Arts

Brooks Library hosts virtual poetry reading with Jeff Friedman and Tim Mayo

BRATTLEBORO — Tim Mayo and Jeff Friedman will read from their work at an online event sponsored by Brooks Memorial Library.

The poems of Mayo, of Brattleboro, have appeared in numerous publications and have been contenders for a number of awards.

Two books of his poems - The Kingdom of Possibilities and Thesaurus of Separation - have been published, as well as a chapbook, Notes to the Mental Hospital Timekeeper.

Friedman's newest book, The Marksman, was published in 2020. The West Lebanon, N.H. poet is the author of seven previous poetry collections, including Floating Tales and Pretenders.

His work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, and he has received numerous awards and prizes for his poetry, mini tales, and translations.

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