Scaring Up Some Poetry for National Poetry Month

Schedule

Thu Apr 09 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1805 Gratiot Avenue, Saginaw, MI, United States, Michigan 48602 | Saginaw, MI

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Please join the Friends of Theodore Roethke and Delta College in welcoming poet and writer Jim Daniels, 2025-2026 Michigan Author Award winner, to the Theodore Roethke Home and Museum. Daniels will be joined by 2012 Kresge Artist Fellow in the Literary Arts recipient and Detroit poet Ken Meisel.
Master of Ceremonies Delta College Professor Jeff Vande Zande will read briefly from his new gothic horror novel before introducing the poets who will each read from new and selected works.
The readings will be followed by the opportunity to purchase books from the writers in addition to informal tours of the Roethke Home Museum.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Parking is available on side streets Larch and Sandra Court.
READ about the poets here: https://www.friendsofroethke.org/events/scaring-up-some-poetry-for-national-poetry-month
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