Celebrate National Poetry Month at Abbot Public Library

Abbot Public Library is inviting guests to a poetry salon based on the “Common Threads” Project associated with the Massachusetts Poetry Festival.

The event, scheduled for Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m., will feature a discussion led by Marblehead poet and Salem State University Professor Emerita Claire Keyes. Participants will read and discuss eight poems by poets with close ties to the Bay State. A full list of poems and poets is available at Masspoetry.org.

The event is free and open to the public.