LOLA Arts Evening of Poetry Featuring Denise “Dee” Sweet, former Poet Laureate of Wisconsin

LOLA Arts is honored to present a special evening of poetry featuring Denise “Dee” Sweet, former Poet Laureate of Wisconsin and current Poet Laureate of the city of Bayfield. The reading will take place on Thursday, May 7th at 6:00 PM at LOLA Arts, 4262 County Rd B, Land O’ Lakes, WI.

Denise “Dee” Sweet (Anishinaabe, White Earth) is an acclaimed poet, educator, and community organizer whose work spans decades of literary and cultural contribution. A faculty emerita of the University of Wisconsin System, Sweet taught Humanistic Studies, Creative Writing, and First Nations Studies from 1985 to 2010. In addition to her literary career, Sweet works as a memory care advocate and coordinator, supporting elders living with memory loss.

A widely published poet, her collections include Know By Heart (Rhiannon Press), Songs For Discharming (Greenfield Press), Days of Obsidian, Days of Grace (Poetry Harbor), and Nitaawichige (Poetry Harbor). Her most recent collection, Palominos Near Tuba City (Holy Cow! Press, 2018), received Honorable Mention from the Wisconsin Council of Writers. Her work has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Wisconsin Posner Award for Poetry and the Diane Decorah Award from the Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas. In
2004, she was appointed Wisconsin Poet Laureate by Governor James Doyle, becoming the state’s second laureate.

“We wanted to make this event free to the public with only a suggested donation of $10,” says Audrey Lindemann, Media Coordinator for LOLA Arts, “so that this important cultural event wouldn’t be cost prohibitive to anybody.”

This event is open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend for an evening of powerful, reflective, and culturally rich poetry.

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