Salem’s 2026 Poet Laureate: A Talk with J.D. Scrimgeour

The Gables is proud to present Salem’s own 2026 Poet Laureate!

J.D Scrimgeour‘s Poet in High Street Park: Prose & Poetry for Modern Salem is a love song to Salem, Massachusetts, by a writer who has grounded himself in the everyday realities of living in the city for the past 30 years, from playgrounds to classrooms to ballfields. It is testimony that, beneath the Halloween hoo-ha and the historical tours crowding the sidewalks, people live here. Finding the universal in the local, this book asks who we are and who we want to be. Join us as he discusses the development and reads selections from this publication. Copies of the book will be available for purchase (card only) and signing.

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