Council for Wisconsin Writers

Supporting Wisconsin writers from 1964 to 2022

poetry recitation

by

Breaking News!

This just in from Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets’ Cathryn Cofell:

Sadly, we are going to cancel tonight’s recitation event because of the looming ice storm. 
We’ll consult with our team and meeting venue and see if we can come up with a rescheduled date/time. Stay tuned, be safe! 
The recitation event was scheduled to take place at

The Draw, 800 S. Lawe Street, Appleton, from

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Information about the rescheduled date and time will be posted here when Cathryn Cofell provides it.

by

WFOP Feb. 19 Poetry Recitation at The Draw

The following is from Wisconsin Fellowship of Poetry’s Cathryn Cofell

 

2ND ANNUAL POETRY RECITATION EVENT

Monday, February 19, 2018

The Draw, 800 S. Lawe Street, Appleton

7 – 8:30 pm

Open mike follows featured readers.  FREE and Open to the Public!

Calling all readers, any readers, to recite a favorite poem (not your own) by heart. Signed on to recite, so far, are: Cathryn Cofell, Emily Bowles, Nathan Reid, Sarah Gilbert, Chloe Allyn, Alex Hummel, Jake Lenhardt, Austin Segrest, Mary Murray, Lynn Kuhns, Barbara Hines, Elizabeth Keggi, Barb Germiat, Ming Montgomery, Jessica Haessly and Christina Kubasta.

 

Interested? Please reply to Cathryn Cofell at ccofell@gmail.com so we can add you to our list of featured artists.

Our traditional open mike will follow. The evening will include book giveaways and cash bar with beer, wine and root beer, plus light snacks on us.

 NOTE: There is a NEW parking lot across the street from The Draw.

ON DECK:

March 19              Michael Koehler and Richard Merelman

April 16                  Andrea Potos and Katrin Talbot

May 21                                     Judy Kolosso and Andrew McSorley

For more information about the poetry reading series in Appleton, contact Sarah Gilbert at pses@sbcglobal.net

This event is brought to you, in part, by the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets (WFOP), an organization founded for the creation, promotion and enjoyment of poetry throughout the state of Wisconsin. To learn more, visit www.wfop.org.

OTHER READINGS & EVENTS IN THE AREA

******************************************************************

YOUTH READERS

Wednesday, February 14

UUF, 10341 Highway 42, Ephraim

7 pm, open mic to follow

On the second Wednesday of every month the Dickinson Poetry Series features a reading by a local or regional poet followed by an open mic and reception. The public is welcome, and admission is free. For more information visit www.uufdc.org or call 920.854.7559.

********

HEATHER DOBBINS

Thursday, February 22

7:00 pm

Wriston Art Galleries

Lawrence University, Appleton

Heather Dobbins will be reading from her latest book, called “River Mouth.” Her poems have been published in Beloit Poetry Journal, Big Muddy, New Millennium Writings, The Southern Poetry Anthology (Tennessee), and TriQuarterly Review, among others. She has been awarded scholarships and fellowships to the Indiana Writers’ Conference, Napa Writers’ Conference, Squaw Valley Community of Writers, Vermont Studio Center, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts’ workshop in Auvillar, France. She recently began contributing poetry reviews for The Rumpus and other journals. She taught middle school and high school for sixteen years in Oakland, California, and Memphis, Tennessee, where she founded River City Scribes, a creative writing workshop for teens. She is an instructor at the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith.

********

BONNIE JO CAMPBELL and C. KUBASTA

Thursday, February 22

6 – 8:30 pm

THELMA Center for the Arts

51 Sheboygan Street

Fond du Lac, WI

Bonnie Jo Campbell is the author of the novels Once Upon a River, a National Bestseller, and Q Road. Her critically-acclaimed short fiction collections include American Salvage, which was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critic’s Circle Award; Women and Other Animals, which won the AWP prize for short fiction; and Mothers, Tell Your Daughters (Autumn 2015). Her story “The Smallest Man in the World” was awarded a Pushcart Prize and her story “The Inventor, 1972” was awarded the 2009 Eudora Welty Prize from Southern Review. She was a 2011 Guggenheim Fellow.

C. Kubasta will read from her new novella, Girling, a winner of the Driftless Novella prize from Brain Mill Press, which has been described as “a transcendent novella seated in the body that documents and celebrates sexuality, change, and the vital role of female friendship.” Kubasta teaches at Marian University, and writes poetry and fiction.

Bar opens at 6 pm
Open mic at 6:30 pm.
Reading begins after open mic.

********

EMILIE LINDEMAN & LAURIE MACDIARMID

Thursday, January 25

The Reader’s Loft

2069 Central Court, Green Bay

5:30-7 pm

 

Open mike follows.

On deck: March 22 – Mark Falcone

More info here: http://www.houseofthetomato.com/poetry-events/

 

********

 

DEADLINES & SUBMISSIONS

******************************************************************

 

Millwork  is now accepting poetry and short fiction submissions!!

Millwork is a new online literary magazine, centered in Wisconsin, seeking submissions of poetry and short fiction for 2017/2018. Millwork publishes original poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction prose in English. There is no reading fee. Please, send us only your unpublished work. We do not accept previously published pieces.
New, emerging, and established poets are encouraged to submit. For further submission details or to check out Millwork‘s inaugural issue, please visit http://millwriters.org/millwork/

 ********

Fox Valley’s The Scene features a poetry column by Troy Schoultz, covering poetry readings, events, happenings, etc., and will feature a poem or two from local and statewide poets. Per Troy, submission process is ridiculously informal: email poems with your name and city of residence to troy.schoultz@gmail.com com.

Also, check out CWW’s website at wiswriters.org for information about its contest awards banquet coming up in May.