RUMFORD — Karin Spitfire, a performance poet, first poet laureate of Belfast and wilderness guide, will present her poetry at  2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at First Light.

Spitfire has edited a poetry column in the Waldo Independent, taught a poetry workshop at the Belfast Free Library and hosted a poetry contest that raised $1,200 for the Waldo County Interfaith Fuel Assistance Fund. She has been on the steering committee of the Belfast Poetry Festival for four years, chairing the festival in 2008 when she introduced the first evening of performing artist and poet collaborations.

She has created works in the modern form of performance poems, combining dance and poetry.
Her poetry is available in her recent book, “Standing with Trees.”

Jim Mello of Farmington and Tom Fallon of Rumford will open the afternoon for Spitfire with their own work. Author of the poetry book “Early late Bloom,” Mello organized  the first poetry workshop in Rumford, and is counselor and owner of First Light Counseling Services. Fallon is the author of four books of poetry, including the recent collection “Now.” He is an experimental writer who combines visual art and literature with large size meditative works viewed “on the wall.”

First Light is at 28 Congress St. Refreshments will be available.