The Cleveland-born, Columbus-based writer will join a small army of poets set to perform and present workshops at a trio of venues over a pair of days this coming weekend.
The North Carolina-based artist will appear throughout this weekend’s Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, beginning with a discussion at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19.
The Columbus writers will celebrate the release of their new collection with a poetry collage party at Urban Arts Space on Saturday, Sept. 20.
The legendary comics creator, who visits town this weekend as part of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, credited his artistic breakthrough to a willingness to allow more of himself on the page.
The Columbus poet, recently named as a semifinalist for the 2025 Berkshire Prize, said the collection reflects the heaviness of the times in which it took shape.
The musician traces his winding artistic path in his remarkable new memoir, which he’ll celebrate with a reading at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
The Columbus music journalist will celebrate the release of his new book in conversation with Rob Harvilla at Used Kids Records on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of ‘What’s Left Is Tender’ at Prologue Bookshop on Monday, Aug. 18, reading alongside Michael Leong and Mandy Shunnarah.
Newly relocated to Columbus, the poet will celebrate the release of his most recent chapbook with a reading at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters tonight (Tuesday, Aug. 12).
Winners with local ties included Billy Ireland founder Lucy Shelton Caswell, who was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame, ‘Bone’ cartoonist Jeff Smith, and Billy Ireland curator Caitlin McGurk, among others.
