BRATTLEBORO >> Surrounded by lush perennial gardens that enhance the senses, students of The Poetry Studio in Marlboro have been nurtured and inspired to create poetry and art for the past 20 years.

I make books. That’s what I do. I made my first book about 17 years ago, a feat I consider a miracle. On a whim I took a class on making cased-in books with hard spines, and when I looked at the ...