Hosted by Grand Rapids-native poet Jolene Brink, this free event in the Klockow taproom will bring established and budding poets together to explore the theme: The Present Season!

Design of the Day:

Workshop:
1-2:30pm: Writing prompts, time for free writing & sharing.
Requirements: Ages 16+, free with participation in open mic strongly encouraged!
Registration required: https://forms.gle/BWJLGnN4iCCEHUnE9

Readings:
3:00-4:00pm: Invited poets & open mic
4:00-4:30pm: Jolene Brink reading, presentation, & Q&A
5:00-6:00pm: Open mic

Invited Local Poets:
Jesse Dermody of Brothers Burn Mountain
Robert Jevne
Stella Alpina Leone
Rebekah Higginbotham Zemansky

Host biography:
Jolene Brink was born and raised in Grand Rapids. She received the Merriam-Frontier Award for her chapbook, Peregrine, and the Walt McDonald First-Book Series in Poetry award for her poetry collection, Overburden. Her poetry and essays have appeared in Orion, New England Review, Poetry Northwest, and elsewhere. She works for the University of Minnesota and lives with her family in a historic blue house near the St. Croix River.