It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.  —Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities,” 1859 By George Longenecker The last year has been a time of despair, yet also a time of creativity. Writers from Vermont and beyond contributed to “The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest and Witness” (Rootstock Publishing, April 2026). Editor Sharon Darrow was inspired by the iconic anthology “Against Forgetting,” edited by Carolyn Forche in 1993. This anthology focuses on the contemporary United States with more than 200 … Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest and Witness’