Poetry Reading and Open Mic @ Beans n Cream Coffee

Celebrate National Poetry Month with a night of poetry at Beans n Cream Coffee!

This event will start with featured readings from poets Michelle Murray and Shoshauna Shy. Afterwards, we invite the community to share their own poetry or their favorite poems!

Michelle Murray is a Wisconsin poet and author of short stories. She is also the author of a fantasy series geared towards 8-12 year olds. Her poems and short stories have been published in various anthologies, including Who's Who Among American Poets. 

Shoshauna Shy is a Midwestern poet and flash fiction author, copy editor and the founder of Woodrow Hall Editions, the Woodrow Hall Jumpstart and Top Shelf awards, and the Poetry Jumps Off the Shelf program. Currently, Shoshauna works as an editor for 101 Words, and as a copy editor for Cleaver Magazine and Four Way Books. Her poems have been published in The Seattle Review, Cimarron Review, The Briar Cliff Review, Rattle, and Poetry Northwest. One of her poems was selected for the Poetry 180 Library of Congress program launched by Billy Collins.

This program is sponsored by an anonymous donor. 

Registration is not required, but please register below if you would like an email reminder prior to the event.