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Ethel Mortenson Davis

The cover art for the 2023 Wisconsin Poets' Calendar.

The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets celebrates its 2023 Wisconsin Poets' Calendar with readings from more than 25 contributing artists. The calendar itself features the work of more than 170 state poets, all under the theme “Mythos of Wisconsin.” Whether centered around a myth or a reality, poems in this collection explore the values and culture of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets is an organization dedicated to the cultivation, appreciation and understanding of poetry in Wisconsin both past and present. This year's calendar is sold out at wfop.org but may still be available at Madison Half-Price Books locations, Mystery to Me and University Bookstore-Hilldale.

media release: Saturday, December 3, 1:30-3:30 pm. Reading by the South Region contributing poets to the WFOP Wisconsin Poets' Calendar 2023 at the Sequoya branch of the Madison Public Library (4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711).

Join us for a reading by regional contributing poets to the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets* Wisconsin Poets' Calendar 2023. This year's Calendar theme is the “Mythos of Wisconsin." As the editors state: “A mythos can be a myth, of course, but it can also be a person or a landscape or even an historical moment that illuminates what Wisconsin is about.” Our reading will feature the interpretations of over 25 poets from the South region of WFOP; confirmed readers so far include: Ingrid Andersson, F.J. Bergmann, Coral Bishop, Ardis Coffman, Dennis Collier, Paulette Thanig Creswell, Sharon Daly, Susan Godwin, Hannah Blaser Gott, Callen Harty, Ronnie Hess, Nancy Jesse, Dion Kempthorne, Gundega Korsts, Brenda Lempp, Jeri McCormick, Mary Mercier, Gillian Nevers, Meg Nielsen, Jess Parker, Hannah Pinkerton, Roman Ryan, R.B. Simon, Gail Sosinsky, Katrin Talbot and Olga Trubetskoy. The full calendar includes over 170 poets, with around 50 from the Madison and beyond Southern Region of WFOP. 

*The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets (WFOP, wfop.org) is a statewide organization dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of poets and poetic heritage in the state, mentoring and supporting local poets with regular readings, workshops, conferences and other events and advocating for the study of poetry in our schools. Membership is open to residents and former residents of Wisconsin and neighboring states who are interested in the aims and endeavors of the organization.