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On Nov. 2, 2015, Chard deNiordof Westminster West, became theeighth Poet Laureate of Vermont. He

follows in the footsteps of Sydney Lea, RuthStone, Grace Paley, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Lou-ise Gluck, Galway Kinnell and Robert Frost who was named the first Poet Laureate ofVermont in 1961. he Vermont Poet Laureatemust be a resident of Vermont, have a criti-

cally acclaimed body of work, and have a longassociation with Vermont. Chard deNiord fitsall those criteria.

Currently he teaches English and Creative Writing at Providence College, where he isProfessor of English. He is the author of fivebooks of poetry, including Interstate, (Uni-versity of Pittsburgh Press, 2015), he Doubleruth (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011)and Night Mowing (University of PittsburghPress, 2005).

DeNiord ushered in PoemCity, Montpelier’scelebration of National Poetry Month, as thisyear’s kick-off speaker at an event hosted bythe Vermont College of Fine Arts in their Alumni Ha ll on April 1. Now in its seventh

year, PoemCity will feature nearly 400 poemsfrom Vermont poets, including deNiord, inover 100 downtown storefronts for the monthof April. DeNiord will also be at Bear PondBooks as part of their Educators WorkshopSeries on Saturday, April 9, from 11 a.m. to12 p.m.

DeNiord graciously met with me to answersome of the questions I had about poetry,education and culture. His book of essaysand interviews with seven senior Americanpoets Galway Kinnell, Donald Hall, Max-ine Kumin, Jack Gilbert, Ruth Stone, Lu-cille Clifton, Robert Bly titled Sad Friends,Drowned Lovers, Stapled Songs, Conversa-

tions and Reflections on 20th Century Amer-ican Poets, was published by Marick Press in2012. He continues to interview poets as wellas write a monthly column about poetry inthe Valley News. he following is an excerptfrom our interview.

deNiord: I’ve just been talking to CarolynForché, in this long series of interviews I’ve

been doing. When she wrote he CountryBetween Us about the horrors of the civil warin El Salvador, nobody wanted to hear it. And what is she doing anyway at the age of 26going to El Salvador and coming back withthis news that contradicts our official gov-ernment policy — the Central Intelligence Agency involvement in supporting the Juntathat was supporting the death squads in ElSalvador? You know, nobody wanted to hearit. It’s not our news. It’s not accepted as ouravenue of news, of communicating essentialgoings-on.

An interesting story about Carolyn, when she was teaching at San Diego State, I believe,right after she’d won the Yale Younger Poetsprize and was translating a Nicaraguan poet

named Claribel Alegría, Claribel’s cousin, aman name Leonel came to Carolyn in SanDiego and said, ‘You have to go to El Salva-dor.’ And she said, ‘Why me, I’m just a youngpoet?’ And he said, ‘Because we need a poetto tell the news.’ It hadn’t even happened yet,it hadn’t really blown up yet, the civil war.She says, ‘Send a journalist, I’m teaching, why should I go?’ She respected this guy, and

he said, ‘No, you don’t understand, you’rethe poet. You have to go to El Salvador.’ So Amnesty International supported her and sheended up going. hat’s why she went. Notbecause she wanted to. And then she cameback with all that news. See, in other cultures,poetry is the news and it’s accessible. In thiscountry I think that it’s viewed as a difficultgenre by most of the population. And again,

poets haven’t always helped themselves in thatregard in this country. It’s not easy readingEmily Dickinson, .S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens,Ezra Pound and more recently Jorie Graham. And it’s almost impossible, if not impossible,reading L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E poetry. But peo-ple just read one poem by someone like Eliotand say, ‘What’s this?’ or Ezra Pound and say,‘I can’t teach that.’ And they often start there, without looking any further.

Singer: Right. So when people say we needpoets to save the world, that’s what we’re talk-ing about.

deNiord: Exactly. Czelaw Milosz, the greatPolish poet and noble laureate, said the samething — ‘Poetry must help save nations and

people.’ If a poet doesn’t write with that ambi-tion, of saving his or her country, then he orshe lacks a necessary ambition. hat soundsincredibly grandiose, but poets have to begrandiose.

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Kids Roam Streets, Liven Up City

MONTPELIER — On week days, when school lets out, Montpelier High School studentsroam the streets. So, what’s the problem? Nothing, according to Montpelier business own-ers. In fact, kids liven up the place. But that may only be part of the story.

“Montpelier kids are really nice,” said Claire Benedict, co-owner of Bear Pond Books onMain Street. “They come into the store in a whole gang, and they are really nice.”

Others reported similar student visitations during free time in the afternoon. Those at-tending the Montpelier Business Association meeting April 6 said students have snacks atSarducci’s, play with the dogs at Quirky Pet and check out the new sporting goods at OnionRiver Sports on Langdon Street.

However, that isn’t the whole picture, according to Ken Jones, member of the MontpelierPublic School Board of Commissioners. “The school board is concerned about the time be-tween 3 and 6 p.m. I hear, strongly, it is not a problem for business. But we have substanceabuse issues, we have sexual misconduct issues during the hours between 3 and 6 p.m.,” Jones said. He would like to hear ideas about providing more structured activities for youthduring that time. “We still want to provide our kids more activities,” he said.

Existing resources include school programs, Teen Basement, Kellogg-Hubbard Libraryand the Monteplier Rec Department. Jones said he would like to have a central place forparents to be able to see opportunities. Montpelier Public Schools supports Community

Connections, a member of the Afterschool Alliance. “Community Connections offersquality afterschool opportunities for students and adults of all ages in Berlin, Calais, EastMontpelier, Middlesex, Montpelier and Worcester,” according to www.communityconnec-tions.us. Jones emphasized that the central location should be a physical place because, “Atrisk kids don’t always have internet.”

MayFest Coming To Town

MONTPELIER — Downtown business owners are revving up for Mayfest, the season’sfirst townwide celebration to be held throughout the first week of May.

“It is my favorite day of the whole year in Montpelier. There is so much happening … it isa lot of fun,” said Andrew Brewer, owner of Onion River Sports April 6.

Festivities include a Kiwanis Club all-you-can-eat breakfast, Art Walk, Green Up Day,Three Penny Taproom’s Montbeerlier celebration, Independent Book Store Day at BearPond Books, Montpelier Rotary Club’s Mud Season Charity Raff le and more.

In addition, the day will have outdoor yoga and the annual bike swap at Onion River Sportson Langdon Street.

City Readies For Road Jobs

MONTPELIER — City officials are rolling out the paving plans and they want the publicto know about it. “They are doing the survey now,” said assistant city manager Jessie Bakeron April 6.

Road work this summer will include Terrace Street from Bailey to Dairy Lane, Bailey andSunnyside, Liberty, East State and Hubbard. Also work will be done on Taylor Street inadvance of site construction, which will include storm water treatment infrastructure andsidewalks. This may involve closing the bridge.

Summer 2016 will be minor compared to 2017, when work on One Taylor Street will kickinto construction. This will include the bike path extension out to Gallison Hill, MainStreet from the Taylor Street Bridge to the City Line and reconstruction of the water andsewer lines on Route 12 up to Berlin, Baker said.

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Montessori Moving to ADA Accessible Locationstory and photo by Jose Aguayo

MONTPELIER — The Montessori school of Central Vermont is moving this fall from its current loca-tion along Route 2 to a former Knights of Columbus building located at 84 Pine Hill Road in Barre. Themove will allow it to serve more children under one roof — students are currently housed in two separatebuildings. The new location will meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards, making it unique amongindependent institutions of its kind in Central Vermont.

Head of School, Kristen Martin, has 28 openings in the three to five-year-old class. There are currently atotal of 59 children at the school, including 16 elementary students. By the Fall of 2017, the school expectsto nearly double its three to six-year-olds, from the current 36 to 60, and toddlers from eight to 12 students.

“We are really excited about the space because it’s just under 10,000 square feet, and just under 10 acresof land. It’s off the beaten path enough that it feels rural, yet it’s still really accessible to families travelingin and around central vermont. Paved roads surround it, so it’s not rural in that we’re going to be dealing with mud season as much,” says Martin.

From its humble 1999 beginnings as a one-room schoolhouse in Plainfield, through its 2005 expansionto Montpelier’s Spring Street and subsequent consolidation at the Route 2 location in 2006, the focus hasalways been on child-centered learning, emphasizing social responsibility, independence and respect, saidMartin.

According to Board of Directors Chair Julie Bond, most of the $1.8 million needed to buy and renovate

the old Knights of Columbus building, has been raised through a combination of loans, grants, cash andgifts, a lthough they still need to come up with more money. The building was purchased and a number ofbids are expected by a March 30th deadline — mainly for work involving windows, walls and baby toilets.

Starting in July, as long as a child is three by Sept. 1, a new law (Act 166) will require districts to offeroptions for families who request public pre-k, including assistance to pay for 10 hours at qualified provid-ers — the Montessori School of Central Vermont is one of them. While no money will be given directlyto families, $3,092 will be taken off the cost of tu ition. Families will be responsible for the balance, to bebilled at market rates. Central Vermont Montessori School offers tuition assistance to those who qualify.

City Selling Recreation Building story and photo by Carla Occaso

MONTPELIER — The City of Montpelier istrying to sell the Recreation Center buildinglocated at 55 Barre Street. Money from the salecould go towards a new, or rehabilitated facilityfor activities and programs, according to Assistant

City Manager Jessie Baker during a MontpelierBusiness Association meeting April 6. The exist-ing building needs at least a half million dollars worth of work, and is a liability for the city sinceit is not compliant with the Americans with Dis-abilities Act. The building just came under thecity’s jurisdiction on Town Meeting Day, whenthe city officially subsumed the Recreation De-partment from a stand alone entity.

Baker said she has shown the building to about sixpeople, but nothing has been finalized. Deadlinefor sealed proposals will be 4 p.m. Friday, Feb-ruary 15. Then, on May 6, officials will notifybidders in advance of the May 11 city councilmeeting.

However, during the time a fter the building’s sale

and before a new building is ready, many activities — such as pickleball and basketball — willbe displaced. Most programs that rely on using the building could be migrated to anotherlocation, Baker said. Additional changes may be in store for programs run by the city. Offi-cials are working on streamlining existing recreational/educational/facilities services. “We aretrying to make sure we are not duplicating services,” Baker said. City-run programs includethe Montpelier Senior Activities Center, the Recreational Department, and, from a facilitiesstandpoint, the Cemetery Department. Programming, staffing and facility maintenancecould be streamlined.

Baker said selling the building to a business could“activate the parcel” and “put that building backon the tax rolls.” Possible locations for a new facil-ity include out on Elm Street where the ballfieldis (but that is a long distance from the center of

town), Sabin’s Pasture, or on Montpelier HighSchool property, it was said. In any case, finalplans won’t materialize for some time.

“This would be a long term community discus-sion. Now all we have on the street is an RFP(request for proposal). If we sold it, we would sellit as is and they would develop it. It is a historiccontributing structure, so they would maintainthe facade,” Baker said. “A lot of credit to staff andcouncil to be willing to think creatively.”

Full details about the building are online in a Cityof Montpelier Request for Proposals Sale by Cityof Real Property: “The Property can be generallydescribed as a .30 acre parcel in Montpelier’s vi-brant downtown and improved with a one to twostory armory building that was built in 1932 and

containing approximately 8,422 square feet. The site is improved with two driveways and agravel parking area with capacity for 6 to 7 vehicles. The building is connected to municipal water and sewer. Additionally, the property is located in Montpelier’s vibrant downtownand would benefit from the strong business community and Montpelier Alive, the City’sdowntown organization. Currently the Property is used as the administrative offices of theMontpelier Recreation Department and the associated gymnasium and storage,” accordingto the RFP (request for proposal) on the municipal website, http://www.montpelier-vt.org/DocumentCenter/View/3376.


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The Bridge Interviews Superintendent Brian Ricca by Ivan Shadis and Nat Frothingham

he Bridge: You’ve recently returned from a conference of educators. What was that l ike?

Brian Ricca: It was great. It was an opportunity to connect with my colleagues who dothings differently, sometimes better. But for the most part I hear people are envious of the way we’re doing things in Vermont.

he Bridge: Why are they envious?

Ricca: hey’re interested in our flexible pathways and personalized learning plans — theyrecognize that the industrial model of school isn’t working and they’re envious that Vermonthas legislation that not only validates that, but also encourages us to do it better.

he Bridge: What does ‘industrial model’ mean?

Ricca: he industrial model of education is where you come in at 7:30 a.m. and you leave at3 p.m. hat model doesn’t account for the remaining waking hours you could be learning.In the industrial model the teacher is presumed to be the keeper of the content, and that’ssimply no longer true. It doesn’t encourage us to provide evidence that you learned except forgrades, which, depending on the teacher, could be based largely on performance and not on what you learned.

he Bridge: If we’re taking a different approach, what is it bringing students that it wouldn’totherwise have brought them if we used a traditional model?

Ricca: It used to be you go to high school and you get a diploma, then you go to college and

get a degree, then you get a job. hat’s not the only way to find success in 2016. he chancesof a student graduating from Montpelier High School in 2016 and having only one career arepretty slim. K–12 needs to be a place where students gain a certain set of skills that transcendtraditional boundaries. hink about the jobs that are going to exist in 2030, half of whichhaven’t even been created. We need to prepare a child to go out into the world and have acertain skill set, to be able to get along and learn the expectations of that future job. Studentsneed to be able to problem solve, they need to be able to work collaboratively, they need to beable to take apart an argument and write something thoughtful as a response to it, they needto be able to push back in a healthy way.

he Bridge: When you say it’s diverse here, what do you mean?

Ricca: I’m talking about diversity in terms of the need for mental health services. Some ofour students are very willing and able to talk about that and access those services. Some oth-ers, not so much. We have a lot of young people for whom this [winter] break, which is thelongest break that we have, is at the most unpredictable time of the year. Will there be heat? Will they be abused in some way? Wil l they have a meal in any shape or form? Who will becaring for them? hat’s the diversity I see. Some kids are coming to school with a lot on their

shoulders that impacts how they learn. I see more kids than I’m comfortable with who are worried about things they shouldn’t be worried about at their age.

he Bridge: You are able to see these students in a way that many people c an’t because wedon’t have a space or a forum to collectively witness what’s going on. What responsibility doyou feel toward being an advocate and to whom do you advocate?

Ricca: We need a community conversation about mental health. I haven’t done enough to ad-vocate for that. he leadership team and I advocated very articulately that we needed anothersocial worker in next year’s budget, so we could have a social worker at each of our schoolsand not share one between two schools. Your point is a valid one, I am privy to information

that the general public isn’t privy to, but there’s also information out there that calls on thiscommunity to do better. here needs to be candor and honesty about the issue of mentalillness and about things that are affecting our young people. here are still stigmas aboutmental health in 2016 despite all the research. I think it is incumbent upon us as leaders inthe community to say, “Depression is a real thing, and it really impacts people, and if a kidis witnessing that and they’re worrying about it when they come to school, they’re not goingto learn as well as they possibly can.”

he Bridge: Can you tell us more about what’s going on in the buildings today?

Ricca: At the elementary school you would see direct instruction in literacy and remedialinstruction in literacy, direct instruction in math and remedial instruction in math. We didnot take on the universal pre-school last year, so we’re in the process of applying to have oneclassroom of pre-school at Union Elementary School. We are prepared to financially supportanyone living in Montpelier who wants to take advantage of the voucher to attend a pre-qual-ified preschool anywhere in the state of Vermont. We have no geographic boundaries on that.

Although our enrollment is rising, it is going to be leveling soon. hen each of our buildings will have around the same number of students — so we can comfortably serve them.

he middle school will use a team approach — multi-age teams for seventh and eighth grade— but a traditional approach will be used for fifth and sixth grades. If you walked into thebuilding you would see a variety of learning experiences for students. In particular, at themiddle school the students go to the senior center and members of the senior center come tothe school for computer education.

If you came to the high school you would see we’ve committed to recess and recommitted tothe teacher advisory program. We’ve expanded that over the last couple of years to try to givestudents a safer place in which to share some of those worries I mentioned earlier.

You would see a faci lity staff that is recognizably changing the tenor of stewardship in th isdistrict from “Oh, those are the guys who clean up after us,” to seeing students in all of thebuildings being more proactive about taking care of their space. You would see a support staffthat works tirelessly in terms of instructional support — working with students who are themost vulnerable in terms of their learning goals — but also a support staff that does all ofthe day-to-day business to ensure that we do our very best to sit with somebody for an houror two. And you’d see a school board that cares very deeply about good governance in a place

where families are passionate about good education, a board that emphasizes process so thatthe ends are met. his board is doing a really good job of recommitting itself to policy gover-nance. It works with me on a regular basis to get data on what we say we are doing. From topto bottom you’d see some of the finest adults working to make sure the mission is achieved.

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A Message From City HallThis page was paid for by the City of Montpelier.

Over a month has passed since the Annual City Meeting elections. I thankeveryone for participating. City records indicate that this was the largestvoter turnout in at least 30 years if not ever. Obviously the Presidential pri-

mary brought many people to the polls but it’s wonderful to have more voices heardon local issues.

I offer congratulations to Mayor John Hollar and Council Members Dona Bate, Jean Olson and Justin urcotte on their re-election. Congratulations are also due toSchool Board Members Michele Braun, Bridget Asay, Jim Murphy and Peter Sterlingon their elections.

I thank the voters of Montpelier for their strong support of the City’s budget. his isthe second consecutive year with 80% yes votes. Each year we struggle with finding

the balance between delivering service and presenting reasonable budgets for consid-eration. We are grateful for your support and will continue to strive to provide thebest possible services for you.

Charter Changes

Among the items approved on election day were two charter changes. One autho-rizes the City Council to enact a 1% local rooms, meals and alcohol tax to be usedfor infrastructure and economic development. he other provides the City with theauthority to regulate the use of Berlin Pond as a protection for the municipal watersupply.

Both charter amendments have been forwarded to the legislature for consideration.Committee hearings have not yet been held on either proposal. If approved by thelegislature and signed by the Governor, they would become effective as directed inthe legislation.

One Taylor Street

As many people have observed, work on this project slowed down over the winter asthe city sought additional funding. Receipt of an $850,000 grant from CommunityDevelopment Disaster Recovery funds brings our total of additional monies awardedto $1.2 million dollars. We believe that this closes our funding gap and allows theproject to proceed.

People can expect to see work at the site in the fall for removing hazardous materialand repairing the retaining wall. Work on the remaining portions of the project willbegin in 2017.

he most immediate steps required are finalizing easements with two property own-ers and completing acquisition of the Montpelier Beverage property. Active negotia-tions are occurring on all three properties.

Taylor Street

In addition to the One aylor Street (ransit Center, Bike Path, bridge, etc.) proj-

ect, the City is developing an overhauled aylor Street streetscape project. his willinclude new sidewalks, lighting, landscaping and paving so that this communitygateway is enhanced at the same time that the One aylor Street parcel is improved.

Project Safecatch

Police Chief Anthony Facos recently announced an innovative partnership to addressopiate substance abuse in Montpelier. He has pulled together law enforcement, drugtreatment and drug prevention groups to work cooperatively to deal with addicts.he effort is called Project Safecatch and, among other things, allows addicts tobring drugs to the police stat ion and seek help without being subject to arrest. Crimescommitted, such as theft or breaking & entering will still be addressed in the samemanner. Drug dealing will remain a top law enforcement priority.

2016 Summer Construction Projects All dates are tentative subject to weather and contractor availability.

Paving

• Bailey Avenue – From Clarendon Ave to End (150’ past Sunnyside)

• Cedar Street – Full Street

• Clarendon Avenue – From Jordon to Dairy Lane

• Dairy Lane – From errace to Greenfield errace

• Heaton Avenue – From Liberty to Heaton Woods

• Gaylord Street – Full Street

• N College Street – Full Street

• errace Street – From Bailey Avenue to Dairy Lane

• owne Street – Full Street

• Sunnyside – Full Street

• Sunset – Full Street

• Crack Sealing, Wheel Rut Patching, and Infrared Patching (Routine Mainte-nance list to be developed)

• Pavement Markings Contract including bike lane stencils, sharrows, and cross- walks

Bridges

• Spring Street Bridge (approach slab replacement and deck rehab)

Traffic Improvements

• Main at Northfield Left urn

Retaining Walls and Slope Stabilization

• East State Street

• River Street

• Marvin Street

Sidewalks and Bike Paths

• Bailey Avenue

• Clarendon Avenue

• Heaton Street

• Enhancement Grant

• Montpelier in Motion

• State Street Sidewalk

• Bike Path Resurfacing (Possible)

Storm Drains and Culverts

• Upper Bailey Avenue Storm Line

• Bailey Avenue Crossline

• North Street (Near Hil lhead)

• Isabel Circle Drainage Structure

• owne Street – (CSO)

• Hebert Road – Culvert Liner

Water/Sewer

• Gaylord Utility Reconstruction

Information

For those of you who want to stay abreast of information about city government,

there are several ways to do so:• All meetings of Boards, Commissions, Committees and the like are open to thepublic.

• his article in The Bridge is written by the Mayor or me and is publishedmonthly.

• he City’s website www.montpelier-vt.org includes news, updates, notices andinformation about projects as well as agendas, minutes and other meeting docu-ments. All documents which go to the City Council for meetings are postedpublicly. he website will be completely overhauled and upgraded this year withthe new platform to launch in 2016.

• All (or most) Council meetings and meetings of major boards and committeesare broadcast – and often rebroadcast – on local cable V.

• All (or most) of the above meetings are both streamed and archived for viewingon the city’s website.

• he City has a Facebook page “City of Montpelier, V – official” which postsupdates and also links some updates from the website.

• he City has a witter account “@VMontpelier” which also posts updates andlinks from the website.

• he City often posts information on Front Porch Forum

• he Annual Report, distributed in February and posted online, provides anoverview of the city government’s year.

Finally, of course, please feel free to contact me or your elected officials withquestions or comments about the City Government. I can be reached at [email protected] or 802-223-9502. Other city officials’ email addresses and phonenumbers are available on the web.

hank you for reading this article and for your interest in Montpelier city government.

Summer of 2016by William Fraser, City Manager


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An Interview with Vermont Poet Laureate, Chard deNiord Continued from Page 1that teachers are afraid to teach poetry and find it too difficult,that CORE curriculum is not stressing the arts enough, thatthere’s an overemphasis on SEM (science, technology, en-gineering, math) instead of SEAM (with arts), the fact thatstudents now have a much more practical view towards theireducation, viewing college almost as vocational schools insteadof an enlightening, educational liberal arts experience, all of

this is part of the present day zeitgeist of our education system.Singer: Right. Part of the reason I wanted to talk to you is thatI have the same interest in trying to reintegrate poetry, or roundthat out in whatever way we can.

deNiord: Yeah. It’s endemic. We’ve gone from 300 Englishmajors at Providence College, and this is not unique to us. Wehave more English majors than Yale, but just under 100. So what’s that doing to all the upper level courses that we used tobe able to teach with all our fantastic faculty? hey can’t teachthem anymore, or as often.

Singer: What’s going to happen?

deNiord: It’s already happening. You’re getting a culture of stu-dents who don’t have a broad based education in the humanitiesanymore. Who, unfortunately, can’t think as clearly and deeplyor write as effectively as they need to to succeed in any fieldthey end up going into. So what’s already happening is that anincreasingly cultural illiterate class of professionals, so-calledprofessionals, are entering and running the work force in thiscountry. And what does that lead to? Superficial thinking. Ifyou can’t think in nuances or understand the complexity of apolitical, social or personal dilemma, weigh and consider all thevarious possibilities, you’re going to act and think in draconianand simplistic ways. We see it happening with rump rightnow. So it’s already happening.

Singer: I’ve read some interviews where you talked about theimportance of poetry itself. It’s something I never want to tryto articulate, but you did it really well. Can you say a little bitabout why it’s so important?

deNiord: Well, as I try to teach my students, it’s essentiallanguage — in the broad sense. here are all these wonderfuldefinitions of poetry: ‘Poetry is the best words in the best order,’and, ‘memorable speech’ as Auden said, and ‘the maximumefficiency of language,’ but it’s also essential language. It’sthe language that defines us. Whether it’s a passage from theDeclaration of Independence, a biblical passage, the Gettysburg Address, which is maybe one of the best prose poems ever written,

or a wonderful poem like Nazim Hikmet’s “On Living,”poetry is essential language. And if we lose that eloquence andeconomy in our language, then we lose our humanity, becauseenduring poetry expresses our most vital humanity.”

If we don’t, for instance, have passages like this from“Gilgamesh” in our minds and hearts, we’re lacking a criticaldefinition of grief and its condition.

All that is left to one who grieves Is convalescence.No change of heart or spiritual Conversion, for the heart has changed

And the soul has been converted To a thing that sees How much it costs to lose a friend it loved.

If we can’t say something like that in response to what hap-pened at Brussels, then what? We’re just maybe one or two ticksup from an animal.

Singer: So how do you see your Poet Laureate role?

deNiord: I view my role in an ambassadorial way. You can’tforce teachers to teach poetry and you can’t force students tolove poetry. But maybe you can teach poetry or present poetry, whether it’s to a fifth grade class or to a group of senior citizens,

in a way that appeals to them because they recognize somethingabout themselves in poetry’s essential language. And so therehas to be something accessible there, so much depends on theaudience. As the Poet Laureate I feel I have to be especiallyaware of my various audiences.

Poetry is diverse and wonderful enough that I can think of anynumber of poems for each group that I’m addressing. And myhope is, ‘Oh! hat poem speaks powerfully to me, those linesfrom Gilgamesh, that knock me over. Maybe there’s anotherpoem I could go to…’ It’s really just about starting a fire, apoetry fire. I’m resigned to the fact that you can’t do that foreverybody, but for maybe just a few people in each group thatI address, so that’s my ambassadorial role as I see it. o writethese clear, accessible articles in the paper every month, to visitas often as I can various groups around the state without ex-hausting myself, and listening. hat’s really at the top of my list,listening. Because you can’t talk to somebody first, about poetryespecially, without listening to them first.

Chard deNiord’s column for the Valley News can befound at www.vnews.com. You can also visit his website at www.charddeniord.com.

AnthemI lay in my hammock all morning

rereading my favorite book, the one

about the foolish knight in love

with the damsel who didn't exist.

I laughed like the crows in the pines

at the notion of emptying my mind

of anything. I watched the light change

the leaves to oracles, and when

the darkness fell, I put down my book

and hummed to the thrush. Closed

my eyes to layer the darkness with another

darkness of my own making. Listened

to the anthem of an ant who sang as she crawled

across the Earth toward the one

small door in the dirt that opensto the knock of silence onto everything. Chard deNiord

City Tackles Butt Problemsby Jessica Neary

MONPELIER — Lynn Perkins Syz is not a littering fan. At aMarch 2 meeting of the Montpelier Design Review Committee,Syz outlined a proposal to install six new cigarette receptacles atidentified "hotspots" for cigarette butt littering.

he receptacles, based on a London, England Neat Streets Project, will be made by Portland, Maine manufac turer Michael Roylos ata cost of $89.00 apiece.

Five of the pilot receptacles will be financed by Central VermontNew Directions and a grant from Montpelier's "rash ramps"— a group of volunteers who monitor cigarette butt disposal andlack thereof, as well as other littering issues. he sixth receptacle,according to Syz, will be jointly financed by the Montpelier Senior Activitie s Center and Centra l Vermont Solid Waste Disposa l.

A lively discussion surrounded Syz's project, including concernsabout color, attachment to lightposts vs.existing street signs, and whether the receptacles would encouragesmoking, a widespreadconcern among design review committee members, especially EricGilbertson and heodore Feder. he concern about promotingsmoking was addressed by Syz, who said a toll-free number for802-QUIS would be prominently displayed on the metal boxes.

Committee Chairman Stephen Everett started a lively dialogueabout the aesthetics of the boxes, especially their color, howprominently the words "oss Your Butts Here" would show up,and whether pictures of cigarette butts would be large enough forpeople to see. Syz said the color of the boxes would correspond to a

signature color for Monpelier Alive, a teal, blue-green color. Everettsuggested a color more green than blue would stand out against theblue-red color of Montpelier's brick building facades.

Everett thought a deep, deep color contrasted with very light-colored lettering would be best. Syz countered that manufacturerRoylos has not had a problem with people identifying boxes andtheir purpose.

Montpelier's rash ramps pledged to empty, weigh and recycleused butts on a weekly basis, sending them to a company that would transform butt s into park benches.

All members agreed that the new containers, with their attractiveteal and red-brown coloring and design, would be vastly superior toexisting black plastic receptacles, which have been documented bySyz and the rash ramps as prone to falling over/falling apart andeven bursting into flames.


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RecyclE This Paper!

Meet Tom Moore of ‘T&T Truck for Hire’by Nat Frothingham

MONPELIER — Some people are hard tospot even when you’re looking right at them.hey just melt into a crowd. Others, you justcan’t miss seeing them. It seems like they’re

everywhere.

om Moore who runs & ruck for Hirein Montpelier is one of those fellows you keepseeing everywhere.

With his lean, rugged good looks and friendlymanner, Moore is the owner, driver, lifter,hauler and sole proprietor of & ruck forHire in Montpelier.

If you think you’ve seen him over and overagain that may have something to do with hiseasily spotted half-ton, Chevy pick-up truck with an eight-foot box painted fire-engine red.

Moore is a Vermont native who was born, grewup and went to school in Rutland and who also worked in Rutland as a young adult. But in

1992 when Vermont was going through one ofits periodic mini-recessions, Moore heard abouta job doing diesel repair up in central Vermontfor a Caterpillar dealer out on Northfield Streetin Berlin. Moore’s been up here ever since withstints of doing a range of things including turning wrenches and selling cars.

For 18 years he was on the Montpelier Fire Department’s call force. “I loved the department,”Moore said. “I always wanted to be a fireman since when I was a little boy. It’s exciting — thetrucks, you know. he danger in it, I guess. A little excitement.”

Up until recently in both sales and repair work, Moore has worked for a succession of bosses. About selling cars, he said, “I did that for a long time. hings got tough at the end becauseincreasingly people did their shopping for cars on the Internet. he personal touch was largelygone. But before the business changed, Moore was good at selling cars and got the sales bonusesand the repeat customers. If there was a secret to his success at selling cars, it was a secret that’salmost not a secret — working to please his customers.

If pleasing his customers was the “up side” of car sales, the “down” side, as Moore described it was, “Sometimes when you’re working for a boss, there are quotas and pressures, like pressuresto sell perhaps. It’s kind of like, ‘Get’em in, get’em out, get them to sign a sales contract.”

Eventually the pressures got old. “hat’s not the way I am,” Moore said. “If it takes two weeks(for a customer) to decide on something — fine. hese people when they’re happy, they’ll comeback — again and again.”

hree or four years ago, Moore quit selling and went out on his own and opened a small thriftstore called “& Repeats” in a ground-floor retail location at 116 Main Street in Montpelier.He filled the store with second-hand stuff: furniture, cookware and the like. Moore would go togarage sales looking for items that would sell.

At the same time he bought a pick-up truck for the store and advertised it as “a truck for hire”

for all-purpose hauling, moving, trips to thedump, practically any task that required a man,a truck and a job to be done.

“I’ve even done grocery shopping for people,believe it or not,” he said.

“I have one customer,” Moore said, “who callsme twice a month to take two boxes to herstorage unit.” It’s not a big deal. “She just wantscompany,” Moore said.

Moore once helped a man who was movingfrom Montpelier to Hartford, Connecticut.“When we got there, the elevator didn’t work. We had to carry the stuff up f ive stories. hat was a tough one.”

Another time Moore helped a young ladymove from Montpelier to Burlington. But shecouldn’t leave Montpelier until after nine inthe evening. hat was OK. But when she andMoore got to the new apartment, her new

roommate needed help moving from her oldapartment into the new apartment. It was latebut Moore obliged.

“She asked me if my rate was higher for the latenight move and I said, “No, my rate’s the same,

night or day.”

Moore has even moved animals. “One woman moved out with three cats,” he said. “hey wereall in cat carriers. It was summer. We buckled them into the back and carefully tied them down.”

“I’ll be 54 in July,” said Moore as he looked back on two years of running & ruck for Hire.

All-told, he's happy and more relaxed about what he’s doing now. “I enjoy working for myself.It’s so much less stress. I can sleep at night.”

he money side of things is on the upswing. “I did $12,000 more this year than I did my firstyear,” he said. “I have a part-time employee who’s on salary. He’s a regular employee on salary with workmen’s comp and social security. I’ve got an accountant to take care of all my numbers.Plus I’ll be getting a new truck this spring,” he said.

During the summer, when Moore is not working, he enjoys riding his motor cycle with friends.He owns a Harley and is part of the Central Vermont Harley Owners Group. “We go to Maine,New Hampshire, of course all over Vermont, Massachusetts sometimes. hese are family guysand gals going out and enjoying their bikes camping in state parks, putting on a couple of hun-dred miles a ride on a weekend,” he said.

Nothing about Moore’s truck-for-hire working life gives him greater pleasure than knowing thathe’s providing a service that people like and appreciate.

“I get around,” said Moore. “I bump into people at Shaw’s who say, ‘Hi om, how are youdoing?’ You acknowledge them. I’m doing something that people like and appreciate. So theysay, ‘Hello.’ It makes me feel good.”

To get in touch with Tom Moore at T&T Truck for Hire, phone 224-1360.

om Moore. Photo by Michael Jermyn.


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Two Weeks, Eight Schools: Students Invited to Vermont toDiscover the Future of Food

his summer, students are invited to immerse themselves in food systems program-ming at eight Vermont higher education colleges and universities with the VermontFood Systems Summer Study our. An initiative of the Vermont Food Systems

Higher Education Consortium, the Summer Study our offers a “taste of Vermont” — forthe intellect.

From June 16–29, students will delve into topics including carbon, sustainability, the eco-system, farm-to-institution, climate change, conservation, biodiversity and policy. he our winds its way from the classrooms to the field at Green Mountain College, Middlebury Col-lege, New England Culinary Institute, SI Graduate Institute, Sterling College, Universityof Vermont, Vermont Law School and Vermont echnical College.

From food justice to safety and labeling, the nation is poised to transform the way in whichit sources, grows, processes, purchases and contemplates food. he Vermont Food SystemsSummer Study our is the only program in the country where students take to the road fortwo weeks, moving through eight schools, earning transferable undergraduate or graduatecredit or auditing the class. Vermont schools have graduated one-of-a-kind thinkers, advo-cates, farmers, retailers and restaurateurs who are leading the charge in how the nation thinksabout food.

“Higher education, entrepreneurial vision and agricultural heritage define Vermont as acenter for food systems innovation,” noted project facilitator Paul Costello of the VermontCouncil on Rural Development. “A creative new generation of networked leaders is emergingthrough the practical application of a Vermont farm and food education. Vermont schools areoffering a unique panoply of experiences and working together to make the state an epicenterof food education for the nation.”

Additionally, Vermont food and farm education strengthens Vermont’s food system, moti-vates food-based startups, and increases communication among Vermont’s food businesses,all of which connect to Vermont’s dynamic Farm to Plate food system plan.

Summer Study our enrollment is underway. For more information about the VermontFood Systems Summer Study our or to enroll, see VermontFoodEducation.org or contactRachel Arsenault (R [email protected], 728-1677). he consortium is facilitated by theVermont Council on Rural Development.

Agronomy instructor Sosten Longu teaches Summer Study our studentsabout the carbon cycle in the Vermont ech greenhouse.

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Community-Based Learning: A View of a Student’sInvolvement with Corporations by Nathan GrutchfieldMONPELIER — One of the students Montpelier High School Principal Michael McRaith refers to as anexample of rich student experience is Maggie Nowlan, a senior, who throughout high school has developedan interest in socially responsible businesses.

hrough a community-based learning program, Nowlan was a corporate intern at the headquarters for theCabot Creamery, a farmer-owned dairy cooperative business that is run directly by the farmers who producethe milk that is used in the dairy products. hese farmers are empowered in the decision-making that affectsthe future of the business, and receive earnings directly correlating to the amount of milk they produce forthe company.

Following this experience, Nowlan worked in the Social Mission Department at the Ben & Jerry’s worldheadquarters in South Burlington. he Social Mission Department is responsible for promoting the com-pany’s social mission, which includes making the world a better place in innovative ways due to recognitionof the central, inf luential role that the corporation exists in society in terms of helping to improve the qualityof life for those around it.

Both Cabot Creamery and Ben & Jerry’s are B Corporations, a certification of their high social, economicand environmental standards. Nowlan took it upon herself to educate her peers about these corporations, which encompassed all her interests regarding the movement to use businesses as a way to promote social,economic and environmental good. She conducted a series of seminars about these companies to schoolsaround Vermont, and even negotiated a sponsorship with Ben & Jerry’s to provide her 250 mini cups of icecream to give to students along the way.

Nowlan, in the final semester of her senior year, is still leading seminars about B Corporations. So far she haspresented to an astounding 350 students at 17 different schools. She has received a great amount of financialsupport and guidance from the community-based learning program, particularly her advisor Matt McLane,as well as from her teachers, who allow her to miss occasional classes for her seminars. Maggie Nowlan. Photo by Daryl Burtnett


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What Exactly is Multiple Sclerosis and Why Should WeCare About It? by Marichel Vaught

Imagine waking up in the morning, ready to prepare forthe day ahead, when you notice that swinging your legsoff the bed seemed to need a little more effort. And when

you finally stand on your feet, you immediately topple over asif your legs are no longer there. Or, imagine going about your

daily routine when you suddenly notice numbness in one ofyour legs that isn’t going away and it makes you start walking with a slight limp. hese a re among the countless symptomsthat lead people to seek out medical attention that eventuallyleads to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

What exactly is multiple sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis, or MS,is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system —brain, spinal cord and optic nerves — causing disruption be-tween the brain and the body. Covering the nerve fibers of ourcentral nervous system for protection are fatty materials calledmyelin. When the immune system attacks this myelin sheath,the protective layer around the nerves is damaged leaving thenerves vulnerable and unable to correctly send signals to partsof the body that allow mobility and sensory feeling. he dam-age can cause impairment to muscle control, balance, vision orspeech, depending on the nerves attacked.

here is no single known cause and as of yet, no cure. Accord-ing to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, multiple sclerosisis thought to affect 2.3 million people worldwide. here is nocentralized reporting system, so no accurate number of peopleliving with multiple sclerosis is available. Some factors increasethe risk of developing multiple sclerosis, such as age, race, gen-der, genetics, viral infections and environment. It is more com-mon in Caucasians than any other race, is mostly developedbetween the ages of 20 and 40 and women are two times morelikely to have it than men. MS could stem from an infectionsuch as Epstein-Barr or other autoimmune diseases such asdiabetes. he number of cases is higher in areas of temperateclimate, such as the northern United States. In fact, rates ofMS are higher in areas farther from the equator. In Vermont,there are thought to be 1,400 people with multiple sclerosis, ac-cording to the Greater New England Chapter of the NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society.

here are four types of multiple sclerosis — relapsing-remit-ting, secondary-progressive, primary-progressive and progres-sive-relapsing. About 85 percent of people diagnosed with mul-tiple sclerosis are initially diagnosed with relapsing-remittingmultiple sclerosis, making it the most common form. Patients

with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis have symptoms thatcome and go. hey experience the symptoms for a period oftime that is followed by a period of recovery and no symptomsat all. It is typical that relapsing-remitting patients transitioninto secondary progressive after 10–15 years. In secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis, the symptoms worsen over timeand the recovery or symptom-free periods lessen. en percentof patients are diagnosed with primary-progressive multiplesclerosis. In primary-progressive multiple sclerosis, the symp-toms worsen and there is essentially no recovery or symptom-free period. Progressive-relapsing multiple sclerosis is the leastcommon diagnosis. In progressive-relapsing multiple sclerosis,patients have worsening symptoms followed by a period ofrelapse, but unlike relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, thepatient is unable to regain function after the relapse.

More and more medications, injection and oral, are becoming

available to help slow progression and therefore may only beeffective on patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.Holistic healing, such as naturopathy and acupuncture, hasalso become more prevalent with multiple sclerosis patients.

One important thing to note is that multiple sclerosis manifestsitself differently in every BODY. One person with multiplesclerosis may need to rely on the use of a wheelchair. Anotherperson with multiple sclerosis may have a slight limp from timeto time. And yet, another can have full mobility but be legallyblind. For some people it is visually evident that they have it be-cause of their use of a mobility aid or abnormality in their gait.For some others, no one would ever guess they had a disability.

Currently, the Greater New England NMSS is one of 15disability-support organizations promoting two bills in theVermont legislature, H.238 and S.176. Both bills seek incometax credits for home modifications required by a disability or

physical hardship. he bill was introduced in the previous leg-islative year and is now in the Senate. However, no movementis expected on them this year. Sponsors of the bills are Sen. Anthony Pollina, P/D-Washington; Sen. Michael Sirotkin,D-Chittenden; Rep. Robert Krebs, D-Grand Isle; Rep. Patsy

French, D-Orange-Washington-Addison and Rep. WilliamFrank, D-Chittenden.

Multiple sclerosis can strike practically anyone in any time oftheir lives. here are hundreds of research projects happen-ing worldwide to learn more about this debilitating diseaseand how to cure it. Each year, several fundraiser walks arescheduled throughout the country in order to raise money forresearch funding and building support programs. hese walksalso give the opportunity for those affected by multiple sclerosis— whether they have it themselves or know someone else whodoes — to come together and raise awareness.

Walk MS 2016 is scheduled for Montpelier on May 14. he walk will begin at Montpelier High School at 9 a.m. Partici-pants can choose between the 3.3 or 5 mile routes. Each partic-ipant is also asked to help raise funds of at least $25. People can walk as an individual or as a team. As a frequent participant, I

noticed that the number of people walking for Montpelier hasbeen dwindling each year. In an email from Wesley Snyder,NMSS event manager, the walk had its largest registration in2012 with 133 walkers. From that year, attendance has slippedto 100, 96 and as low as 88 just last year. he reason for thedecline is unknown.

The Bridge is proud to be a media sponsor of Walk MS 2016 inMontpelier. If you are interested in participating in the walk ormaking a donation, visit walkms.org and 05602 in the “Finda Walk” section. People are also welcome to join The Bridge’sown walking team, he Bridge Beat. Register for that particu-lar team at http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/bridgebeat.

In the next issue of The Bridge , learn more about treatmentfor multiple sclerosis and meet Julie Sancibrian, a centralVermonter who has been living with multiple sclerosis for20 years.

Zimbabwean Woman Visits The Bridge by Carla OccasoMONPELIER — Loyce Maturu of Zimbabwe, Africa, visited TheBridge recently as part of her U.S. media tour to promote awarenessof an ongoing global fight against HIV, AIDS, tuberculosis andmalaria. She personally suffered from two of the three illnesses thattook family members’ lives when she was young, which caused her tothink she would die as well.

“I lost my mother and my younger brother to AIDS and tuberculosis when I was 10 years old. I cried for so many times and I thought I was going to die, but here I am today,” Maturu told The Bridge. “I amhere in the United States with support from RESULS just to createawareness on how important it is for the U.S. community to under-stand and to put a face on issues around tuberculosis.” uberculosisis important to put in the spotlight because the disease is preventableand curable, but it is still a leading killer in some parts of the world— such as Zimbabwe.

Maturu was treated and cured of tuberculosis through funds coming

from the Global Fund — an organization that raises and spends bil-lions of dollars on fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. ubercu-losis is closely associated with poverty and is often passed on throughthe coughing and sneezing of those living too closely in overcrowdedconditions, according to information on www.theglobalfund.org.People who contract tuberculosis are most often impoverished, mal-nourished women and children. herefore, it often goes untreatedand spreads due to fear of stigmatization and lack of education.

Maturu is hoping to help he Global Fund fight back and spreadthe word in the United States, including from The Bridge locatedright here in Montpelier. Maturu said she wants other childrenliving with HIV and AIDS to see they can “become confident justlike me and to realize that they can achieve their goals and dreamsfor the future.”

A short video produced by The Bridge featuring Loyce Maturucan be viewed on Youube at: https://youtu.be/KMVcUXJrY8A.


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Granite City Groove

Tell them you

saw it in

The Bridge!

Virtual Reality Studio Blazes New Trail by Joshua Jerome

Nestled in Barre’s co-working space, he Of-fice Block at 248 N. Main St., resides anotheryoung Barre business, Immersive echnology

Studios; a virtual reality company working towards“bridging the gap between the real and digital world.”Owned by Andrew Glover, Immersive echnologyStudios utilizes new spherical imaging processes andsoftware to take images of physical spaces and convertthem into interactive experiences that can be appliedacross different platforms. And if you don’t know whatthat means you are not a lone.

he new technology has only become available for usein the consumer marketplace within the last year whiledevelopers have had it almost four. his technologyprovides a 360-degree experience of a physical loca-tion through a digital platform that is being utilized

by businesses, museums and real estate companies.However, the newest project at Immersive echnologyStudios is aimed at bringing the experience of climb-ing Vermont’s highest mountainous peaks right into your living room or wherever you havegood service for your smartphone.

he project is called Vermont Peaks and Glover just launched a Kickstarter campaign to helpfund it. he goal is to produce a virtua l reality experience that will allow individuals to viewthe Vermont landscape of the “five tallest peaks in five minutes.” Because of conditions onthe trails this time of year, the project cannot commence until June 1, when Glover and histeam can begin accessing the trails sa fely as they will need to transport equipment to the topof all five peaks. Weather is an unknown factor also as it can be beautiful at the base, butfogged in at the top. he project is scheduled to take a few months with the rollout of thefinal product in early fall.

As I spoke with Glover about Vermont Peaks I could see he was passionate about utilizing thisnew technology. He explained to me that he’s always looking for new ways to help his clientsconnect with their customers. However, Vermont Peaks is a project that helps deliver the experi-

ence of being on top of Vermont that many of us take for granted. he ability to virtually trans-port yourself to and from anywhere in the world has many applications across several industries,but Glover believes that it can best be utilized in education. He described to me how amazing

the experience could be if this technology could be usedin our educational institutions when teaching studentsabout the Battle of Gettysburg or exploring the GrandCanyon.

Individuals who go on to the Kickstarter campaign cansee the various levels of support that are available and foronly $25, a backer of the project will receive a custommanufactured virtual reality headset. Once the projectis completed, Glover and his team will utilize softwareto create the virtual reality experience. Once completed,backers will receive a link where they will need to usetheir smartphone that fits snugly into their VR headsetin order to propel themselves onto Vermont’s five tallestpeaks.

Of course, this technology is not meant to replace theactual experience of being on top of a mountain, but

it provides access to those who can’t and that’s reallyimportant to Glover. I said that sometimes when mytwo children are testing my patience, it would be really

nice to be able to virtually transport myself to my happy place. Glover, a father of two youngchildren himself looked at me with excitement and said, “where do you want to go.” And there we were, two young fathers in downtown Barre sharing our experiences and talking about where we wanted to virtually transport ourselves with this new technology. Amazing. o find out more,and try out a demo of this technology you can go to: www.vermontpeaks.com.


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Poems are on display at these Mduring the month of April in

11 Main Street

27 State Street 15 Barre Street

The bestplace intown to

read, writeand drink

poetry.

41 State Street

89 Main Street

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136 State Street

24 State Street

Yvonne ’ s Riverside

Salon

37 Elm Street

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For more details on each event and a listing of all loc

A Poem about Poems

I cannot poem because I can’t

rhyme

If I tried it would take me a really

long time

I would sit there thinking of

something to do

Like draw or sing or tighten my

shoe.

But no, I should write I should

continue on thinking

Of a poem or a story that in-

volves quick sinking

I got it! A plan, a story of a man

who goes to the store and buys

himself a pan.

Asher, Age 14

River Rock School, Montpelier

PoemCity

It’s April

and the city wears

her hearton her long glass sleeve.

All other months

she folds

her secrets in.

It’s April and the

invisible

is speaking.

Sara Norton

Marshfield

Northern Love

I see drivers

texting — speeding — tailgating

rocking expired inspection

stickers —

sleeping headlights ...

popo follow me

home.

Reuben Jackson

Winooski


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ntpelier businesses and locationselebration of PoemCity 2016.

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tions where poems are displayed, visit poem-city.org

State and Main

Most of the time, I wait with the

others

making sure my toes are back

from the curb,

wondering if someone pushed

the button,

scanning faces for familiarity,

keeping a wide stance,

bracing myself.

This time

will I be honest?

Not today. I need to be some-

place…

I think.

Sometimes

the stars are aligned

and it happens

that I step in time

with the chirping

leaving them all behind

as I make my way

cutting corners

going someplace,

Honestly,

going someplace.

Bernard Robert

Calais

Untitled

In the darkAlly is so dark

You can’t see a thing, that’s

how dark.

But…

Cats can see in the dark

And flashlights.

Carson Deforge

East Montpelier Elementary

School, Grade 1


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Opening the 2016 Lost Nation Theater Season:The Broadway Hit Musical ‘Hairspray’ by Nat Frothingham

A

s Lost Nation heater opens its 28thseason, the Montpelier-based profes-sional theater company will be pre-

senting “Hairspray”, a ony-award-winning(Best Musical, Best Score) dance and musicsmash hit that ran successfully on Broadwayfor five or six years.

Lost Nation’s Kathleen Keenan is directing“Hairspray” which she calls “a marathon ofsinging and dancing” (the show has 25 indi-vidual music and dance numbers) and has acast of 27 song and dance performers.

Keenan is totally aware of the challenge she’s

taken on in directing “Hairspray,” a showthat will run (hursdays through Sundays)from April 21 through May 8.

In an interview with The Bridge she talkedabout the size of the task she has taken on.

“As someone said,” Keenan began, (directinga show like this) is “a little bit crazy.” Butshe has good reasons to explain why she’sdoing it.

Said Keenan, “We wouldn’t have thoughtof doing this show on our own.” But “Hair-spray” was enthusiastically recommended toLost Nation heater by aryn Noelle, the

Burlington-based singer, dancer, actress andchoreographer.

So there was Noelle’s essentially saying to

Lost Nation, “You gotta do this show.”

hen said Keenan, “It was the fact that theshow would be something different. And thefact that theater-goers have been asking formore musicals — that “iced it.”

“We knew we wanted to shake up the com-munity,” Keenan said about “Hairspray.” “It’sa piece about tolerance. And it’s a piece aboutaspiration.”

he musical’s storyline is quite affecting. It’sabout a lovable teenage girl who — yes, isoverweight — but that doesn’t stop her from wanting to follow her dream. And her dreamis to dance. Not just to dance — but to danceon the popular “Corny Collins V Show.”

he “Corny Collins Show” is the fictionalname for an actual V program, the “BuddyDeane Show” out of Baltimore, an extremelypopular dance show for teens during the1950s. Kids would run home after school to watch the “Buddy Deane Show”. When anattempt was made to integrate the “BuddyDeane Show” in 1954, there were real prob-lems.

Without giving away the storyline — whathappens in “Hairspray” has a different and afar more hopeful ending.

At the core of the show are issues of di scrimi-nation — of what happens to people because

of their looks, their race, their gender, theirethnicity. Because many of us crave peer ac-ceptance, we don't always have the strength

to resist peer pressure. And peer pressure canvictimize people who are different, becausethey speak a different language, or follow adifferent faith, or come from another countryor culture — or don't conform to a peer-approved stereotype.

“We’re going out of our way to maximize thecommunity building aspect of this produc-tion,” Keenan said, noting that the Peace & Justice Center in Burlington and Vermont Works for Women wil l be leading pre- andpost-show discussions.

“Raise awareness. Bring people together.” Inaddition to production itself, this is what LostNation hopes to achieve.

We had over 60 kids auditioning for “Hair-

spray” in late November,” said Keenan aboutthe excitement the production is generating,and Kim Bent said that the largest partof production challenge is getting enoughtime to rehearse the acting and the dancing.“Carving out that time,” he said. “Gettingpeople to help us backstage.”

But despite the way Lost Nation is beingstretched, Keenan said, “It’s huge, exciting,daunting, exhilarating — definitely an ex-hilarating project.”

For further information Lost Nation showsand tickets please phone 229-0492 or go on-line to www.lostnationatheater.org.

April 21 – May 8 Mainstage Hairspray — based on a 1988 film by

John Waters. Music by Marc Sherman. You can’t stop the beat in the big andbold musical about one girls inspiringdream to dance

May 10 onlySpecial Event Show Boat — a pop-up comedy club byMaggie Lenz. LN’s On Dark Nightspresents COMEDY hosted by MaggieLenz, headliner Dan Boulger of Boston

June 2 – 19 Mainstage Red by Jon Logan2010 ONY Winner “Best Play”

June 24 onlyTheater for Kids by Kid sFractured Fables by AesopEnsemble storytelling by ages 9 and up.

July 7 – 24 Mainstage Leonard Cohen: Bird on the WireConceived by Stefan Rudnicki“He’s got your young idealism. He’sgot You when You can’t face the world.He’s got You at all stages.” — Bono

July 29 – 30Theater for Kids by Kids Pinocchio by Carlo Collodihe classic story adapted by KimBent, directed by Kathleen Keenan.Performed by serious and experiencedyoung actors

August 12 — 14Theater for Kids by Kids Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Richardand Robert Sherman. Based on a filminspired by Ian Fleming’s novel.

September 15 – 25 Mainstage The Syringa Tree by A.R. Gurney OBIE Award Winner “Best Play”

October 6 – 23 Mainstage Sylvia by A.R. Gurney

Gurney’s mad comedy is the mostendearing good time to trot down thepike in many a moon.

October 29 onlySpecial EventThe Poe Spooktacularby Lost Nation heaterGot the boos? LN’s Halloween Partyfeaturing the best of Poe, costumecontest, great prizes, decadent desserts,great dance party at Montpelier CityHall Arts Center

November 30 to December 1Special EventIt’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry

City Hall Arts Center is transformedinto a 1940s broadcast studio as f iveversatile actors and ONE busy soundseffects wizard bring Frank Capra’s clas-sic to life in f ront of a live studio audi-ence (that’s you!).

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THURSDAY, APRIL 7Colby Military Writers’ Symposium. April 6–7.wo-day event includes author presentations, booksigning, undergraduate original research presen-tation, Meet the Authors reception and dinner(ticket required), and a moderated panel discus sion

on the topic “Going to War: Te Cost to Families,Communities, and Nation.” Wed., 8 a.m.–3 p.m.;Turs., 8 a.m.–9 p.m. Norwich University, 158Harmon Dr., Northfield. Panel discussion is f ree;Meet the Author dinner $50. 485-2811. [email protected]. Colby.norwich.edu

PoemCity: Kids' Card Catalog Poetry & Collage.Create poems out of cards from the library's oldcard cata log. 3–5 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,135 Main St., Montpelier. poem-city.org

LGBTQ Book Discussion: “The Miseducation ofCameron Post.” LGBQ series in partnership

with the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. Booksare available at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. 6:30p.m. Unitarian Church, Fireplace Room, 130Main St., Montpelier

Diabetes Support Group. First Turs., 7–8 p.m.Conference room 3, Central Vermont Medical

Center. 371-4152.PoemCity: Reading with Janet Sylvester & F.Brett Cox. Enjoy an evening of poetry with twolocal poets and professors. 7 p.m. Kellogg-Hub-bard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. poem-city.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 8Gentle Tai Chi 8-Week Class Begins. 11 a.m.Free. Waterbury Public Library. For more informa-tion and to enroll, email [email protected] call 343-2219.

Italian Traditional Village Dance. Variety of tra-ditional Italian village dances from many regionsof Italy — dances still being done today in smallmountain villages. Couple, set, line and groupdances. Easy enough for beginners and yet chal-lenging for intermediate and advanced dancers.No partners or previous experience neces sary. 6:45p.m.–9:15 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130 Main St.,Montpelier. Free; donations for church accepted.229-1490.

PoemCity: Poetry of Art & Memoir with GeorgeLongenecker. Longenecker will look at issues ofrace and racism in ekphrastic poetry, the poetry ofart. He’ll read works by former U.S. Poet LaureateNatasha rethewey and Nobel Laureate Derek

Walcott as well as his own poems of art and mem-oir. Reception and refreshments to follow. 7 p.m..W. Wood Gallery & A rts Center, 46 Barre St.,Montpelier. poem-city.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9Berlin Pond. A great location for migrating songbirds, waterfowl, loons, herons and more. 7–9:30a.m. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St.,Montpelier. $10 members; $15 non-members. Call

us to register and learn about carpooling options:229-6206. northbranchnatu recenter.org

LEAP Energy Fair. our more than 70 exhibits andtalk with experts about solar power, weatheriza-tion, heat pumps, energy audits, biomass, pelletstoves, electric vehicles and more. Marko the Ma-gician, ice cream, electronics recycling, children’sactivities, local food and refreshments. 9 a.m.–3p.m. Crossett Brook Middle School, Duxbury.Free. waterburyleap.org

Worcester Clothing Swap. Get some “new-to-you” clothing and accessories. 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Worcester own Hall, Rt. 12, Worcester. $1 perbag (bring our own bag). Benefits the WorcesterFood Shelf. Drop off your gently used clothing/ac-cessories April 7–8, noon–5 p.m. 552-7494.

PoemCity: Educators Workshop: Poetry withthe State Poet Laureate. 11 a.m.–noon. Bear

Pond Books, 77 Main St., Montpelier. 229-0774.bearpondbooks.com

PoemCity: Reading with Poets Ralph Culver &Sydney Lea. Culver, author of the Anabiosis Pressprizewinning chapbook “Both Distances”, andSydney Lea, onetime Poet Laureate of Vermont,

join together to offer a fantastic evening of poetryfollowed by an audience Q&A. 2 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier.poem-city.org

Black and White Ball. 27th annual Helen Day ArtCenter gala, inspired by ruman Capote’s illustri-ous and decadent Black and White Ball. Silentauction, complimentary drinks, hors d’oeuvres,a seated three-course meal and a swag bag. Sitdown at a casino table to play your favorite Vegas-inspired games for special prizes. Live music byHouse Red. Enjoy our lively auctioneer, Antique

Road Show’s John Nye. join us in honoring twolocal leaders Shap Smith and Ginny Neel. BenefitsHelen Day Art Center for the continuation ofart education programs and free admission to itsexhibits. 5 p.m. Stowe Mountain Lodge, 7412Mountain Rd., Stowe. $125. 253-8358. helenday.com

Contra Dance with Montpelier Contra Ex-change. Music by Pete's Posse, calling by WillMentor, 8–11:30 p.m. Cajun dancing, 10:45–11:30p.m. Cajun workshop at the break. Capital CityGrange, Berlin. $6–12 sliding scale. contraex-

[email protected]. contraexchange.org.facebook.com/contraexchange

SUNDAY, APRIL 10First Annual Pirate Scavenger Hunt. Get mapsand pirate gear at Tree Mountain Cafe beforeheading on an adventurous romp around the MadRiver Green Shops. Complete activities, solveriddles, create arts and crafts suited for youngbuccaneers and collect loot, all for a chance to winbig pirate prizes. Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate,10–11:30 a.m. at Peanut & Mouse and noonat Tree Mountain Café. Pirate and MermaidCostume, face painting. For ages 3–12. MadRiver Green Shops, Rt. 100, Waitsfield. [email protected]

PoemCity: PoetryPlus+ Music & Readings withDanny Dover, Dorothy Robson & Aaron Marcus.

Dover performs his poetry with musical accompa-niment by accomplished pianist Dorothy Robsonand Aaron Marcus. 2 p.m. Unitarian Church, 130Main St., Montpelier. poem-city.org

MONDAY, APRIL 11Norwich Writers Series: Kerrin McCadden. Mc-Cadden is the author of “Landscape with PlywoodSilhouettes.” 4:30 p.m. Norwich University, Kre-itzberg Library Multipurpose Room, Northfield.Free. norwich.edu

PoemCity: The Poetry of Parenthood withSamantha Kolber & Michelle Singer. Kolberand Singer will read original and selected poemsthat capture the sacred and profane aspects ofparenthood, as well as lead participants in writingprompts to generate new work. 6:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier.poem-city.org

Birthing From Within: Birth Healing I.Classes utilize specific practices to strengthenself-awareness, and build communication betweenpartners to support a strong coping mindset. 6–8p.m. Good Beginnings of Central Vermont, 174River St., Montpelier. Free. Register: [email protected]. https://www.facebook.com/events/715207021938908/

TUESDAY, APRIL 12Chronic Conditions Support Group. Join adiscussion and educational group for people withchronic illnesses on the second ues. of eachmonth, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Gifford ConferenceCenter, 44 S. Main St., Randolph. Free. No regis-tration required. 728-7714.

Remembering Robert Frost. Residents of theGood Living Senior Center, members of the public

and members of the Northeast Storytellers willshare readings, biographical sketches, anecdotes,scrapbook items and experiences they’ve had learn-ing from this great poet. 2–3 p.m. Good LivingSenior Center, 1207 Main St., St. Johnsbury. 751-5432. [email protected]

Medicare and You Workshop. New to Medicare?Have questions? We have answers. Second andfourth ues., 3–4:30 p.m. 59 N. Main St., Ste.200, Barre. Free, donations gratefully accepted.479-0531. [email protected]. cvcoa.org.

It’s Your Move: Choosing a Career that Worksfor You. Career planning workshop offered byCCV and VSAC. 3 –5 p.m. CCV, 660 Elm St.,Montpelier. Free. Register and more in formation:http://ccv.edu/find/

Grandparents Raising Their Children’s Chil-dren. Second ues., 6–8 p.m. Child care provided.

Wesley Methodist Church, Main St., Waterbury.476-1480.

A Night Of Fantastic Worlds. Brian Staveley andElizabeth Bonesteel discuss speculative fiction.7–8:30 p.m. Bear Pond Books, 77 Main St., Mont-pelier. bearpondbooks.com

PoemCity: Reading with Poets Francette Cerulli& Jamie Gage. Join poets Jamie Gage and Franc-ette Cerulli at the Library for an evening of poetry.7 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St.,Montpelier. poem-city.org

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13Bereavement/Grief Support Group. Open toanyone who has experienced the death of a lovedone. 10–11:30 a.m. Conference Center. 600Granger Road, Berlin. Free. 223-1878.

Trinity Community Thrift Store Spring Sale.wo floors of shopping. April 13–16. 10 a.m.–4p.m. 137 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9155. [email protected]

Films of Louis Malle: Elevator to the Gallows. With Rick Winston. A seminal work from 1959of the French New Wave starring Jeanne Moreau.

An Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program.12:30–2:30 p.m. Savoy Teatre, 26 Main St.,Montpelier. By donation. [email protected]

Six-Week Chronic Disease Workshop Begins.Offered by Gifford Health Care and VermontBlueprint for Health. For anyone living with achronic disease. Build the skills you need to man-age your condition, share your experiences andreceive mutual support. Wed. for six weeks, 2:30–5p.m. Randolph House Community Room, 65 N.Main St., Randolph. Free. Sign-up: 728-7114

Celiac and Food Allergy Support Group. WithLisa Masé of Harmonized Cookery. Second Wed.,4:30–6 p.m. Conference room 3, Central VermontMedical Center. [email protected].

There’s Always a Plan BE Workshop. You canchange your li fe by living del iberately, despite yourpersonal circumstances . ake responsibility foryour future and change your life. 5:30–8:30 p.m.;potluck 5 p.m. CAL , 46 Barre St., Montpelier.Free. Register: 661-8959. [email protected]

Quilting Group. Working meeting of the DogRiver Quilters. Second Wed., 5:30 p.m. Commu-nity room, Brown Public Library, Northfield. Jean,585-5078 or [email protected].

Bereaved Parents Support Group. Second Wed.,

6–8 p.m. CVHHH, 600 Granger Rd., Berlin. Jeneane Lunn 793-2376.

Food as Medicine: Your First Line of Defense. Join Shona MacDougall for a talk about food!She will touch upon whole foods, lacto fermentedfoods, superfoods and more, so that you can usefood as your first line of defense. 6 p.m. 252 MainSt., Montpelier. $12; $10 for members. Register:224-7100. [email protected]. vt herbcenter.org

Basics of Bike Tuning. Caleb Magoon from Waterbury Sports will demonstrate the basics ofgiving your bike a tune up to get ready for spring.6:30 p.m. Waterbury Public Library, 28 N. MainSt., Waterbury. Free. waterburypubliclibrary.com

Montpelier City Council Meeting. Second andfourth Wed., 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers,Montpelier City Hall. 39 Main St., Montpelier.

montpelier-vt.org.

PoemCity: Reading with Poet Leland Kinsey.Leland Kinsey, Pushcart Prize nominee, will bereading from his new book “Galvanized: New andSelected Poems.” 7 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library,135 Main St., Montpelier. poem-city.org

The Magic and Mystery of Ancient Roads. Hearhistorian Paul Gillies discuss his extensive researchinto the mysteries of ancient roads and theirprofound impact on the development of Vermont'stowns and villages. 7 p.m. Hap Hayward HistoryCenter, Old Schoolhouse Common, 122 SchoolSt., Marshfield.

Not Just Fiction Book Club. “Tis Changes Ev-erything.” 7 p.m. Bear Pond Books, 77 Main St.,Montpelier. bearpondbooks.com

THURSDAY, APRIL 14Trinity Community Thrift Store Spring Sale.wo floors of shopping. April 13–16. 10 a.m.–4p.m. 137 Main St., Montpelier. 229-9155. [email protected]

PoemCity: Sprung: A Poetry Reading with PoetsSherry Olson & Carol Henrikson. Henriksonand Olson have been friends and poetry buddiesfor more than 25 years and have both taught the

Write A Poem class at the Montpelier Senior Activ-ity Center. 1 p.m. MSAC, 58 Barre St., Montpelierpoem-city.org

PoemCity: Poets Pulling Prints with Mary Elder Jacobsen & Reuben Jackson. Come hear MaryElder Jacobsen and Reuben Jackson read theirverses, and stay to pull a print of poetry on one ofMay Day Studio's antique printing presses. 7–9

p.m. May Day Studio, 190 R iver St., Montpelier.Free; $5 suggested donation for the print. poem-city.org

Myths of the Vikings. With Vermont Humani-ties Council speaker and award winning author,Nancy Marie Brown. Illuminating the folklore andpagan legends of medieval Scandinavia. 7 p.m. Te

Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, 1189 CapeCod Rd., Stowe. Free. 253-1800. JCOGS.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 15Friends of the Aldrich Public Library Signs ofSpring Book Sale. April 15–16. Tousands of gen-tly used books, DVDs, videos and more for all agesat rock bottom prices. Fri., noon–5 p.m.; Sat., 10a.m.–3 p.m. Aldrich Public Library, Milne Room,6 Washington St., Barre. 476-7550.

THEATER, STORYTELLING,COMEDYApril 7: Extempo. Locals tel l short-format,first-person, true stories live on stage without anynotes or reading. 8 p.m. Bridgeside Books, 29Stowe St., Waterbury. $5. 244-1441. [email protected]. extempovt.com

April 7–9: SHS Drama Club presents TheWedding Singer. Spaulding High School DramaClub presents a rockin' romantic comedy thatpays tribute to the catchy music, bad hairstylesand pop trends of the 1980s.

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