITCHEN 34 State Street“Winter Musings,” Jane Ramos, Killington“The Marsh, After the Hurricane,” George Mathon, West Danville

WOODBURY MOUNTAIN TOYS 24 State Street

Illustrated poems by Berlin Elementary School students

YANKEE SPIRITS 126 Main Street“The Body Exhibit,” Alice Christian, Colchester“The Farmer,” Ritva Carlson, Barre

YARN 112 Main Street“From Somewhere, Now Earth,” Amy Williams, Montpelier

YVONNE’S RIVERSIDE SALON 37 Elm Street

“The Passionate Celibate to his Bard upon Receipt of the Seventeenth Consecutive Sonnet on the Theme of Marriage,” Jim Hogue, Plainfield

ZUTANO 79 Main Street“It’s Too Late To Change Me,” Ted Scheu, Middlebury

“Robin Unrest,” Ruth A Kennedy, Newbury“Flying,” Susan Wilkie, Montpelier