The Poet and the Poem
2025-26 Series

Featured Gail Bartlett and Jan Booth

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Gail Bartlett’s poems have been published in the anthologies Baltimorology, FotoSpecchio, The Road Beneath Our Feet, The Antioch Poetry Retreat: a Gathering of Poets, and Speaking for Everyone, An Anthology of “We” Poems. Her book, Shepherd of the Lithosphere, was published by Forest Woods Media Productions in 2026. Gail is a graduate of Towson Univ. She divides her time between her farm in West Virginia and her home in Baltimore, Maryland.

Janice F. Booth is a writer and educator. What Remains is Jan's poetry chapbook published by Forest Woods Media Productions. Her poetry is included in three anthologies; Still Singing: Six Women Poets, The Song In the Room: Six Women Poets, The Antioch Poetry Retreat: a Gathering of Poets, The Road Beneath Our Feet and various periodicals have published her poems. Janice has a long-running garden column and is the author of Crofton: Images of America. She has an M.A. from Wayne State Univ. in Detroit, Michigan, and has taught at university, community college, and high school levels. She lives and writes in Annapolis, Maryland.

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