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Daniel Brown, one of the instructors at the Frost Farm Poetry Conference. Courtesy photo.
speaker. Other featured readers this season include David R. Surette Thursday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m.; Jenna Le Thursday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m.; and Meredith Bergmann Thursday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Crawford said the Frost Farm Prize, open to metrical poets, saw 760 submissions, the most yet. He’s excited to see youthfulness in the submissions and this year’s readers, like Doyle and Le. “We’re sometimes accused of being old white guys, the only ones writing in form. I always say it’s untrue, but it’s nice we have proof of it,” Crawford said. Poetry at Robert Frost Farm Where: Robert Frost Farm, 122 Rockingham Road, Derry, frostfarmpoetry.org Frost Farm Poetry Conference: Friday, June 16, through Sunday, June 18, with five poetry workshops led by experts, $310, which includes instruction and meals, including two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, registration deadline May 31 Hyla Brook Reading Series: Featuring Rhina P. Espaillat and Caitlyn Doyle Friday, June 16, at 7 p.m.; David R. Surette Thursday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m.; Jenna Le Thursday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m.; and Meredith Bergmann Thursday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 pm. Hyla Brook Poets’ monthly workshop: Third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the farm