Join us for an afternoon with Door County songwriter Katie Dahl and Northfield, Minnesota poets Susan Jaret McKinstry and Leslie Schultz as they share songs and poems that celebrate place, memory, and the heartening power of the arts in all of our lives. Clear-eyed and tough-minded, songwriter/playwright Katie Dahl is known for her smart…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Margaret Lockwood Gallery on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by local poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Sessions are offered quarterly throughout…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Margaret Lockwood Gallery on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by local poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Sessions are offered quarterly throughout…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Margaret Lockwood Gallery on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by local poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Sessions are offered quarterly throughout…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Margaret Lockwood Gallery on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by local poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Sessions are offered quarterly throughout…

Have you always wanted to invent your own poetic form but don’t know where to start? Featuring the duplex, the golden shovel, the sonnenizio, and the American sentence acrostic — all forms invented by contemporary living poets — this intensive breaks down the process of formal invention and reveals the process behind the product. Beginning…

Join us for an afternoon of poetry and conversation with our writers-in-residence Cathryn Cofell, Bruce Dethlefsen, and C. Kubasta. All ages are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.   Cathryn Cofell is the author of six poetry chapbooks and two full-length collections including, Stick Figure with Skirt, winner of the Main Street Rage Poetry Book Award. She's…

We’ll begin by looking at examples of different types of erasure poetry, including the work of Jen Bervin, who erases by lightening or sewing over text, and Sonja Johanson, who uses seeds, petals, and spices to cover text. We’ll discuss the relationship among erasure poetry, found poetry, and concepts like copyright, redaction, censorship, ignorance, and…

Join us to celebrate the publication of Kevin Hess’s debut poetry collection, On Love and Light in a World of Loss. A light reception will follow the reading. About the book: This volume was born of love, pain, and grief. It represents a cumulation of reflections going back 20 or 25 years. Love in loss…

Barbara Larsen served as the second Poet Laureate of Door County, April 2011 – March 2013. She passed away June 13, 2024, at the age of 97. Barbara’s poetry, inspired by her Wisconsin roots, her experiences as an only child, and her deep connection to nature, garnered regional attention and praise. She shared her love…