Winner of the 2009 Poetry Out Loud competition, Will Whitham speaks about participating again in 2010. Christy Hartman discusses Whitman's beliefs regarding poetry.

With no work to do for the day at the fish plant, Frances Miller shares her story about living in Eastport and working at the plant.

Leaving behind her secular life following the divorce from her husband, Barbara Fenton sought refuge within a Mennonite church in Massachusetts. Kristen Hewitt highlights the religious journey that Fenton has gone through, and how several families moved to Brownfield to build a Mennonite church community there.

With an interest in firearms from a young age, Monty Washburn began making guns for himself. Laurie Astrowsky and Mark Emerson document Washburn's interest in guns and the work that goes into crafting one.

Former guide and member of the Micmac Indian tribe shares the story of the Side Hill Gouger.

As they make preparations to move to Berkeley, California, Elizabeth Massa captures the lives of the Rynberg-Going family. Massa highlights how the traditional family structure is different in this family.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done on Paul Bunyan and rural poverty.

In the city of East Kingston in New Hampshire, George and Roy Cole fell trees. Suzanne Emery documents the Cole's work on trees and the precision that goes into their work.

Hugh French uncovers how myth binds Moose Island to the islands of New Brunswick, and how a creation of visible reminders about the border reinforces their separation from Canada.

William Ibelle explores how three generations of Penobscot Indians are searching through their experiences to define what it means to be a Penobscot living in today's work.

As a native son of Kennebunk, Bertram Hanscom has many stories about the town. Kim Lovejoy visits with Bertram and his wife, Helen, to learn about their pastimes in Kennebunk.

Although Helen Perley has not gone clam digging in a while, she knows how to prepare them. Erin Campbell and Lorraine Kingsbury speak to Perley about the various ways to prepare clams.