Two Vermont poets will read from their recent works in the air-conditioned Art Gallery of the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum.

Scudder Parker grew up on a family farm in North Danville, VT. He's been a Protestant minister, state senator, utility regulator, candidate for Governor, consultant on energy efficiency and renewable energy, and is now a full-time poet and writer. Parker has published in Sun Magazine, Vermont Life, Northern Woodlands, Passager, Eclectica, Twyckenham, Crosswinds, Aquifer, Sky Island Journal, and Lascaux Review. The Poem of the World: Poems and Prose was published by Kelsay Books in 2025. His website is https://www.scudderparker.net/

Angela Patten’s publications include five poetry collections, most recently Feeding the Wild Rabbit (2024), and a prose memoir, High Tea at a Low Table: Stories From An Irish Childhood. Her award-winning work has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, she maintains dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States where she has lived since 1977. She is a Senior Lecturer Emerita in English at the University of Vermont. Her website is https://www.carraigbinn.com/

A wine and cheese reception will follow the reading.

This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.