A chapbook to capture some of the offerings of the third year of the Camden Festival of Poetry. The poems included in this chapbook are those shared by the poets of 2025—Judy Kaber, Myronn Hardy, Sal Taylor Kydd, Maya Williams and Beau Williams along with our keynote presenter Jane Hirshfield.
The name for the collection, The Hard Embrace, comes from a phrase in Sal Taylor Kydd’s poem “Crossing,” and reflects the range of voices and approaches in the poems found in these pages.
The cover features art by Camden artist Ingrid Ellison.
If you’ll be attending the Festival in May you can select Pick Up at check out and we’ll have it waiting for you at the registration table at the Festival on May 16, 2026. If you want to receive it sooner, please choose the Shipping option.
A chapbook to capture some of the offerings of the third year of the Camden Festival of Poetry. The poems included in this chapbook are those shared by the poets of 2025—Judy Kaber, Myronn Hardy, Sal Taylor Kydd, Maya Williams and Beau Williams along with our keynote presenter Jane Hirshfield.
The name for the collection, The Hard Embrace, comes from a phrase in Sal Taylor Kydd’s poem “Crossing,” and reflects the range of voices and approaches in the poems found in these pages.
The cover features art by Camden artist Ingrid Ellison.
If you’ll be attending the Festival in May you can select Pick Up at check out and we’ll have it waiting for you at the registration table at the Festival on May 16, 2026. If you want to receive it sooner, please choose the Shipping option.