Katherine E. Young Describes Writing of Occasional Poem "Women's Work" for Swearing-In of Libby Garvey "What I found was: almost nothing. In fact, I discovered very few recent poems about public service or public servants in general, and no poems celebrating women in public service." by Katherine E. Young Soon after I was appointed Arlington County's first poet laureate in 2016, I got a phone call: could I please find a poem to read at the swearing in ceremony for County Board Member Libby Garvey? I dutifully pulled up various databases of poets and poetry, ran online searches, and … [Read more...]