Our heartfelt congratulations to storyteller, author, poet, Abenaki elder, and Voices columnist, Joseph Bruchac, for being appointed as the first Poet Laureate of Saratoga Springs. The ceremony took place at City Hall on January 17, 2023. Bruchac was selected through a competitive nomination and interview process by members of the City’s Poet Laureate Committee. His two-year appointment will run through December 2024.
Poetry and Rhymes
A Song for Pete Seeger
Downstate
At Work in the Garden of Eat and Be Eaten
A poem by Fisher Poet, Chuck Tekula
Two Poems: Jack “Legs” Diamond and Portal
Two poems localized to Catskill locations
Poetry on the Porch
An essay on a family’s tradition of poetry.
Folklore as Wartime Propaganda
The Folklore of war time, shared by veterans