A Feast of Poetry & Song

lives in Brooksville, Maine, with her partner and their dog. She spends her time wandering in the woods and baking as much bread as she can. Her first poetry collection, Hermitage, was published by Littoral Books in 2024.

has published poems and essays in some 85 journals, plus two essay collections: One Man’s Maine, which won a Maine Literary Award, and Owls Head Revisited. He lives in Deer Isle, ME and Newton, MA, and volunteers on Boards for Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.

is a poet, teaching artist and imagination activist from South Carolina. She is the Festival’s first innaugural poet in residence and will be “in community” for the entire month of May at Millay House Rockland.

a Maine Maritime alum from Massachusetts, now lives in Belfast after journeying across North America by sea and land. Though writing never came easily, at 40 he’s finally embracing it. Eric builds boats for a living, enjoys meditation, and time with his girlfriend April. Most days, you’ll find him at the Belfast dog park around 4pm, pondering life and enjoying the moment.

is happily retired from a career in communications. He and his wife live on the Midcoast where they've sailed for 25 years, tending lovely gardens when not volunteering at organizations focused on connecting people with each other and nature. He is passionate about sailing, hiking and motorcycling, and is a published travel writer; his creative arts include poetry and acoustic music.