Event Details
7 p.m. July 18th. Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair will return to Wilmot to give a reading of selected works.
In 2024, the Town of Wilmot declared Friday, July 19, “Wesley McNair Day” to celebrate his achievements as a poet and honor his roots as a New Hampshire writer who began his career in the shadow of Mount Kearsarge. McNair's poetry often deals with "the struggles of the economic misfits of his native New England, often with humor and through the use of telling details." In his memoir The Words I Chose, McNair refers to the region of his poetry as "a place of farmers under threat, ethnic shop workers, traders, and misfits at the margins. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wilmot Public Library. It is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please register in advance by emailing wilmotlibrary11@gmail.com
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Wilmot Public Library