Celebrate National Poetry Month 2025 at the library with two Poetry events in April!
We are having two poetry events in April in Celebration of National Poetry Month. We are kicking off the month with an Open Mic Poetry Night event on Wednesday, April 2 @ 5:30 p.m. Writers, poets, and lovers of poetry are invited to bring a short original piece, a favorite poem by another author, or simply come to enjoy listening to others!
Simply show up and ask to read/recite a poem. No registration is required and all ages are welcome.
Next, Poetry Night with Poets Martin Achatz and Kathleen Heideman, Wednesday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to listen to original works from these poets.
Simply show up–No registration is required and all ages are welcome.
About the authors–
Marty Achatz is a two-time U.P. Poet Laureate. He has published two collections of poems, The Mysteries of the Rosary and A Bigfoot Bestiary and Other Wonders, as well as three spoken word albums. He is a Contingent Professor in NMU’s English Department and the Adult Programming Coordinator at the Peter White Library.
Kathleen M Heideman is the author of The Caving Grounds, A Brief Report on the Human Animal, and Psalms of the Early Anthropocene. Heideman serves on the board of the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition: she is drawn to wild and threatened places, and works to defend them.
For more information–call us at 906-789-7323, visit us on the web at escanabalibrary.org, or Facebook & Instagram.
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