Events – Charlevoix Public Library Celebrates National Poetry Month

UPPAA A poster for "The Bards of Northern Michigan" event at Charlevoix Public Library, detailing a poetry reading and book signing with author John Mauk on Tuesday, April 21st at 6pm in the Community Room.

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…

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Telling the Hard Stuff: A Confessional Poetry Workshop with Ellen Lord

Telling the Hard Stuff: A Confessional Poetry Workshop with Ellen Lord When: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1:00 -3:00 PM Where: at the Hessel School House  3206 W Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States, Michigan 49745 Confessional poetry asks us to speak the truths we often keep hidden. In this two‑hour…

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Resilience Shines in Upper Michigan Poet Ellen Lord’s New Book “Vigil”

UPPAA A grayscale photo of a bearded person wearing sunglasses and plaid shirt stands in a field, arms outstretched holding a long board, beneath a cloudy sky. Text reads: "Vigil Poems Ellen Lord.

(October 20, 2025) Nature, memories, emotions, loss, and healing all meet with grace and honesty in the subliminal place in Ellen Lord’s new poetry book Vigil published by the Modern History Press of Ann Arbor, MI. Illustrated by artist Joanna Walitalo (Pelkie, MI), Vigil includes over 40 poems divided into four sections: “Desire,” “Thin Space,”…

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