We installed a beautiful poetry box near Dee’s Memorial Garden this past weekend. These poetry boxes are made by Gary Maes in Kelseyville and can be found at various locations throughout Lake County.

The installation was made possible by Georgina Marie Guardado, Lake County Poet Laureate 2020-2024 and Harbin Minister Lia Findley Jennings. We also want to give a big thank you to the Harbin Garden Staff for their assistance with this project.

So far, Lake County has had 11 Poets Laureates and three of them were from Harbin! Most of the poetry boxes throughout the county have been part of a project by Georgina with the Academy of American Poets.

Link to Georgina’s website with more info on the project:
https://www.georginamariepoet.com/fellowship
Link to a map of all the county poetry displays:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer…

So much gratitude to Georgina Marie and Lia for bringing this beautiful creative inspiration to Harbin!

Poem by Lake County Poet Laureate, Georgina Maria