What Remains
After Emotional and Environmental Loss
The question implied in the title of Janice Booth’s new book, What Remains can be asked of many things in this perilous time: What remains of higher education? What remains of the rule of law? What remains of the White House? The list goes on. Today we’ll visit with Janice and talk about her book of physical and emotional loss set against the wonders of the natural world. I follow that up with a video poem of my own. It’s based on my contribution to the installation Anthropocene Visions and Voices which is coming to the Wavery Gallery on Sunday for a run until November 22, 2025. Loss of species habitat is the concern of that work.
Signature Poem: Janice Fuhrman Booth
I enjoyed my interview with Janice Booth last week discussing What Remains and her reading of her poem Crossing the Bridge Again. The poem is so packed with wetland imagery, you can almost smell the tide and hear the sound of gulls. Come, join us for a quick couple of minutes.
Anthropocene Visions and Voices: This View
So how do you fold art with science while holding the combined moment of artist, spectator and subject? That’s how I saw the challenge of writing an ekphrastic poem based on one of the many excellent works on display as part of Anthropocene Visions and Voices, an installation opening Sunday at the Waverly Gallery.
Here’s the text of the poem.
I encourage everyone to check out Anthropocene Visions and Voices. See Coming Up below for more information.
Coming Up
October 26 - November 22, 2025 at the Waverly Street Gallery, Anthropocene Visions and Voices. The installation features photography-based, mixed media artwork by Keith Kozloff, complemented with ekphrastic poems that were created by local writers - Anani Centano, Elina Chang, Henry Crawford, Suzanne Fine, Stewart Hickman, Zak Jones-Gomez, Ada Jo Mann, Pam McFarland, Willa McKickle, Neha Misra, Yvette Neisser, Sharon Neubauer, Mark Peirzchala, Tara Prakash, Gabriella Stein, and Marianne Szlyk.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 pm, Café Muse On line will be featuring poets Emily Hyland & Megan Pinto.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7-8:30 p.m., DiVerse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading and Open Mic, featuring Michele Wolf and Indran Amirthanayagam. Casey Community Center, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 4-5:30 p.m., Words out Loud, poetry reading will feature Michele Wolf and Alan Britt. Modena Reserve, Kensington, Maryland.
Saturday, November 15, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm , Poetry at the New Deal Café. Host Cliff Lynn will feature Henry Crawford, reading from his new book, Screens. New Deal Café 113 Centerway Greenbelt, MD 20770.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 7-9 p.m., The Inner Loop will feature Michele Wolf and Chet’la Sebree along with others. Sonny’s Pizza, 3120 Georgia Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Have a reading or event coming up? Let me know and I’ll pass it along. And as always, feel free to email me with questions or comments at henrycrawfordpoetry@gmail.com. Use the subject “Coming Up” Stay creative!
If you’d like me to list an upcoming poetry event in Everyday Poet, please let me know by emailing me at henrycrawfordpoetry@gmail.com. Use the subject: “Coming Up”.