Susquehanna Stories: Meet River Poet Michael Garrigan

Poet Michael Garrigan “The river sings most beautifully when you are there to listen.” That’s one line of poetry from many written by Michael Garrigan of the riverside town of Marietta, Lancaster County. Garrigan is an award-winning poet who’s published several books of river-inspired poetry. Learn why he believes every watershed should have a poet laureate. Garrigan reads four of the Susquehanna River-inspired poems, focused on the history of the river, eels in the Susquehanna, Falmouth’s Conewago Falls, and his pandemic pursuit: catching a carp. A York County high school English teacher, he also loves exploring the Susquehanna River with a fly rod. In today’s Final Four: Cassie Farrelly of Hershey explains how kayaking on the river brings together people from all walks of life. And in that way, she thinks of the river as a unifying symbol for our region. The Susquehanna Scout, hosted by journalist Karen Hendricks, is a weekly podcast by WITF that explores the Susquehanna River