Andy KristensenMay 12, 20219 minPoem of the Week - May 12th, 2021 - 'The Lost Woods as Elegy for Black Childhood'Poet: Derrick Austin Poet Background: Today we have a poet with a Wisconsin connection! Derrick Austin is an award-winning poet hailing...
Andy KristensenMay 5, 20217 minPoem of the Week-May 5th, 2021-'It's Important I Remember that the Moral Arc of the Universe Bends-'Poet: Cortney Lamar Charleston Poet Background: Charleston, born in Harvey, IL, was raised on the South Side of Chicago and parts of the...
Andy KristensenApr 28, 20216 minPoem of the Week - April 28th, 2021 - 'Leave It All Up to Me'Poet: Major Jackson Poet Background: Jackson, an award-winning poet and essayist, was born in 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He...
Andy KristensenApr 21, 20215 minPoem of the Week - April 21st, 2021 - 'The Afterlife' by Billy CollinsWe have a lot going on this week at the Brown Deer Public Library (we just opened up our *BRAND NEW* library to the public, and we’re...