ArtZany!  Northfield Poets Laureate Rob Hardy, D. E. Green and Becky Boling, 2-9-24

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes the Northfield Poets Laureate Rob Hardy, D. E. Green and Becky Boling. We will explore the role of the poet laureate, celebrate poetry, and review the open appointment process for the next Northfield Poet Laureate.

Northfield Poetry Open Mic Evening (POME), hosted by interim Northfield Co-Poets Laureate on Wednesday, 14 February 6:30pm – 7:30pm VALENTINE’S DAY, and second Wednesday of the month: March 13, April 10, May 8, at Northfield Public Library Atrium

Poem in a Bag: Community members, YOU!, of any age can send poems for the Poem in a Bag project made possible by a Minnesota Legacy grant to Rice County Neighbors United, now until March 15. It can be poems you wrote or poems you love with a short explanation as to why you love them. If sent in a different language, please include the English translation. Unless you want to remain anonymous, please include your name and age, feel free to include more information about you and your poems. Poems will be gifted to patrons at selected businesses in Northfield during the month of April! More details: https://www.facebook.com/NorthfieldPoetLaureate

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