Latest Past Events

Featured Readers Finale & Reception

First Congregational Church 345 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo

Featured Poets Aaron Coleman and Denise Miller will each read their work for 25 minutes. The Finale Read will be followed by a reception catered by Kalamazoo local JaRay Reese. Come down, hear some beautiful poetry, and partake in some merry-making and networking after the event.  Accessibility: - This even strives to be SCENT-FREE. Please […]

Craft Talk

First Congregational Church 345 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo

Craft Talk Featured Poets Denise Miller and Aaron Coleman participate in a Craft Talk moderated by KPF board member Nancy Nott. The poets will discuss their writing process and thoughts on poetry and writing in general. There is no way to describe where the conversation will lead, so come check it out! Accessibility: - This […]

Featured Reader Workshop: Denise Miller

First Congregational Church 345 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo

REGISTER HERE Sounding the Heart of the poem Sounding the Heart of the poem is a workshop by The Institute of Public Scholarship poet, playwright, and fiction writer, Denise Miller, that is focused on sound devices like assonance, alliteration, and consonance, combined with the concept of echolocation, to explore how poets can use sound to […]