Category: Poetry
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Door County Reads 2023 Poetry Contest
As part of its 2023 programming, Door County Reads is hosting a poetry contest in three categories – youth, teens and adults – that will be administered by the Door County Library and Write On, Door County. The featured read is Raft of Stars by Andrew Graff, and the contest is inspired by one of […]
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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County will feature three poets during its next Dickinson Poetry Series. Cathryn Cofell, Bruce Dethlefsen and C. Kubasta will share their work Jan. 11, 7 pm. Cofell is an Appleton poet with two full-length collections, including Stick Figure With Skirt, winner of the Main Street Rag Poetry Award; as […]
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Meet the 2022 Hal Prize Poetry Winner
Annette Langlois Grunseth Are you looking for a holiday gift for that book lover in your life? Then pick up a copy of 8142 Review, Vol. 2 from the Door County Pulse shop. The Peninsula Pulse’s literary magazine contains the 37 best pieces of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and photography out of the 686 submissions received […]
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DiMaio Up Next for Poetry Series
Edward DiMaio is the next featured poet for the Dickinson Poetry Series, presented by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC). DiMaio is a self-trained poet who came to find his poetic voice through journaling. Since the 1990s, DiMaio has run various poetry groups and organized readings in Indiana, Milwaukee and the Door County […]
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Peninsula Poetry: Chera Van Burg
Though a recent migrant to Door County, Chera Van Burg first came to the county over 30 years ago. Van Burg began writing poetry at a young age, and at 10 years old, her poem won a countywide contest and was published in her hometown newspaper. She has written song lyrics, which along with her […]
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Peninsula Poetry: In Honor of Francha Barnard
During October, the Door County Poets Collective is honoring the late poet Francha Barnard. Francha Barnard died close to her 76th birthday this year. She had retired to Baileys Harbor in 2005 after a lengthy career as a librarian in Sheboygan. Shortly after she arrived here, she joined the poetry community through workshops, becoming a […]
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Dickinson Poetry Series Welcomes Milwaukee Poet
Stephen Anderson, a Milwaukee poet and translator, will be the next featured poet in the Dickinson Poetry Series, set for Oct. 12, 7 pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Water St. (Hwy 42) in Ephraim. Anderson’s work has appeared in Southwest Review, Latin American Literature Today, Verse Wisconsin, Foundling Review, Twist […]
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New Poetry Collection by Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson is no stranger to the Door County poetry scene, having participated in workshops and critique groups since 2003. She’s also been a featured poet in the Dickinson poetry series and the Peninsula Pulse, and she’s a founding member of the Door County Poets Collective. Now Baileys Harbor publisher Sand Beach Press has released […]
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Questions & Authors: Adrian Matejka, Hal Prize Poetry Judge
Adrian Matejka grew up in Indianapolis and is the author of seven books, with a graphic novel coming out in 2023. His poetry collection The Big Smoke earned the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize in poetry. Among Matejka’s other honors are fellowships from the Academy […]
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Carrie Fountain Gives Voice to the Voiceless
Poet and author Carrie Fountain to speak at Write On, Door County Gala “Writing gives voice to the voiceless things around us, and the environment is one of those things.” — Carrie Fountain, poet and author It’s a tricky summer in Austin, Texas, said poet and author Carrie Fountain, speaking by phone last week. This […]
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Wisconsin Poet Laureate to Perform at TAP
Wisconsin poet laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton will make a special free appearance presented by Write On, Door County at Third Avenue Playworks on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 7 pm. “This is a performance not to be missed,” said Jerod Santek, Write On’s artistic director. “Dasha connects with people on so many different levels. Her presentation is […]
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America’s Greatest Unknown Poet: Lorine Niedecker
Lorine Niedecker (1903-70), who has been called “America’s greatest unknown poet,” lived almost her entire life in Wisconsin. Many of her poems were inspired by the wildlife, the water and the people in and around her home on Blackhawk Island (which is not actually an island, but a flood-prone peninsula near Lake Koshkonong, southeast of […]
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Laufer Up Next in Dickinson Poetry Series
Paulette Laufer will take the Dickinson Poetry Series stage at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) on Aug. 10, 7 pm. Laufer – featured in the Peninsula Pulse’s Peninsula Poetry column in early April – will share some of the varied poems she’s written since moving to Door County in 2015 and highlight the […]
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New Poetry Book Chronicles Parkinson’s Journey
Lee LeVoy of Ellison Bay was already writing poetry when her husband, Hugh, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. It was natural, then, that poems became LeVoy’s mode of expression through the course of her husband’s illness, and her second poetry collection focuses on this journey. Sacred Moments: One Couple’s Walk with Parkinson’s was recently released through […]
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In 1994, Nancy Rafal and her husband, Harry, left the Chicago area and moved to Baileys Harbor. She took a poetry-appreciation class with Barbara Larsen, started writing semiseriously and joined the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. Rafal served as its treasurer and held the same position with the Wisconsin Writers Association. She was one third of […]
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Local Poets Featured in Poetry Calendar
The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets has released the Wisconsin Poets’ Calendar 2023, edited by Door County’s current poet laureate, Mike Orlock; and Ethel Mortenson Davis and Thomas Davis of Sturgeon Bay. The poetry organization has published the calendar since 1983 to highlight the work of poets throughout the state and those who have a close […]
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Peninsula Poetry: Albert DeGenova
Albert DeGenova is an award-winning poet, publisher, teacher and author of four books of poetry and three chapbooks. His most recent book is Black Pearl: poems of love, sex and regret; and his collection of haibun and poetry Postcards to Jack was recently released in a second expanded edition. DeGenova’s chapbook Mama’s Blues is forthcoming […]
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Peninsula Poetry: Allison Stephenson Haus
Allison Stephenson Haus is a geochemist and geologist who works in environmental consulting. She and her husband have four boys. Poetry is a creative, happy hobby in which Dr. Haus’ love of rocks and Door County are on display. Find more of her lyric verse on beer sold at the Peach Barn Brewing in Sister […]
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Holly Selle was born in Missouri, started school in Nevada, grew up in Texas, attended college in Iowa, completed one graduate program in Arkansas and then finished another in Alaska before settling down in Door County, where she has lived for the past 12 years. Having moved around for most of her childhood, a sense […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’ by Shel Silverstein
Recommended by GRACE JOHNSON, Peninsula Pulse staffer and bibliophile As National Poetry Month comes to end, I can’t help but think back to the poetry that has stuck with me. One collection that always comes to mind is this one by Shel Silverstein. As a kid, I was mesmerized by the fun and quirky poems, […]