Michigan Humanities will present a special event titled "Bridging Michigan: Building Understanding through Poetry" on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University. NMU English professor emerita and Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate Beverly Matherne will converse with Michigan's Poet Laureate Nandi Comer about how poetry creates understanding between one another. NMU Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Shawnrece Campbell will moderate the discussion.
This event is open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event begins at 7, with an afterglow reception and book signing to follow. Registration is required via the form here, or by navigating from the Michigan Humanities events page at michiganhumanities.org/events/.