Despite the Ocean County Library System being shut down due to the pandemic, two poetry groups are continuing meetings through Zoom technology participation.

The LBI Poets Studio meets on the first Thursday of each month, with the next scheduled on Thursday, June 4. Participants can begin joining the meeting at 12:30 p.m.; the workshop starts at 1 and runs until 3:30. The Barnegat Poets Society meeting, on June 17, opens at 6 p.m.; the activities start at 6:30 and  continue until 9.