Provincetown Public Library Blog

February 21, 2020Photo by Jamie Demetriou A Poem by Jamie Demetriou Not everything is black and whitevoid of spectrumsthe richness of tonesgolden painted waters warmfree of the dark spacesreflections dance from winds light toucha mesmeric fascination awaken...

The S.K. Knowles Boarding and Livery Stable (now gone) - circa 1900.

February 14, 2020Photo by Stephen Borkowski A Simple Song of LoveA poem by Mark S. Peel Never say goodbyewhen you have to part.Let the words speak themselvesto a lover or a friend.Say “I’ll see you, see you again.”           It’s a matter of the heart;           it’s...

The Railroad Station from the rear in 1880.  Center School and the Town Hall can be seen on the right.

February 7, 2020Photo by Linda Ohlson Graham A Poem from 2011 by Linda Ohlson Graham The qualitative Mindfulness we: collectively … as a race of people … are able to experience … could IN FACT propel -us- into … an ~Age~ of LIGHT and BEAUTY. …

Race Point Light in February 1962.  During this time, it was announced that the Light's fog signal changed from a whistle to a diaphragm horn.

January 31, 2020Photo by Melanie Black The Gulls at Herring CoveA poem by Hilde Ohlson When life had dealt too harshlyI looked for comfort from the sea.I was not the only one to do that.Sitting in a long row on the shore.Backs turned to the sun, sat the gulls.I am a...

January 1950: Arnold's, or the old Matheson Store, torn down after the fire of Stepmber 1949.

January 24, 2020Photo by Justin Freed A Poem by Jan Kelly Something to burst like a grapeOr solidify like a hazelnutHolding you to itEvery, each day, experienceIn your diurnal course is/willBe like that.Adapting is the secret ofSurviving, lasting long and wellBeing...

January 1979

January 17, 2020Photo by Louis Kozma A Poem from 2005 by Tim Bosworth Another week of nothingOf no moneyOf no commissionsOf no hopeOf pissing in the windOf feeling dope. Winter surely followsBedraggling our feet soreBut the Spring comes anyway. War is not for todayWe...

Photo of Sklaroff's Wharf burning - January 17, 1962.

January 10, 2020Photo by Suzann Heron The gray landscapeA Poem by Suzann Heron There’s something easyreassuringabout looking out over a greyskymet with the same greyocean My heart feelsComfortable Only one color Not much to ponder yet reliable The Sun peaks through a...

January 3, 2020Photo by Durl Kruse A Haiku inspired by Herring Cove by Durl Kruse Thoughts ride on oceanBreeze, to places farawayFree to find a home To submit your own photo or poem, email Assistant Library Director Brittany Taylor at btaylor@clamsnet.org

Photo from the Municipal collection. January 1976.

December 27, 2019Photo by Jamie Demetriou A Poem by Jamie Demetriou Spring waits this night's long sleepWinter's grasp long and deepAll the heavens a blanket of whiteSeasons a song a perfect proseEchos a time, frozenThen spring to let go To submit your own photo or...

From the Young family photo album.

December 20, 2019Photo by Krasimira Banova Dark December Days A Poem by Hilde Oleson On dark December daysThe old year seems to want to linger.It moves slowly, hesitantlyAs though loath to go.The year that held us in its grip still wants to own us,Even as we beg for...

Photo from the family album of the Young family who lived at 10 Carver Street (10 Carver Street has now become a part of 67 Bradford Street), donated by Michael MacIntyre.

December 13, 2019Photo by Bruno A Poem by Clinton "Skip" Parker People who write poems that don’t rhymeShould be found guilty of committing a crimeAnd forced to writePoems all nightThat always rhyme while doing their time To submit your own photo or poem, email...

Photograph from the album of the Young family who lived at 10 Carver Street.

The Annie L. Spindler - Race Point - December 1922.  John R. Smith took this photo for postcards.

A photograph found in Charles "Stormy" Mayo's attic, thought to have belonged to his grandmother.

November 22, 2019Photo by Jamie Demetriou A Poem by Jamie Demetriou Every cell in my body is energized by drinking the immense healing powers from the earthShe teaches me of faith and courage, wholehearted living and loving, trust in reinventingThe metamorphosisAs the...

A photo of Leo, the mascot of the old Provincetown banks fishing schooner, I.J. Merritt.

November 15, 2019Photo by Jason Brown An Autumn ReverieA Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) Through all the weary, hot midsummer time,My heart has struggled with its awful grief.And I have waited for these autumn days,Thinking the cooling winds would bring...