GOSHEN — Nestled in wooded hills, an old white house sits along a gravel road, patiently awaiting the next writers, artists and musicians to fill its halls with poetry and music.

A small brook babbles peacefully alongside the dwelling, and a screened-in patio provides the perfect place to enjoy a beer and listen to a local poet’s work.

In a time of political instability, Ruth Stone House is an oasis for writers and artists, both in Vermont and across the world.

The house is named for the poet Ruth Stone, who lived and wrote there for most of her life. After her husband, Walter Stone, died in 1959, she supported herself and her family by teaching creative writing, publishing poetry books and winning literary awards. She was Vermont's poet laureate from 2007 until she died in 2011.

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