The Montana Story Project with Montana Poet Laureate Allen Jones
Schedule
Tue, 14 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
301 2nd Ave N, Great Falls, MT, United States, Montana 59401 | Great Falls, MT
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Join us in the Cordingley Room for this new state wide event!Montana Poet Laureate Allen Morris Jones has used storytelling as a foundation for his work across several literary forms, including novels, children’s books, personal essays, and, of course, poetry. Over the course of an hour during this free event, Allen will offer a compelling presentation that includes:
- A PowerPoint slide show that describes his personal journey toward finding the essential, irreducible elements of storytelling.
- A reading from his own, autobiographical poetry, demonstrating how we can find narratives in various aspects of our own lives.
- A solicitation of stories from the audience, with prompts to help them get started telling their own stories.
At the end of his two-year tenure as poet laureate, Allen intends to compile a selection of these solicited stories into a published collection. His hope is that the larger project will demonstrate how our individual stories have helped shape the Montana of today.
Widely published across genres and forms, Allen Morris Jones is the author of three novels, three children’s books, a highly regarded look at the ethics of hunting, an award-winning collection of poetry, and more than 100 published personal essays, profiles, short stories, and other incidental pieces.
Thank you to Humanities Montana for making this event possible, and to the Great Falls Public Library Foundation for your support.
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301 2nd Ave N, Great Falls, MT, United States, Montana 59401Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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