I had the honor of being allowed to read 5 of my humorous poems this past Saturday night at the annual Freedom Follies, held in the venerable (1875) Dirigo Grange Hall in the small town of Freedom, Maine. Another poet read her rendition of Emily Dickinson's post-mortem musings, and the MC did a stirring rendition of one of Holman Day's (a sadly forgotten Maine poet, novelist, and film maker) ballads.
Rounding out the 2 1/2 hour program was original country music, modern dance, family skits, Broadway show tunes, more country music, and reminiscences of life in Freedom, Maine, in the early 1940's. The performers ranged in age from 2 to 80-ish, and a good time was had by all.
Last edited by Douglas G. Brown; 11-16-2016 at 09:03 PM.
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