What better way to celebrate the change of the seasons than with some old-fashioned intellectual stimulation? The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library is running its discussion series on Wednesdays, April 6-27, on the poetry of the season, which is, needless to say, quite extensive. Since the advent of verse, spring has been felt through the poignant words and figurative language of legendary writers like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Whitman, and Dickinson. Over the course of the four sessions (10:45-11:45am), participants will examine the religious mythology in poetry of the spring season and the importance of light and dark in works of modern spring prose. And of course, no poetry discussion would be complete without sharing some original poems written (agonizingly) by the participants themselves. Reigning over the discussions will be professor of English at UWEC and bona fide author Max Garland, whose poems are currently circulating through such publications as The Gettysburg Review, Poetry, and The Georgia Review. Registration is required for the free events, and spots are filling up fast. For any poetry buffs out there, this is one event you would be loath to miss.