Hi Eileen,
I'd have to call myself more of a workshopper than a poet - and Hyla has an excellent workshop! Accomplished poets frequent the workshop and their feedback has been invaluable to beginners like me.
Speaking of accomplished poets, Spherian Stephen Scaer will be the Hyla Brook Poet joining Stephen Burt - it's always a Hyla Brook Poet followed by a featured reader and an open mic. Stephen Scaer's book "Pumpkin Chucking" was just published by Able Muse Press
http://www.ablemusepress.com/stephen...chucking-poems
Sorry you can't make it this Thursday evening for "Stephen Burt & Stephen Scaer" at the Robert Frost Farm, but hopefully you can attend in August and/or September. Kim Bridgford (without an "e") and Sydney Lea are great too! (Bring a poem for open mic.)
Wishing you success with your programs!
-Catherine