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Two Faculty Members Launch New Poetry Book
Westminster School faculty members Michael Cervas, head of the English Department, and Jane Tomasello Toner, who teaches photography, have collaborated on a new book of poems titled “A Wilderness of Chances.” It is an anthology of 37 poems written by Michael about everyday life from childhood to old age with accompanying photographs of lotus flowers taken by Jane.
An inaugural reading and book signing will take place Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Gund Reading Room of the school’s Armour Academic Center that is free and open to the public.
“The poems look carefully at the world as it is in an attempt to discover how extraordinary that world really is,” said Michael, who has published two previous books of poems: “Inside the Box” in 2007 and “Captivated” in 2011.
In addition to teaching English, Cervas directs the Westminster School Poetry Series and the Friday Nights in Gund Series, which brings writers and musicians into the lives of students and teachers.
“I have been photographing various points in the life span of lotus flowers for the past four to five years at a pond near Wickford, R.I., capturing images of how they evolve and change,” said Jane. “When I mentioned to Michael how the flowers, although most beautiful in full bloom, are most interesting after they have died, this hit a nerve with him and provided some food for poetic thought. He then asked me to collaborate with him on the book.”
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