Celebrating the life and work of Wisconsin s first poet laureate, with readings by Bruce Dethlefsen, Ronnie Hess, Oscar Mireles, Andrea Musher, Margaret Rozga, Angela Trudell Vasquez. Free.
Events from March 24-27 also include Broom Street Theater s production of "Attack of the Killer Bs;" concerts by Vieux Farka Touré, Cat Dealers, Bright Eyes and more; and an eclectic program from Madison Ballet.
ONLINE: Through This Door: Wisconsin in Poems
Dec 17, 2020 7:00 PM
Angela Trudell Vasquez, Madison poet laureate, 2020-22.
The poetry of Wisconsin is undeniable. Just saying the names of the lakes makes a poem! Current Madison poet laureate Angela Trudell Vasquez (
pictured) will join outgoing Wisconsin poet laureate Margaret Rozga and poets Ronnie Hess, Nathan J. Reid and Jodi Vander Molen to read works from the new anthology
Through This Door: Wisconsin in Poems. The collection features poems from Indigenous, Black, Latinx and other voices that build community in Wisconsin. There will be a Q&A following the reading. Register here.Â
media release: Join Madison Poet Laureate Angela Trudell Vasquez, Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Margaret Rozga, and invited poets - Ronnie Hess, Nathan J. Reid, and Jodi Vander Molen - as they read from their newly released poetry anthology, Through This Door: Wisconsin in Poems.Â