News from the Friends of Lorine Niedecker

February 19, 2025:  The Friends of Lorine Niedecker and Write On, Door County are pleased to announce the selection of Ohio poet Caryl Pagel as the recipient of the 2025 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, along with a $1,000 award and a travel stipend.   Caryl Pagel is the author of four books, most recently Free Clean Fill Dirt (poetry, University of Akron Press) and Out of Nowhere Into Nothing (essays, FC2). She is a publisher and editor… Read more

PBS Wisconsin recorded a presentation on Lorine Niedecker given by Caryl Pagel at the Hoard Historical Museum on August 29, 2024. It can be viewed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdt8I4vx3k. Enjoy! It was an insightful and sympathetic overview of Niedecker’s life and work, including many photographs. Caryl Pagel is an associate professor at Cleveland State University, where she directs the Cleveland State University Poetry Center.    Read more

The Friends of Lorine Niedecker and Write On, Door County are pleased to announce the availability of a Lorine Niedecker Fellowship during May 2025. This fellowship is offered every two years to an established or emerging poet familiar with the work of the 20th century American poet, Lorine Niedecker, and encourages research into Niedecker’s life and writing and promotes new work that deals with the poetry of place. Applications must be submitted online via Submittable. The application consists of 10-12 pages of poetry, a 300-500-word statement of purpose, a C.V. or resume, and two references. Links to past publications should… Read more