Poetry Reading and Book Launch Celebration with Donna Geise

Name: Poetry Reading and Book Launch Celebration with Donna Geise
Start: 2025-09-25T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-25T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 14 Main Street, Suite B, Madison, AL, United States, Alabama 35758

Schedule

Thu Sep 25 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

14 Main Street, Suite B, Madison, AL, United States, Alabama 35758 | Madison, AL

We are honored and excited to host an official book launch celebration for local author Donna Geise, whose first book of poetry, Searching for a Song, was published earlier this year!
Donna is a retired educator, wife, mom, and grandmother who has been exploring her own creative writing talents after teaching students to do so for decades. Her book, Searching for a Song, is a gathering of accessible poems meant to provide reassurance, solace, and optimism without being didactic or heavy-handed and that sometimes incorporates a bit of wry humor. Each poem--written in a relaxed conversational style--shares a fresh viewpoint on such universal ideas as hope, perseverance, and the importance of relationships. Intentional choice of form and structure contribute to meaning in poems that range from free verse to fixed forms including ballade, sonnet, sestina, and villanelle as attention to details, diction, imagery, and syntax connects sound to sense.
All in all, this collection is meant to be read and experienced by lovers of literature or anyone "searching for a song."
Come out and congratulate Donna on her first book and enjoy some poetry, good company, and refreshments at the same time. Donna's book will be available for purchase and she can sign/personalize your copy during the event.
Tickets are not required, but an RSVP here is appreciated for planning purposes.