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Cleveland Public Poetry: Poetry of Love, Thursday, February 14, Featuring Kisha Nicole Foster

Evone Jeffries February 10, 2019February 11, 2019

Cleveland Public LibraryLiterature Department, 2nd FloorMain Library, 325 Superior Ave.12:00 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019 Come share an original or classic poem that celebrates the romantic tradition of Valentine’s Day. Foster’s latest collection is titled Blood Work (Outlandish Press, 2018). After a Q&A, the mic will open for others. If you don’t want to read, that’s …

2019 Ohio Poetry Out Loud Region Semifinals Held at Cleveland Public Library

Evone Jeffries February 4, 2019February 9, 2019

A very special thank you to John Skrtic, Director, Main Library & Research, whose support made this year’s event at Cleveland Public Library possible. On Saturday, February 2, 2019 the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library (OCFB), in partnership with the Ohio Arts Council, hosted the Poetry Out Loud Northeast/Cleveland Ohio Regional …

Cleveland Public Poetry Begins 2019 Season with Poet E. F. Schraeder

Evone Jeffries January 7, 2019January 19, 2019

Cleveland Public Library Literature Department, 2nd Floor Main Library, 325 Superior Ave. Saturday, January 19, 2018 | 12:00 PM Join us as we begin our public poetry readings for 2019. On Saturday, January 19 at 12:00 p.m., Cleveland Public Poetry open mic poetry reading series will feature E. F. Schraeder. After a Q&A, the mic …

In Memoriam 2018: Todd Bol

Evone Jeffries December 27, 2018January 7, 2019

As another year closes, we acknowledge the passing of literary luminaries, including Cleveland, Ohio native Harlan Ellison, whose work was influential in speculative fiction; the prolific Harlan was also known for writing in bookstore windows. We also said goodbye to poet Donald Hall, who was U. S. Poet Laureate in 2006 and 2007; comic book …

Doerr, Anthony

Ohio Center for the Book December 17, 2018July 6, 2021

Born: 1973 Ohio connection: Birth Cleveland Anthony Doerr, also known as Tony Doerr, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In high school, he developed an interest in writing, and by the time he was in his mid-twenties, Doerr was submitting his work to magazines for publication. Although his mother was a high school science teacher who encouraged family …

Greene, Bob

Ohio Center for the Book December 13, 2018July 7, 2021

Born: 1947 Ohio connection: Birth Columbus Robert Bernard Greene, Jr., son of Robert Bernard and Phyllis Ann (Harmon) Greene, was born in 1947 in Columbus, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Journalism from Northwestern University in 1969. He married Susan Bonet Koebel in 1971, and they have two children. Greene worked as a reporter for the Chicago …

Foster, Linda Nemec

Ohio Center for the Book December 13, 2018July 6, 2021

Born: 1950 Ohio connection: Birth Cleveland Linda Nemec Foster is the granddaughter of Polish immigrants, a fact that informs her poetry in the volume Amber Necklace from Gdansk. In 2003 Foster was named the first poet laureate of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in honor of her body of work and her efforts to promote a love of literature …

Drew, Elizabeth

Ohio Center for the Book December 11, 2018July 6, 2021

Born: 1935 Ohio connection: Birth Cincinnati Elizabeth Drew was born Elizabeth Brenner, daughter of William J. and Estelle (Jacobs) Brenner, in 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1957. In 1964 she married J. Patterson Drew, and also began doing freelance writing. She became the Washington editor for the Atlantic Monthly in 1967, …

Guild, Nicholas

Ohio Center for the Book December 11, 2018July 7, 2021

Born: 1944 Ohio connection: Former Resident Columbus Nicholas Guild, son of Walter Francis and Gertrude (Mowry) Guild, was born in 1944 in California. He received a B.A. from Occidental College in 1966, followed by an M.A. in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1972, both from The University of California, Berkeley. He married Suzanne Weil on March …

Grimm, Susan

Ohio Center for the Book December 11, 2018July 7, 2021

Born: 1952 Ohio connection: Birth Cleveland Susan Grimm was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up on the west side of the city until age thirteen, when her family moved to Brecksville, Ohio. Grimm, who has a B.A. in Anthropology and an M.A. in English from Cleveland State University, did not pursue writing seriously until …