Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets 2025 Calendar Reading

media release: The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets 2025 Calendar showcase for poets from the South Central region will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Sequoya Branch of the Madison Public Library, from 1:00-3:00 pm. The library is located at 4340 Tokay Blvd in Madison. Join us for a wonderful afternoon of poetry that celebrates the calendar theme, SHINE. Light refreshments will be served.

Order of Poets                            

Student Entries 1st Place: Ash Gartler To Lie, To Be Perfect p.152

Section1 Sophie the Bookstore Cat  pp. 2-30                                                              

Jeri McCormick Waking to Body p.5

Susan Godwin  This Time, p. 8     

Keesia Hyzer Winter Just When,  p.10

Catherine Young  Winter Light  p.12                                                                                    

Section 2 Spring pp: 32-64   

Katrin Talbot  Baying p. 36

Coral Bishop  Sunday School Lessons With Gabe p. 44

Jef Leisgang  This Morning p.52

Marilyn Taylor  The Geniuses Among Us

p.64

Section 3 Summer pp.65-98               

Mary Ray Goehring Elective Affinities p.66

Debie Gordon Tryst at Wingra Lake p.72          

Gail Sosinky The Beat Goes On p.74                    

Alyssa Paolocci  no title  p.82

Rebecca Brockman After the Celebration of Life p.96

Olga Trubetskoy  In the Voices of Cranes

p.98

BREAK

In Memoriam: Lisa Cihlar, Read by Gillian Nevers; Sanny Oberhauser, Read by Keesia Hyzer

Section 4 Fall  pp. 100-136

Dennis Collier Passages p.102

Ronnie Hess Considering the Paintings of

Joseph Wright and George De La Tour  p.104

Gillian Nevers Ten Years Ago at the Tate  p.105

Jackie Langetieg  Dreamscape  p.106

James Roberts GYMANFA GANU p.109

Mary Mercier Finding a Feather On A Gravel Road  p.116

Steve Tomasko On Contemplating a Memorial Service For My Hair Cells p. 116

Paulette Creswell One Point of Light p.118

Breanna Grow  First Snow Seen From Your Childhood Bedroom p.130

David Scheler Freshwater Sea p.132

Yvonne Goodwin Winter Solstice  p.136

Mary Rowin Martha Stewart Shows Us How to Make Icicles  p.136

Section 5 Winter pp. 138-145

Sharon Daly Rink p.138

Brenda Lempp My Superpower  p.141