March 14 - May 11, 2024
Exhibition Opening & Poetry Reading
Thursday, March 14, 2024 | 6:30 pm
Bright Lights Poetry Reading
Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 6:30 pm
Southeastern Minnesota Poets is pleased to recognize the following poets and artists who will be showcased in Art in Our City, an exhibition in partnership with Threshold Arts at the Historic Chateau Theater.
Art in Our City, featuring regional writing and artwork, will be on display during April—National Poetry Month—at the Historic Chateau Theater.
Poets
“Quadraiku” by Nicholas A. Baxter – Rochester
“A Human Being Sheds 40 Pounds of Skin in a Lifetime” by Tim J. Brennan – Austin
“Story Lines” by Elizabeth A. Curry – Rochester
“War Sonata for Cello and Horn” by Emilio DeGrazia – Winona
“The Fawn" by Justine Dickie – Oronoco
“Why Edna Chose Cremation” by Daniel Dietrich – Red Wing
“Worlds” by Lydia Rose Domaille – Rochester
“The Cherry Tree” by Zoe Krause – Rochester
“You Asked Me” by Isadora Köhler – Rochester
“A Tractor on the North Shore of Lake Superior” by Steve McCown – Northfield
“A Pearl in the Night” by Margaret Mitchell – Rochester
“#5, Print of Saishoin Pagoda-Temple in Snow” by Tanya Petterson – Rochester
“Good-night Kiss” by Steven Schild - Winona
“Photograph of an Empty Frame” by Anne Owen Shea – Rochester
“The Young Brook” by Steven R. Vogel – Rochester
Visual Artists
“How do you depict a joint?” by Janie Allen - Rochester
“Bestine and Drill” by Michael King - Rochester
“Dawn of a New Day” by Rita LeDuc - Fountain
“6 Pack” by Patricia Liffrig - Mazeppa
“Winter Landscape” by Angie Loecke - Austin
“Dreams” by Paige Pendl - Rochester
“Singled Out” by Carrie Pompeii - Mantorville
“Memories of a Childhood Water Lily Pond” by Kenna Sandborn - Byron
“Alone with My Thoughts” by Jacob Schlichter - Albert Lea
“Bubble Up Like Balloons” by Catherine Sit - Rochester
“River Pathway” by Rick Swanson - Rochester
“Moonlit Fire Dance” by Elayna Waldner - Rochester
“Diverse Faces, Daring Voices” by Danielle Wang - Rochester
“Bridget” by Bonnie Wedge - Austin
“Luminary” by Yufei Zhou - Rochester
This activity is made possible thanks to a grant from Mayo Clinic Community Contributions Program, with additional support from the League of Minnesota Poets, Southeastern Minnesota Poets, and the Mayor’s Office of the City of Rochester.