Front Porch Forum nominated for national award

Last year we met Michael Wood-Lewis of Burlington, who’s been helping neighbors in his community, and throughout Chittenden County, meet each other through the Front Porch Forum. And it could expand further if the Front Porch Forum wins a national contest to be decided, appropriately enough, by on-line voting.

Ellen Bryant Voigt named a National Book Award finalist in poetry

A Vermont poet has been named a National Book Award finalist. Ellen Bryant Voigt was nominated for her collection titled "Messenger: New and Selected Poems, 1976- 2006". It includes poems from six of her books, as well as some new pieces. Voigt’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic and other publications, as well as many literary journals. She was also named a finalist for the National Book Award in 2002.