Local Poetry Highlighted

At C.H. Booth Library

By Eliza Hallabeck

Former Newtown resident Polly Brody waited as listeners gathered around her in the C.H. Booth Library on Sunday, January 10.

Ms Brody read from her most recent work, Stirring Shadows, a collection of poetry published last November.

After proclaiming herself as a birdwatcher, Ms Brody read from the first poem in Stirring Shadows, called “Hawk.”

When placing seed on the back patio of her home, Ms Brody said things can all of a sudden stop moving.

When that happens, she said, “I know somewhere a hawk has come, and is probably perched somewhere in the trees out of sight.”

The Ms Brody read from a poem about a woman in a destructive marriage. The poem was called, “The Way She Told It.”

“I’m glad to tell you she got a divorce,” said Ms Brody after the reading. The woman in the poem is also happy in her second marriage.

The room of listeners in the Antiques Reference room of the library listened as Ms Brody read a number of her poems during the event.

After the reading, refreshments were served, and Ms Brody’s books were available for purchase, and a signing.

Two earlier books, At the Flower’s Lip and The Burning Bush, both signed by the author, are currently available for purchase at the second floor circulation desk, along with Stirring Shadows, with all proceeds going to benefit the library, thanks to Ms Brody’s generosity.