Poetry Reading -- J. Stephen Rhodes

Schedule

Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

2300 Taylorsville Rd, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40205 | Louisville, KY

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Sacred poet J. Stephen Rhodes will share his newest work, "Earthen Vessels: A Family Memoir in Poetry."
This event will be in Hoffmann Hall, on the Second Floor of Immanuel UCC. An elevator is available for accessibility.
After the reading, Rhodes will host a Q&A and discussion of memoir as a way of making meaning.
Admission is free; books will be available for purchase.
“Haunting yet uplifting... Rhodes invites us to remember, understand, and forgive our parents, our siblings, and not least of all, ourselves.” — Caroline Gooden, Ph. D.
J. Stephen Rhodes writes about living on the edges between security and fear, guilt and grace, as well as between country and city, and prosperity and scarcity. He is the author of four poetry collections and has been published in more than 70 journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Theological Studies and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. He currently serves as Canon Poet at Grace Episcopal Cathedral in Charleston, SC.
Learn more and see examples of his poetry at www.jstephenrhodes.org.
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2300 Taylorsville Rd, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40205

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Immanuel United Church of Christ

Host or Publisher Immanuel United Church of Christ

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