Poetry Downtown Rutland
April is National Poetry Month!
Every year The Paper Poet solicits original poetry submissions from poets of all ages from around the world. These poems are currently on display in Downtown Rutland business front windows during National Poetry Month. Poems will be displayed from early April through the first week of May.
POP-UP POETRY PATH
The community is invited to celebrate by following the pop-up poetry path to read the poems in downtown windows! Free maps are available at Phoenix Books Rutland.
POETRY MONTH CELEBRATION: WALK, RECEPTION & POETRY BINGO!
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
11:30 -2:30 PM: The Paper Poet Is In(die) at Phoenix Books
4:00 PM: Browse books and buy some goodies from Phoenix Books
4:15 PM: Walking Tour departs Phoenix Books at 2 Center Street (ends at DRP)
5:30 PM: Doors open at DRP, Reception with light refreshments at 28 Center Street
6:00 - 7:00 PM: Poetry Bingo, featuring readers from the Poetry Downtown Rutland project
This event is sponsored by The Paper Poet, Downtown Rutland Partnership, and Phoenix Books Rutland.
LOCATIONS AND POEMS
37 participating businesses, 100+ poems from 44 poets!
ALISON MCCULLOUGH REAL ESTATE | 29 CENTER ST.
“Blank Canvas” by Alison Chiarelli.
BELLALUCCIAS | 58 MERCHANTS ROW
“Changing My Mind” by Lily Hinrichsen.
BLUSH SALON | 60 CENTER ST.
“A Trio of Cross Out Poems from the Red Book Series” by Jackie Proulx.
THE BOOKMOBILE | 17 CENTER ST.
“Still Early,” “Seeking” & “Five Miles from the Fire” by Jo Bower.
BOUGIE ON A BUDGET | 30 MERCHANTS ROW
"Sunset Feelings" by C.J. Knudsen, "Achill Sound" by Hiram Larew, and "Mending" by Cynthia Liepmann.
CAMILLE'S EXPERIENCED CLOTHING | 44 MERCHANTS ROW
“You don’t” by Raven Crispino, “The Last of the Dreamers: A Love Letter to Immigrants” by Sam Hendrian, “Instructions to AI On How to Write My Sonnet” by Cindy Hill, “Words AE Stallings taught me” by James Morehead, “A Holy Thing” by Erika Nichols-Frazer.
CURIOSITY SHOP | 18 MERCHANTS ROW
“A Daughter's Plea” by Conrad Tuerk, “Who Benefits?” by Sara Stearns.
DIVINE | 25 CENTER ST.
“Disorganized Dinosaurs” by Alison Chiarelli.
DOWNTOWN RUTLAND PARTNERSHIP | 28 CENTER ST.
“My Friend” by Peter Morande, “Veins” by Debra Nordyke, “What I have to give” by Linette Rabsatt, “Clover” by CJ Record.
DOWNVALLEY BIKES & APPAREL | 10 MERCHANTS ROW
“Denial of Service” by Thomas Hartigan, “Famine Feasts” by Charlie Morris.
FRUITION FINERIES | 56 MERCHANTS ROW
“The Idea” by C.J. Knudsen.
GIUSEPPE'S ITALIAN MARKET | 26 CENTER ST.
“Corner poems” by Martha Anderson Sanborn.
THE GRATEFUL VERMONTER | 9 CENTER ST.
“Panic” by Peter Morande.
GREENSPELL PLANT SHOP | 35 CENTER ST.
“shadow of a crow: Five pieces for the year” by Nichael Cramer, “Beloved” by Aviva Derenowski, “Nightshade” by Caitlin Gildrien.
HAND CARVED BY ERNIE | 37 CENTER ST.
“The Art of Letter Writing,” “Bemused” & “Calligraphy Lesson” by Anne Coen.
HOP’N MOOSE | 41 CENTER ST.
“Sandy By the Hot Tub” by Charles Rossiter, “Two Identical Puddles” by Darren Sardelli.
INDIVISIBLE INK | 46 CENTER ST.
“Down” by Kimberlee Thompson.
KALEIDOSCOPE ART SUPPLY | 42 CENTER ST.
“A poem and a cat” by Martha Anderson Sanborn.
KRUSTED GOLD | 42 MERCHANTS ROW
“April Rain,” “A Prayer for Superheroes” & “Spring Haiku” by Dan Wilcox.
LAST CUP CAFÉ | 87 STATE ST.
“Maginot Wall” by Charlie Morris, “I have a dream” by Sara Stearns.
LOOSE LOONA | 11 CENTER ST.
“Single Parenting” by Charlie Morris, “Another poet in the moonlight” by Martha Anderson Sanborn.
THE MAD ROSE | 42 CENTER ST.
“Where No Bird Sings” by Penelope Weiss.
MAKE IT SEW | 69 CENTER ST.
“After the spring storm” & “Out from Patmos” by Nichael Cramer, “Umweldt” by daithí.
MASALA CORNER | 98 MERCHANTS ROW
“First Bird” by Ann Fisher, “What If?” by Thomas Hartigan, “Constellations of Curiosity” by Sam Hendrian, “Every Morning” by C.J. Knudsen.
MCNEIL & REEDY | 81 MERCHANTS ROW
“Mother Beech” by David Mook, “A Cyclist's Spring” by Paige Prouty.
MOUNTAIN MUSIC | 5 CENTER ST.
“Encounter,” “Hidden World” & “Rapture” by B. Amore.
PROUTY’S PARLOR | 62 MERCHANTS ROW
“Meanwhile” by Erika Nichols-Frazer.
PHOENIX BOOKS | 2 CENTER ST.
“Two Truths and a Lie” by Caitlin Gildrien, “Don't We Pledge, One Nation, Indivisible?” by Thomas Hartigan, “Believe Them” by Erika Nichols-Frazer, “A MURDER IN ORWELL” by Susan Paterson, “An Unusual Fire” by Linette Rabsatt, “The Celestial Wanderers” & “Under This Tree” by Penelope Weiss, “Estranged Yolk” by Bianca Amira Zanella.
RUTLAND AREA FOOD CO-OP | 77 WALES ST.
“April: Evening Star,” “Best Thing Heard” & “Receiver” by Joan Aleshire, “31 Days” by Nick Grandchamp.
RUTLAND FREE LIBRARY | 10 COURT ST.
“January 23, 2025, Unbelievable” by Deborah Franzoni, “Wilt or Stray” by Hiram Larew, “Drifting Between Tides” by Peter Morande, “Number Thirteen” by James Morehead.
THE SANDWICH SHOPPE | 56 1⁄2 MERCHANTS ROW
“Trapped” by Sam Hendrian, “Ghosts of the Hawk” by Debra Nordyke, “I Owe a Poem” by Linette Rabsatt, “The Seasons of My Soul” by Karla Ross.
SPEAKEASY CAFE | 31 CENTER ST.
“Bunkah Blues” by daithí, “Midway on the Lawn” by Ann Fisher, “Gaza” by Caitlin Gildrien.
TIMCO JEWELERS AND GOLDSMITHS | 59 CENTER ST.
“Spring to Life” by Lily Hinrichsen, “Frenchie” by Charles Rossiter.
TRIUMPH BARRE, YOGA AND PILATES | 96 MERCHANTS ROW
“The lily-covered carriage” by Cindy Hill, “Mooove Towards Justice” by Ashley Strobridge.
TRUE YOGA | 22 WALES ST.
“Something Wingéd This Way” by daithí, “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi” by Rena Fleming, “Cataracts” by Cindy Hill, “At the barricade” by James Morehead, “I Stand All Day” & “I Stood on the Ceiling” by Darren Sardelli, “Sludge” by Sara Stearns, “Ode to Joy & Freedom for Ukraine” by Ashley Strobridge, “Circulatory System Basics” & “Why God Can't Read” by Kimberlee Thompson, “Quiet Evenings” by Conrad Tuerk, “B(e)?,” “Hope” & “Illusion” by Paul Vincent.
WILD KIND TOYS | 31 CENTER ST.
“My Peaceful Place” by Charles Rossiter.
WONDERFEET KID'S MUSEUM | 66 MERCHANTS ROW
“If Wonders Ceased” by Ann Fisher, “In Late Spring” by Rena Fleming, “A Wish for Deep Pockets” by Lily Hinrichsen, “To the Limit” by Hiram Larew