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Thursday, August 24 at 6 pm CST. The FoLN have scheduled the next Hear the Solitary Plover reading. Poets reading will be many of the poets published in the Summer 2023 issue of The Solitary Plover. The reading will be moderated by Tom Montag, Poetry Editor. Some of those reading their works include: Angela Hoffman,…

In Lorine’s honor, Fort Atkinson celebrated all things writing and poetry-related along the banks of the Rock River with a series of ‘Write on the River” events from May 11-13, 2023. The schedule of events included a presentation from Wisconsin Poet Laureate Nick Gulig, a reading from Lorine Niedecker Fellowship winner Lauren Carlson, and an…

Hear The Solitary Plover Thursday, April 13 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time The Friends of Lorine Niedecker invites you to this special poetry event. The poets published in the Winter 2023 issue of “The Solitary Plover” will join us for a reading of their work. This reading will be moderated by Plover poetry editor Tom…

Friends of Lorine Niedecker (FoLN) present the first in a biannual series of North Central virtual readings on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5pm CST. Our inaugural readers will be Shannon Tharp (Denver, CO) and Noah Zanella (Chicago, IL).  Shannon Tharp is the author of The Cost of Walking (Skysill Press, 2011) and Vertigo in…

The Friends of Lorine Niedecker and Write On, Door County are pleased to announce the selection of Michigan poet Lauren Carlson as the first recipient of the Lorine Niedecker Fellowship. The fellowship provides a two-week residency, one week at Write On, located on Wisconsin’s northeast peninsula, and one in Niedecker’s hometown of Fort Atkinson, WI,…

Hear The Solitary Plover Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. Central Time The Friends of Lorine Niedecker invites you to this special poetry event. The poets published in the Summer 2022 issue of “The Solitary Plover” will join us for a reading of their work. This reading will be moderated by Plover poetry editor Tom…