On May 26th, a group of Beebe Assisted Living residents in The Mayflower Community met in the Beebe Activity Room for the formative meeting of the Beebe Poetry Society. The plan is to hold monthly meetings of the group.
The theme for the first meeting was the role imagination plays in poetry. Inaugural members received copies of poems prior to the meeting, including three poems written recently by Beebe resident and poetry enthusiast, Gene Rohr. Additional poems read and discussed were “The Idea of Order at Key West” and “Peter Quince at the Clavier” written by American modernist poet, Wallace Stevens.
Gene led the meeting which inspired an exchange of thoughtful ideas, suggestions, and discussion about imagination and reality within literary works. The next meeting will take place in June, with Betty Anne Francis selecting the poems and leading the discussion.
— Leslie Jaworski, Community Life and Wellness Department