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decart83@gmail.com Christopher Schmidt is graphic designer and digital illustrator based in Houghton, Michigan. An avid cyclist and Nordic skier, he often draws inspiration for his work from the sights and scenes he encounters while exploring Michigan’s Keweenaw peninsula. Though trained in geophysics, he was led astray by his love of graphic design discovered in college out … Read more
Aanakwadoon / Wind Water Waabmiimii ge ogijise waasechiganaatigong bizhibaamiigwanetaad mikwam-inaanzoyan bikwagondang miinikaanensan oshkaabewisiwiyan mii miinawaa gikendaman ezhi-epogwag aanakwadoon. Rock dove as you land on the windowsill a splash of feathers the color of ice a throat full of seeds bearer-of-messages you know the taste of water in the wind. Artwork by Christopher Schmidt About Margaret Margaret O’Donnell … Read more
This Cathedral Isle Royale National Park, 2017 where the waves shush agates, where ungulates clip moss, where falcons smirk from lichen tendrils on lighthouse nests, where grebes skim the surface— race the evening glass of lake— this you know as consistent church: hymn of truth & willowing hum, the kind you hold full of breath, … Read more
Hydroreality: My List of Water Words Grows I have moved on from puddle, pond, creek, and wetland, from slough, swamp, marsh, brook, river. I add lagoon, loch. I swim stream, tarn, bayou, fjord, ocean, sea. Listen then dream ziibi, zaaga’igan, mashkiig, and gichigami. Now I am floating—beyond words, the writing of them. Floating mysterious in … Read more
U.P. Poet Laureate M. Bartley Seigel and previous laureates: Martin Achatz and Andrea Scarpino joined the Marquette Poets Circle by sharing poems on a “Talking Winter Poet Tree” at Peter White Library’s Winter Wonderland. Visitors to the tree could scan red tags and hear the poets read their poems.
Call of the drum By Brenda Austin (July 28, 2021) All across America, Indian nations big and small, are building ties that bind them, in answer to their brothers call. Women are being honored, and more protections put into place; men have strength and purpose, moving forward with ease and grace. Children, rooted in their … Read more
The Honorable Distillery 136 W. Washington St. Signup 7:30 pm Competition 8:00 pm Tell us about love or lack of love. Bring on your words! See rules below. Prizes for winners. Cheer on your favorites. Bring home bouquets with a donation to the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation.