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# U.P. Poet Laureate

Bringing poetry to all the U.P.

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- [Melanie Page: HOW TO WRITE AN ETHICAL REVIEW: Going Beyond Your Feelings and Gut Reactions to Literature](https://uppoetlaureate.org/melanie-page-how-to-write-an-ethical-review-going-beyond-your-feelings-and-gut-reactions-to-literature/) - Here's the Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88372213510?pwd=pXu7vyODaFZh9hkqAGqC5akgryJal2.1 (Passcode: 230941)
- [“But That’s Not How It Happened!”: Re-membering Memory and the Imposition of Family in Poetic Memoir.  ](https://uppoetlaureate.org/but-thats-not-how-it-happened/) - Join meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85929803314?pwd=wTt5M3GW4nEobpVML860Ux4BvxtMWb.1 (Passcode: 864796)
- [The Soul](https://uppoetlaureate.org/the-soul/) - I didn’t share with you the soul that wanders the night sky feeling for your heartbeat. The soul that counts the four, waits to come in on the one because two and three are taken. “It’s okay” the soul says, “the one is all we need”. The soul that looks to connect in the aisles
- [Dr. Rebecca Frost: If It Bleeds: Researching and Writing True Crime](https://uppoetlaureate.org/if-it-bleeds/) - Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84564157650?pwd=LVTErAwRYE91aZ6KQUfO0Wo66AbvCB.1 (Passcode: 021322)
- [Michigan Multiverse Day 3](https://uppoetlaureate.org/michigan-multiverse-day-3/) - Here's the Facebook Event for Sunday, May 31, the Poetry Potluck from 1:00-4:00 PM, upstairs at Superior Culture: https://www.facebook.com/events/2055044125437734/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22unknown%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22left_rail%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_calendar%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
- [Michigan Multiverse Day 1](https://uppoetlaureate.org/michigan-multiverse-day-1/) - Friday, May 29, 2026, 6-9pm, Trenary Toast Cafe, Marquette, MI, $5 cover, All-Ages: Here's the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1007095635156618/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22unknown%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22left_rail%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_calendar%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
- [Michael Lemke: Unblock Yourself with AI:](https://uppoetlaureate.org/michael-lemke-unblock-yourself-with-ai/) - Watch the recording here: (Duration: 00:56:23) (Passcode: 1W*?4uHi) Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/8qnwFrBVDO300e8lu5vjtheW69-vkyvQgFUDuEH2ZTltNJFwCdFpYaNarmKAQ9cJ.nlg5oASTYK-cRoMv
- [Bromley Books Reading](https://uppoetlaureate.org/bromley-books-reading/) - Poetry Reading at Bromley Books in Marquette, featuring Troy Graham, Gala Malherbe. Sunday, April 9. 2-430pm.
- [Poetry Without Borders](https://uppoetlaureate.org/poetry-without-borders/) - Poetry Without Borders will take place again this semester at the UNITED Conference on Wednesday, March 25, at 5:30 pm at NMU in the Northern Center.
- [Poetry Slam](https://uppoetlaureate.org/poetry-slam/) - 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.
- [Talking Winter Poet Tree](https://uppoetlaureate.org/talking-winter-poet-tree/) - 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. Learn More
- [Words Like Water – An ART WEEK 2022 Project](https://uppoetlaureate.org/words-like-water-an-art-week-2022-project/) - In conjunction with the City of Marquette Art Week 2022 theme of “Water”, the Foundation created a public art project: 5 signs on the city’s Cultural Trail. Each sign will have art by U.P. artist, Christopher Schmidt and a poem by poets: Kimberly Blaeser, Michelle Menting, Margaret Noodin, Keith Taylor and the current Upper Peninsula
- [Judith Minty](https://uppoetlaureate.org/judith-minty/)
- [Bridging Michigan](https://uppoetlaureate.org/bridging-michigan/)
- [Great Lakes Poetry Festival](https://uppoetlaureate.org/great-lakes-poetry-festival/) - Poetry Reading by the current Poet Laureate of the U.P. – M. Bartley Seigel and the past laureates: Martin Achatz, Andrea Scarpino and Russell Thorburn. Peter White Public Library Community Room.
- [U.P. Poet Laureate Handoff](https://uppoetlaureate.org/u-p-poet-laureate-handoff/) - Peter White Library Shiras Room 6:30 - 7:30PM
- [Residency Test at the Ore Dock](https://uppoetlaureate.org/residency-test-at-the-ore-dock/) - Residency Test at the Ore DockI no longer stop when the chutes shudder and lower.I don’t turn when I hearthe pellets bang and race to the cargo hold.I’m not mesmerized as the ship unzips the seambetween Superior and the skybut at nightwhen the freighter lights flowbetween two wells of darknessI cannot look away. Janeen Pergrin
- [NMU hosts Michigan poet laureates](https://uppoetlaureate.org/nmu-hosts-michigan-poet-laureates/) - Discovering poetry: NMU hosts Michigan poet laureates https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2024/09/discovering-poetry-nmu-hosts-michigan-poet-laureates
- [Understanding different cultures through poetry](https://uppoetlaureate.org/understanding-different-cultures-through-poetry/) - MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Two Michigan poets encourage you to connect with different cultures through poetry. On Thursday night, Michigan Humanities hosted ‘Bridging Michigan: Building Understanding Through Poetry.’ The discussion featured U.P. Poet Laureate Dr. Beverly Matherne, a professor at NMU, and Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer. NMU Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Shawnrece Campbell
- [Interview with Dr. Beverly Matherne](https://uppoetlaureate.org/interview-with-dr-beverly-matherne/) - An interview with Dr. Beverly Matherne, Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate “Bridging Michigan” is an upcoming event at Northern Michigan University in collaboration with Michigan Humanities. Taking place on September 12th, the evening event features a conversation between Michigan’s Poet Laureate, Nandi Comer, and the Upper Peninsula’s Poet Laureate, Dr. Beverly Matherne. The event, which aims to highlight how poetry fosters
- [The Negaunee Public Library is hosting UP Poet Laureate Beverly Matherne and local poet Troy Graham at 4 p.m. April 5.](https://uppoetlaureate.org/the-negaunee-public-library-is-hosting-up-poet-laureate-beverly-matherne-and-local-poet-troy-graham-at-4-p-m-april-5/) - Story on TV6 – April 5, 2024 – Negaunee Public Library hosts poetry reading
- [NPL programs coming up](https://uppoetlaureate.org/npl-programs-coming-up/) - NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Public Library is hosting UP Poet Laureate Beverly Matherne and local poet Troy Graham at 4 p.m. April 5. The public is invited to attend this free poetry reading. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NegauneePublicLibrary/ or call 906-475-7700 ext.18. Additionally, the library and Iron Golem Games are
- [NMU Choir Concert Highlights Beverly Matherne and Other Women Composers and Poets](https://uppoetlaureate.org/nmu-choir-concert-highlights-beverly-matherne-and-other-women-composers-and-poets/) - https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/10/12/nmu-choir-concert-highlights-women-composers
- [Poet Laureate Celebrates National Haiku Day](https://uppoetlaureate.org/poet-laureate-celebrates-national-haiku-day/) - Upper Michigan Today celebrates National Haiku Poetry Day with the Poet Laureate of the UP
- [Marquette Monthly – April 2023](https://uppoetlaureate.org/marquette-monthly-april-2023/)
- [Learning more about the 2023-24 Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate, Beverly Matherne](https://uppoetlaureate.org/learning-more-about-the-2023-24-upper-peninsula-poet-laureate-beverly-matherne/) - An interview with Beverly Matherne and Martin Achatz by Kurt Hauswirth on WNMU-FM
- [The Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate Foundation recently announced the selection of Beverly Matherne as the 2023-24 Upper Peninsula poet laureate](https://uppoetlaureate.org/the-upper-peninsula-poet-laureate-foundation-recently-announced-the-selection-of-beverly-matherne-as-the-2023-24-upper-peninsula-poet-laureate/) - MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate Foundation recently announced the selection of Beverly Matherne as the 2023-24 Upper Peninsula poet laureate. A Louisiana native who has been a U.P. resident since 1991, Matherne has published several books and has had work published in dozens of respected journals, magazines and reviews. She has received seven
- [English Professor Emerita Named U.P. Poet Laureate](https://uppoetlaureate.org/english-professor-emerita-named-u-p-poet-laureate/) - Beverly Matherne, professor emerita of English at Northern Michigan University, has been selected as the 2023/2024 U.P. Poet Laureate. The former director of NMU's Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing and poetry editor of Passages North literary magazine is the author of seven poetry books. “It makes me feel really good," said Matherne in response to
- [Meet the new Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula](https://uppoetlaureate.org/meet-the-new-poet-laureate-of-the-upper-peninsula/) - ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) - The U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation has named the next Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula. The purpose of the role is to serve as an ambassador for poetry across the entire U.P. Before announcing the new titleholder, TV6′s Tia Trudgeon sits down with Marty Achatz of the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation
- [Custom poems for Christmas](https://uppoetlaureate.org/custom-poems-for-christmas/) - UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WLUC) - If you’re looking for other gifts for loved ones, the U.P. Laureate Foundation is offering a unique service. Two-time U.P. Poet Laureate Marty Achatz is writing custom poems for $7. It’s a fundraiser for U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation. Anyone can order a poem and they can be shipped anywhere in
- [Martin Achatz Interview](https://uppoetlaureate.org/martin-achatz-interview/) - Kurt Hauswirth with WNMU-FM interviews Martin Achatz, V.P. of the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation about the application process for the 2023 U.P. Poet Laureate on the Northern Arts & Culture show.
- [Water: Kimberly M. Blaeser](https://uppoetlaureate.org/water-kimberly-m-blaeser/) - 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
- [Water: Michelle Menting](https://uppoetlaureate.org/water-michelle-menting/) - 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,
- [Water: Margaret O’Donnell Noodin](https://uppoetlaureate.org/water-margaret-odonnell-noodin/) - 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
- [Water: M. Bartley Seigel](https://uppoetlaureate.org/water-m-bartley-seigel/) - LAKE SUPERIOR Under my hand, a stone bear in nesting circles carved by ancestors, behind me, the walking woods at dusk, feather and fur, the little stone, moss, and mushroom people— we all still and hush to look and listen. Beyond the barrier islands and reefs, where the sun sets blood red and thunderhead brew
- [Water: Keith Taylor](https://uppoetlaureate.org/water-keith-taylor/) - Three Springs Up where forests have pushed back through fences, belief comes more easily, comes sometimes, for us, despite all our learning, even as it comes for that man we both love. Remember the day he took us away from the lake, from the roads, far into a valley, fern-covered and filled with the high
- [Water: Brenda Austin](https://uppoetlaureate.org/water-brenda-austin/) - 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
- [Water: Christopher Schmidt](https://uppoetlaureate.org/water-christopher-schmidt/) - 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
- [First Snow](https://uppoetlaureate.org/first-snow/) - The first rays of sunlight shine through the treesand the autumn air blooms with the scentof fallen leaves and morning dew.I breathe in the crisp air and wonder,a droplet softly kisses my nose.Is it real, or did I imagine it?Slowly, the sky becomes alight withan army of crystalline soldiersand the witch season comes to a
- [Abandonment](https://uppoetlaureate.org/abandonment/) - It was your choice—all you wantedwas more, trading welfare for a point.All we wanted was to be loved. You’ll never see how hard we try. No one asks for a sky filled with violence,families dying, the world blindto our youth’s pain, blind to our cries. I see no reason to explain it to you further
- [Good Girl](https://uppoetlaureate.org/good-girl/) - From 7-years-old, good girl, you were told,be good for the nanny, be good for your teachers…Being good was a choice—Good girl.Be a good girl—I’ll be right back, she says.She knows it’s a choice you will always choose.Being good means nothing if it is just a word—Good girl.You enter a new world, filled with people willing
- [For Reasons of the Heart](https://uppoetlaureate.org/for-reasons-of-the-heart/) - Dance round the vice in silence. Prick your heartwith the broken record stylus, let itbleed out and boil, up to your chest, your brain. It’s slow, no thought to panic, just writhingin unease. Blood into a steaming pool,enduring the ancient dance, elusive. Unpredictable—you can’t look away. The vice is near and tradition follows,and for reasons

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- [Home](https://uppoetlaureate.org/) - Our Foundation The Foundation is dedicated to bringing the power of the spoken word to the heart of our communities. By partnering on local arts and culture projects, we provide a stage for Michigan poetry, with a special focus on the storied works of our past and present Poet Laureates and the unique voices of
- [Engage with Words](https://uppoetlaureate.org/engage-with-words/) - Register a Group FInd Groups Find Writers Register as a Writer Find Events Post a Poem Read Poetry Monthly UP-Wide Virtual Meetings Join writers from across the UP, as featured writers share their experiences and expertise on a variety of writing topics. Here's the 2026 tentative schedule (Where available, click the event for more details/link):
- [Become A Poet Laureate](https://uppoetlaureate.org/become-a-poet-laureate/) - Applications are closed at this time. THE UPPER PENINSULA POET LAUREATE POSITION The Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate will promote poetry and the spoken word. The laureate will encourage appreciation of the art form and creative expression by a wide-range of residents of the region through public readings, workshops, virtual events, and digital platforms. The laureate
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- [Our Laureates](https://uppoetlaureate.org/past-laureates/) - Current Poet Laureate Book a Laureate Jesse Koenig Jesse Koenig lives in L’Anse, in Baraga County, with his wife, Karina. He taught writing and literature at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College and Central Michigan University. He now works at Northern Michigan University as Senior Success Advisor. He has a BS in Philosophy and an MA
- [Our Foundation](https://uppoetlaureate.org/foundation/) - The Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that promotes poetry and the spoken word through public readings, workshops, virtual events and digital platforms. The foundation celebrates the U.P. and its cultural heritage through poems in online or print publications and champions past and present U.P. poets. The Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate serves a
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- [In the News](https://uppoetlaureate.org/in-the-news/) - Recent media coverage and interviews about the U. P. Poet Laureate Foundation and the U.P. Poet Laureate. Discovering poetry: NMU hosts Michigan poet laureates https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2024/09/discovering-poetry-nmu-hosts-michigan-poet-laureates UP and Michigan poet laureates encourage understanding different cultures through poetry https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2024/09/13/up-michigan-poet-laureates-encourage-understanding-different-cultures-through-poetry An interview with Dr. Beverly Matherne, Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate “Bridging Michigan” is an upcoming event at Northern Michigan
- [U.P. Young Poets Program](https://uppoetlaureate.org/u-p-young-poets-program/) - Abandonment by Ontionna Brunk, Watersmeet High School It was your choice—all you wantedwas more, trading welfare for a point.All we wanted was to be loved. You’ll never see how hard we try. No one asks for a sky filled with violence,families dying, the world blindto our youth’s pain, blind to our cries. I see no reason
- [Water - Marquette Art Week 2022](https://uppoetlaureate.org/294-2/) - In conjunction with the City of Marquette Art Week 2022 theme of “Water”, the Foundation created a public art project: 5 signs on the city’s Cultural Trail. Each sign will have art by U.P. artist, Christopher Schmidt and a poem by poets: Kimberly Blaeser, Michelle Menting, Margaret Noodin, Keith Taylor and the current Upper Peninsula
- [Photos](https://uppoetlaureate.org/photos/) - U.P. Poet Laureate Beverly Matherne’s students at the May 2024 Poetry Workshops U.P. Poet Laureate Beverly Matherne gave a Fibonacci workshop at Peter White Public Library for the Write On program, brain child of Marquette poet Gala Malherbe. Also participating was Marty Achatz, two-time U.P. Poet Laureate and president of the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation. What
- [Foundation Projects](https://uppoetlaureate.org/foundation-projects/) - The foundation participates in community arts and culture projects that will provide the opportunity to showcase the works Michigan poetry and in particular the poetry of the current and past poet laureates and poets of the Upper Peninsula. Contact us if you are interested in collaborating on a project for your community. UPCOMING PROJECTS: The
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