Poetry Month Celebration with Poet Laureate Richard Hague and Friends

Schedule

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

414 Walnut Street 11th & 12th Floors, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202 | Cincinnati, OH

Advertisement
Join us for a Poetry Month celebration with Poet Laureate Richard Hague and fellow poets.
Cincinnati poets Ellen Austin-Li, Phoebe Reeves, Kyra Liedtke, Dick Westheimer and Sara Moore Wagner respond imaginatively to the 1848 Panorama. A reading accompanied with live music by the band Tangled Roots and visuals from the famous daguerreotype of the Cincinnati riverfront. Organized and narrated by Cincinnati and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate Richard Hague.
6 pm reception/6:30 pm program
Free & open to the public. Registration required.
About Richard Hague
Richard Hague is a graduate of Xavier University whose work has appeared in Poetry, Smartish Pace, Appalachian Journal, Northern Appalachian Review, Birmingham Poetry Review, Nowhere Magazine, Hiram Poetry Review, Nimrod, Mid-American Review, Ohio Magazine, Still: The Journal, Gyroscope Review, The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Creative Nonfiction, among many others, and in dozens of anthologies. He is author or editor of 22 volumes of prose and poetry, most recently Tributaria – Poetry, Prose, & Art Inspired by Tributaries of the Ohio River Watershed, edited with Sherry Cook Stanforth and Michael Thompson (Dos Madre Press 2025), and the nonfiction collection Earnest Occupations: Teaching, Writing, Gardening, and Other Local Work (Bottom Dog Press 2018) listed as “Recommended” by the US Review of Books. A Katharine Bakeless Scholar at Bread Loaf, he studied with Scott Russell Sanders. He has taught writing and literature in Cincinnati and elsewhere for 54 years.
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

414 Walnut Street 11th & 12th Floors, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Icon
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
The Mercantile Library

Host or Publisher The Mercantile Library

Ask AI if this event suits you:

Discover More Events in Cincinnati

501c(3)-Micro Nonprofit  Veteran\/Military Resource Fair
Thu, 30 Apr at 12:30 pm 501c(3)-Micro Nonprofit Veteran/Military Resource Fair

2901 Gilbert Ave

CP's April Happy Hour
Thu, 30 Apr at 04:00 pm CP's April Happy Hour

250 E 5th St

Spring Open Studios - Hosted by the Studio Artists at Brazee
Thu, 30 Apr at 05:00 pm Spring Open Studios - Hosted by the Studio Artists at Brazee

Brazee Studios/ Brazee Glass Design / GLASSROOM

ART MUSIC
APRIL Mahjong 101\/102 @ High St.
Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm APRIL Mahjong 101/102 @ High St.

High St.

WORKSHOPS
Booked & Brilliant YP Book Club: April 2026 Meet-up
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm Booked & Brilliant YP Book Club: April 2026 Meet-up

Market Wines Walnut Hills

MEETUPS ART
Lily Rose - I Know What I Want Tour 2026
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Lily Rose - I Know What I Want Tour 2026

Bogart's

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Damon Gupton - The Music of Star Wars
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Damon Gupton - The Music of Star Wars

Springer Auditorium At Cincinnati Music Hall

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
The Outlaws
Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm The Outlaws

Ludlow Garage

CONTESTS TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, 13 Nov at 08:00 pm Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Cincinnati

ART MUSIC
GIT GUD - Comedy Open Mic
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm GIT GUD - Comedy Open Mic

Bombs Away Comedy

COMEDY OPEN-MIC
4\/26\/26 Open Mic Sing\ud83c\udfa4 with LIVE Piano - Tillie's Lounge
Sun, 26 Apr at 05:30 pm 4/26/26 Open Mic Sing🎤 with LIVE Piano - Tillie's Lounge

Tillie's Lounge

OPEN-MIC MUSIC
KALEIDOSCOPE - An evening of art, performance, and expression
Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm KALEIDOSCOPE - An evening of art, performance, and expression

Somerset Bar

ART WORKSHOPS
Poetry Month Celebration with Poet Laureate Richard Hague and Friends
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Poetry Month Celebration with Poet Laureate Richard Hague and Friends

414 Walnut Street 11th & 12th Floors, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202

ART LITERARY-ART
ALL OPEN MIC NIGHT!
Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm ALL OPEN MIC NIGHT!

1660 Blue Rock St, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45223

OPEN-MIC ART
Is Is Enough: An Evening with Lauren Camp
Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Is Is Enough: An Evening with Lauren Camp

414 Walnut Street 11th & 12th Floors, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202

ART LITERARY-ART
VERSES & VIIBES "A Collective of Artistry"
Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm VERSES & VIIBES "A Collective of Artistry"

3018 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45211

ART LITERARY-ART
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Cincinnati

ART ENTERTAINMENT
A Dream Deferred: Langston Hughes in Song
Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm A Dream Deferred: Langston Hughes in Song

Memorial Hall OTR

CONCERTS MUSIC
Open Mic Night: May
Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Open Mic Night: May

Harriet Beecher Stowe House

OPEN-MIC ART
Black Lit Fest: Books & Jook Block Party
Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm Black Lit Fest: Books & Jook Block Party

WordPlay Cincy

ART LITERARY-ART

What's Happening Next in Cincinnati?

Discover Cincinnati Events