G. Anthony & Laura Selenka Poetry Reading
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Poetry Unlocked presents G. Anthony and Laura Selenka at ACOCA Café and Roastery on August 10! Arrive early to grab a drink or a snack, then enjoy our two featured readers. Open mic to follow; interested readers can sign up at the event.
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ABOUT OUR FEATURED READERS:
G. ANTHONY is a poet, author, speaker, and creator of HomemadeAuthor.com. He penned the raw and resonant poetic memoir Nobody’s Words and continues to develop and lead creative healing experiences that carry clarity, understanding, and truth forward through the energy and power of language.
LAURA K. SELENKA is a middle aged, late blooming poet. At UW-Oshkosh, she studied journalism, but quickly changed to creative writing with a poetry focus. Out of college, she worked in the hotel hospitality industry, which led to becoming an independent Wedding Planner. For awhile she focused on raising three daughters, rarely taking time to write much more than a grocery list. When all her children were in school, she began writing freelance for The Oshkosh Northwestern. Several years into that, the newspaper industry began rapidly downsizing and prospects for a full career looked bleak. That plot twist led her to reconsider her path in life, and for a “reset” she began volunteering at the Salvation Army. She quickly discovered that attending to the needs of those patrons was a fulfillment of her life’s calling. In a full-circle moment, she began journaling and writing poetry to ease her heart and mind at the end of heavy days. Most of her work touches on addiction, poverty, and homelessness. She plans to publish her first chapbook in 2026.
Since a teenager, Laura has felt a kinship with Henry David Thoreau, who said, "Perhaps it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live, and could not spare any more time for that one." This spirit of adventure has served her well.
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ABOUT OUR FEATURED READERS:
G. ANTHONY is a poet, author, speaker, and creator of HomemadeAuthor.com. He penned the raw and resonant poetic memoir Nobody’s Words and continues to develop and lead creative healing experiences that carry clarity, understanding, and truth forward through the energy and power of language.
LAURA K. SELENKA is a middle aged, late blooming poet. At UW-Oshkosh, she studied journalism, but quickly changed to creative writing with a poetry focus. Out of college, she worked in the hotel hospitality industry, which led to becoming an independent Wedding Planner. For awhile she focused on raising three daughters, rarely taking time to write much more than a grocery list. When all her children were in school, she began writing freelance for The Oshkosh Northwestern. Several years into that, the newspaper industry began rapidly downsizing and prospects for a full career looked bleak. That plot twist led her to reconsider her path in life, and for a “reset” she began volunteering at the Salvation Army. She quickly discovered that attending to the needs of those patrons was a fulfillment of her life’s calling. In a full-circle moment, she began journaling and writing poetry to ease her heart and mind at the end of heavy days. Most of her work touches on addiction, poverty, and homelessness. She plans to publish her first chapbook in 2026.
Since a teenager, Laura has felt a kinship with Henry David Thoreau, who said, "Perhaps it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live, and could not spare any more time for that one." This spirit of adventure has served her well.
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ACOCA Coffee, 500 W College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911-5802, United States
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