Celebrate Poetry Month with Poets Laureate of Lawrence
Hello readers and writers!
It’s been a minute since my last post. Things have been a bit quiet poetry-wise, at least in the announcement aspect, recently. That certainly doesn’t mean behind the scenes, though! In the past two months of the year I put together a new chapbook and have submitted poems and chapbook collections out into the world…and now we wait…sigh…
I also was offered a writing opportunity and am getting it together by the end of this month. More on that once things have been solidified. It feels so taboo to talk about uncompleted writing projects! We are quite the superstitious bunch! But something that is solid is my poetry reading group performing a group reading in honor of National Poetry Month! Ahh! Look at us!
Saturday April 5th 2025 at the Fort Ben Branch Public Library (9330 E 56th St, Indianapolis, IN 46216) from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm we will be reading from our various collections and even have our books for sale. This is a great chance to hear from, meet, and support local Hoosier writers, most based off out Indianapolis. We will also have an open mic so you can share your own writing, too!
Talking about my poetry group, Poets Laureate of Lawrence, they are amazing! We have a small group ranging from 5 to 12 poets who meet monthly on the fourth Tuesday of each month. We welcome new members to simply listen or even bring some poetry (written by yourself or even other writers) to share. We also have some featured poet slots available, mostly in the summer and fall. If you are an Indiana poet and have a chapbook or full length book of poetry to sell, please reach out! You’ll have the floor for the first our to read and chat about your book and then sell your book(s). Books can be indie, self-published, hand-made or through a big publisher. We also occasionally have spoken word performances, too! We’ve had a wide range of topics and forms ranging from delicate nature haiku to hard hitting poems about death, cancer, addiction, racism, trauma, etc. to crude, hilarious limericks to playful children’s poetry to esoteric, metaphysical free form! We love it ALL!
Check out the flyer I made below for more info. Also, you are welcome to reach out to me if you have any questions or would like for me to help set you up scheduling with Joyce B. Find my email via my Contact Page and shoot me a message or find me on Instagram and DM me there!
