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POETRY TO THE EARTH:
The Arts and Crafts
Movement in Deerfield![](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20213%20288'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Poetry to the Earth, written by Curator of Memorial Hall Museum, Suzanne Flynt, chronicles the extraordinary story of how Arts and Crafts transformed this western Massachusetts farming village into a leading crafts center.
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In 1896, the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework was formed, followed in 1901 by the founding of the Deerfield Society of Arts and Crafts.
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Poetry to the Earth is replete with compelling stories of individual crafters and richly illustrated with their embroidery, weaving, netting, metalwork, furniture, pottery, basketry, decorative painting, and photography.
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Hard cover, 12″ x 9″, 240 pages long, 345 photographs, $60.