Part of a year of special programming celebrating 75 years since Haystack’s founding, the Distinguished Speaker Series highlights leading voices from the School’s faculty, alumni, and craft community.

Please note that parking is limited. We encourage folks to carpool if at all possible.

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What's All This Temporary Construction? Reflections on Haystack and the Creative Process

Stuart Kestenbaum is a poet and the former poet laureate of Maine from 2016-2021. For 27 years, Kestenbaum led Haystack Mountain School of Crafts as director until 2015.