The Foot of the Lake Poetry Collective in partnership with the Windhover Center for the Arts hold literary events on the second Tuesday of the Month, September through May at 7 p.m. at the Windhover Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street, Fond du Lac, WI. The readings are free and refreshments are available. An open mic follows the featured reader. For more info contact Windhover Center for the Arts 920-921-5410.
Upcoming Events:
Summer Fun
Poetry at the Market
Paula Sergi, a founding member of the Foot of the Lake Poetry Collective was awarded a $500 grant provided by Woodrow Hall Editions and the Poetry Jumps Off the Shelf Initiative for a summer 2010 project organized by members of the Collective. “Poetry at the Market” will treat Farmers Market shoppers to a selection of 15 poems inspired by and about market staples. The poems will be on display with a collection of bookmarks that match each poem with a recipe. All recipes are from the Fond du Lac Public Library’s cookbook collection. “Poetry at the Market” is a partnership project of Foot of the Lake Poetry Collective, Fond du Lac Public Library, Windhover Center for the Arts and Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership.
The Collective and the Windhover Center for the Arts will host Poet Laureate Marilyn Taylor at a reading during the downtown Fondue Fest Saturday, Sept. 11. The reading will be held at the Windhover Center Cafe’ Gallery, 51 Sheboygan at 3 p.m. Several of the winning poets will also read their poetry along with the “Poetry at the Market” chosen poem. A corresponding Art exhibit “Art at the Market” runs from August 18th through September 30. From August 2 to September 13 the library will feature a display of the poems along with cookbooks used for the bookmark recipe collection and books about poetry and Wisconsin poets. The bookmarks will be available and the books, too, will be free for lending.
“Poetry at the Market” will also host a poetry reading at 3 p.m. Sunday Oct. 10, at Park Ridge Organics, N8410 Abler Road, Fond du Lac.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Marilyn Taylor
Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Marilyn Taylor will read her poetry at the Windhover Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. as part of the “Poetry at the Market” program. Kate Sontag, Cathryn Cofell, Karla Huston and Bruce Dethlefsen will join her with their winning poems and more.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cathryn Cofell & Obvious Dog
An evening of poetry as music and music as poetry as we celebrate the release of the CD Lip — new and selected poems from Cathryn Cofell set to the music of Obvious Dog.
Cathryn Cofell was raised with music in her home and in her heart, which is apparent in her work both on the page and off. After publishing five chapbooks of poetry (most recently Kamikaze Commotion, from Parallel Press) and garnering over 40 awards for her work, she found it was time to shift directions and experiment more formally with the performance of this work. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Obvious Dog that experiment has taken off as Lip.
Bill Orth and Bruce Dethlefsen perform as Obvious Dog. They took their name from Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Marilyn Taylor’s description of “a poem beyond resuscitation.” Bill, from Sauk City, plays guitar, bass and sings. Bruce, from Westfield, who sings and plays bass and percussion, is also an accomplished poet. The blues and jazz are big influences on the music of Obvious Dog.
The performance is free and begins at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30.
Be certain to check the poets’ pages for samples of poetry by Bruce and Cathryn.
Saturday, October 3, 2010
Poetry at the Market
A reading of the “Poetry at the Market” selected poems will take place at Sunday Oct. 10, at Park Ridge Organics, N8410 Abler Road, Fond du Lac at 3 p.m. as part of their Autumn Harvest Celebration.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Kelly Langon
Fiction writer: Kelly Langon
Tuesday, November, 9 2010
Angela Sorby
Award-winning poet and Marquette University professor Angela Sorby
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Kevin Miller
Holiday reading: Kevin Miller, Executive Director of the Windhover
Tuesday, January 2011
Favorite Poem Project
Readings by local poets/ Favorite Poem Project
Tuesday, February 2011
Susan Firer & Jim Hazard: “Two Voices in the House”
Poems by UWM professor and former Poet Laureate of Milwaukee Susan Firer, and fiction and poetry by Jim Hazard, Professor Emertus of English at UWM.
Tuesday, March 2011
Student Invitational
Sixth Annual Student Invitational
Tuesday, April 2011
TBA
Tuesday, May 2011
TBA
Recent Events:
Tuesday May 11th, 2010, 7 pm
Poetry Collective Reunion
The five poets who formed The Foot of the Lake Poetry Collective will gather to read their poems and prose. Sandra Ahrens, Judy Barisonzi, Paula Sergi, John Walser and Mary Wehner will celebrate five years together at our last reading of the season. Be certain to check their bios and sample poems on the Founder’s page.
Tuesday April 13th, 2010, 7 pm
Hobo Signs: In The Poet’s Eye
Patrick Moran will read from his recent manuscript on Hobo Signs, “Tell a Pitiful Story” and give a talk on Hobo signs and how they evolved over time.
D.A. Powell of the Boston Review says: The collection Moran has been writing for the past three years, “Tell a Pitiful Story,” originates in the language of outsiders, the subculture of itinerants known as “hobos.” Reading the lines and shapes of hobo graffiti, Moran does more than merely translate them—he gives us a glimpse into a world where telling a story can get you a meal and a place to sleep, where “what you trust / gets in the way / of what you feel,” and where the worst fate is complacency, marriage, the house out of a fairy tale. Better to move on, to outdistance one’s own diminishing, to court danger but never to wed it. This is a world where motion supplants emotion, where we continue forward and avoid our own reflection, where one succeeds in life by appearing destitute. It is, in fact, a pitiful story in so many ways. Be certain to check the poets pages for Patrick Moran’s bio and sample poems.
Tuesday March 9th, 2010, 7 pm
Poetry to Song – Writing Lyrics
How do words make it from poetry to song lyrics? Poet Bruce Dethlefsen will read from his recent poetry and along with musician Bill Orth will entertain and inform the audience about methods of song writing. They call themselves Obvious Dog, taken from Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Marilyn Taylor’s description of ” a poem beyond resuscitation.” Bill plays guitar and bass and Bruce percussion, bass and harmonica. They make music and sing original songs. Be certain to check the poets pages for poet Bruce Dethlefsen’s bio and sample poem.
