New - Jerry’s Poems into Music
by Jon Gailmor and Pete Sutherland
One dream Jerry had for many years was to have someone put his poems into music. Jon Gailmor and Pete Sutherland, two of Vermont’s most beloved troubadours, helped him fulfill that dream. Jon and Pete took 16 of his poems and set them to music.Read more about Jerry's Poems into Music
A Bed of Leaves
by Jerry Johnson, Creek Road Poet
From the Heart of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom!
Jerry has always enjoyed out-of-door activities and his poetry draws upon his vivid memories and experiences in the bucolic and serene areas of rural New England. Many of the poems in A Bed of Leaves are inspired by the natural beauty of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, a section of northern Vermont so named for good reason. Highlands and valleys, expansive forests, rolling farmland, wildlife, Morgan horses, pristine rivers and lakes endow this 1,500-square-mile sweep of landscape with a regal beauty all its own.Read more about A Bed of Leaves
“Jerry Johnson has the true songwriter's gift: his lyrics seem so simple, but that's a deception. The more one listens — and the tunes are brilliantly served by the excellent Jon Gailmor and Pete Sutherland — the deeper they get. What a pleasure this album is!”— Sydney Lea, Poet Laureate of Vermont
“Reading Jerry's work sometimes feels to me like taking a brisk walk on a Vermont autumn day, with its crisp gusts of wind, changes of weather and mood, solemn moments and cheerful moments, tremendous energy, and the pleasure of sudden glimpses of lovely, unexpected light.”— Reeve Lindbergh, Vermont poet and author
“Jerry Johnson's voice from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont is authentic and revealing of life led fully in the embrace of his land in all seasons, his beloved animal companions, his first-person knowing of the weather and what it means to live a life found nowhere else. I hope this poetry finds its way to the young who will surely be inspired, to the older ones among us whom he celebrates so warmly.”— Peggy Sapphire, Vermont poet