Upcoming Events
Opening and Reading on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, 2023
Jon Meyer will read from his new book of photography and poetry, Clouds: love poems from above the fray, at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), an environmental education and wildlife conservation center in Quechee, Vermont.
Signed copies of Clouds: love poems from above the fray will be available to purchase. Signed prints will also be available. You can also purchase online here.
VINS Nature Center
149 Natures Way
Quechee, VT 05059
Past Events
November 17, 2020:
Poetry and imagery from Jon Meyer’s new book, Love Poems From New England, was featured on Fictional Café, an online magazine of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, fine art, audio art, and more.
Jon Meyer read from Love Poems from Vermont
on Friday, November 15th at 6pm at the Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls, Vermont.
Village Square Booksellers, 32 the Square, Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101, Telephone: 802-463-9404
Jon Meyer read from Love Poems from Vermont
on Thursday, December 19th at 6pm at The Eloquent Page, Saint Albens, Vermont.
The Eloquent Page, 70 North Main Street, Saint Albans, VT 05478, Telephone: 802-527-7243
Jon Meyer read from Love Poems from Vermont
on Sunday, February 8th, 2020 at 4:30 pm at Bartleby’s Books, Wilmington, Vermont.
Bartleby’s Books, 17 West Main Street, Wilmington, VT 05363, Telephone: 802-464-5425
Jon Meyer has written for The Village Voice, ARTnews, Art New England and many other publications. His art has been exhibited in over 60 solo and group exhibitions (including 18 museum exhibitions) and has his work in 20 museum and public collections in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. In addition to giving public presentations in Asia, Australia, Europe, and across North America, he has received 12 research grants/ sponsored projects, including a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Meyer has served in administrative capacities in academe (department chair, dean, chief development officer).
As Department Chair, at University of Maryland/ Towson U, Jon Meyer led a small team producing a film about one of his students, Dan Keplinger. This film, King Gimp won the Oscar at the 2000 academy awards and appeared on HBO numerous times thereafter.
His new book, Love Poems From Vermont: reflections on an inner and outer state, has photographs and poems compiled over the last 16 years.
Former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea said about Love Poems From Vermont:
"Breathtaking photographs of our gorgeous little state, accompanied by penetrating, near-Vedic text: if anyone knows a more rewarding way to spend some Vermont hours, please send me details as soon as possible!"