SpeakEasy event in Fairhaven to let listeners probe the minds of poets

If you've ever attended a poetry reading, you've probably had this frustrating experience.

The featured poet reads a poem that catches your attention. Perhaps it's a line, a phrase or a single word. You wonder how the poet came up with the idea, and how he or she wrote the poem.

While that's swirling in your brain, the poet goes on to read another poem, then another, and then several more. The poet might take audience questions at the end, but by then you've lost your train of thought or you don't want to appear stupid asking a "Why did you do that?" question.