Now in its fifth year, the Patten Free Library’s Poetry Walk will take place in the month of April in Library Park. What began as a social distancing program in 2021 has become an annual tradition looked forward to by the community and staff alike.
Each year we install about twenty poems on yard sign style signs along the pathways of Library Park and invite the public to read the poems as they walk their dogs, play with their kids, and breathe in the spring air after a long winter. We include poets of all ages, genders, and races, and select poems with a spring or hopeful theme.
The poetry walk will be on display throughout the month of April. Additional poets include local favorites, poetry from the History Room, and some bigger names viewers are certain to recognize.
