First Class Mail: A Correspondence in Poetry with Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and Stuart Kestenbaum
DATE: Friday 4/10/26 TIME: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
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Poets Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and Stuart Kestenbaum have been corresponding since December 2024, sending letters in the form of poems to one another through the US mail. Their letter writing was inspired by an epistolary poetry project developed by Maine Poet Laureate Julia Bouswma that paired Mainers with partners from different parts of the state to exchange poetry letters. The poems could take any form and address any subject matter. While the initial project was scheduled to last for four months, Kestenbaum and Fay-LeBlanc are continuing to correspond, addressing topics ranging from family life to the changing seasons to the turbulent state of the world. They’ve been surprised and moved by their investigations, and look forward to seeing how things look every few weeks from Portland and Deer Isle, respectively.