•  Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading

    Charlevoix Public Library 220 West Clinton St, Charlevoix, MI, United States

    Charlevoix Public Library For more information, please feel free to contact the Charlevoix Public Library at 231-237-7340 or email us at reference@charlevoixlibrary.org and visit our website at www.charlevoixlibrary.org. Celebrate National Poetry Month April 1 - 30, 2026 Join us for one of our programs to celebrate National Poetry Month. Our...

  • U.P. Notable Book Club – Deborah K. Frontiera and Living in Sisu

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    UP Notable Book Club: The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 58th event is with Deborah K. O. Frontiera (Calumet, MI), a prodigious poet and author of fiction...

  • Spring Pre-Conference Events

    There are several Pre-Conference Events that members can participate in on May 15, 2026 Each of these is an optional "add-on" to your basic free membership for the Spring Conference on May 16, 2026 Pre-Conference Workshops (attendance is limited!) Developing Your Poetic Voice, with Kathleen Carlton Johnson (2:00 pm to...

  • Sara Maurer at Snowbound Books

    Snowbound Books 118 N 3rd St, Marquette, MI, United States

    Hi all, I’m going to have a book signing at Snowbound Books ( https://snowboundbooks.com/event/2026-05-15/sara-maurer-signing ) in Marquette on Friday, May 15 from 5-6 p.m. I’d love for you to stop by after the preconference workshops and before heading over to The Crib!

  • Spring Conference 2026

    Peter White Public Library 217 N Front St, Marquette, MI, United States

    UPPAA members can attend Spring Conference 2026 for free!

  • James McCommons at Escanaba Public Library

    Escanaba Public Library 400 Ludington St,, Escanaba, Michigan

    James McCommons will be at Escanaba Public Library Talking about his latest book, "The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds" Wednesday May 20, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Author talk, book sales, and signing 400 Ludington St, Escanaba, MI 49829

  • Writing to Water in Hancock, MI

    Emilie  Lancour will be hosting a Writing to Water event on the last Tuesday of each month between now and October.  It will be held at Porvoo Park on Navy Street in Hancock. It will start at 7:00, and she will bring all of the supplies necessary. It's a time...

    $25
  • “Poetry in Motion” Deaf Poet Raymond Luczak performs

    Portage Lake District Library 58 Huron St., Houghton, MI, United States

    Raymond Luczak’s Poetry in American Sign Language (ASL) Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 6 p.m. at the Portage Lake District Library (The event will be voice-interpreted for those who don’t know ASL.) Come see Raymond Luczak, a Deaf poet, perform his poems on growing up Yooper in ASL! Raymond Luczak...

  • Meet author Emilie Lancour in Hancock on September 17

    Sunflower Books and Coffee 528 Quincy St, Hancock, MI, United States

    Sunflower Books and Coffee will be hosting yooper author Emilie Lancour on September 17 from 5pm – 7pm A reading of her latest book “After School: A Second-Chance Widow Romance” will happen at 6pm Attendees are welcome to bring in their own copies for autographs Admission: Free

  • FEET IN THE WAVES – Book launch party in Houghton!

    Well-Read Racoon & Curiosities 314 Shelden Avenue, Houghton, MI, United States

    FEET IN THE WAVES – Book launch party in Houghton! Come join the editor Raymond Luczak and seven poets, from near and far, to celebrate the publication of the new anthology Feet in the Waves: Poems of Lake Superior! Jennifer Elen Bríd | Lisa Fosmo | Deborah K. Frontiera Sonia Goltz...