Poetry Reading: Poetry in the Park *IN PERSON*
In person at Juneau Park, 900 N. Prospect Ave. (RAIN DATE: WED 8/9)
Bring your blankets and chairs, snacks and drinks, and friends, and join us at the Solomon Juneau statue for this beloved summer reading series, now entering its ninth year. Poetry in the Park takes place in Juneau Park on the second Tuesday of June, July, August, and September, with rain dates scheduled on the second Wednesday of each month. This season’s events are made possible with support from Juneau Park Friends, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Village Church.
August's event features readings from Ish Klein, Bryon Cherry, Edie Roberts, and Suzanne Rosenblatt
Ish Klein's latest book of poems is called The New Sun Time. Her poems and plays have appeared in the journals What Happens, Oversound, Gare du Nord, Versal, and The Cambridge Literary Review. Stay tuned for Ish is now developing a Michigan-based poets theatre Anthology Poets Theatre (APT) which will debut the podcast, "Wrestling With Poetry" in the Summer of 2023.
Bryon Cherry is a poet and musician. His work has been featured in Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters Anthology (Vegetarian Alcoholic Press) as well as in South Florida Poetry Journal. In 2021 he was named an emerging poet in Milwaukee, WI by Saint John’s on the Lake. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, he is of and shaped by his evolving home city. He is guided by what he considers to be magical forces— listening and love.
Edie Roberts is a poet and facilitator living in Detroit, MI. They are a bookmaker who has been editing and publishing since 2009 under the umbrellas of Plumberries Press, Pitymilk Press and Bathmatics. They earned a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from Miami University where they taught Writing and Composition courses and helped curate a reading series. They have hosted readings and other events across the Midwest and are currently hosting a monthly series at 27th letter books in Detroit. Their own books include Thank You, Ain’t Life Grand, Everywhere You Go, and others. See more at https://edieroberts.wordpress.com/
Suzanne Rosenblatt writes travel journals, performs with the Earth Poets and Musicians, draws wordrawings along Lake Michigan and moving dancers during rehearsals and performances, paints sunrises on the beach, does tai chi and yoga, dances whenever the opportunity arises, gardens organically, is an environmental and political activist, mother of three, and grandmother of ten. Her books include Everyone Is Going Somewhere (MacMillan), Memorandance (Marcel Dekker), Shorelines (Gallery of Wisconsin Art), and I'm Glad My Eye Beholds So Much: A Journal (Tinder | Tender Press, 2017) and illustrations in her daughter Sarah’s books, Where Are We in This Story?, On the Waterbed They Sank to Their Own Levels, and One Season Behind (Carnegie Mellon University Press).