In this two-part workshop, you will develop and expand your social media marketing platforms to build and retain audiences. The first session will be informative and the second will be hands-on. All levels of experience are welcome.

Lake Huron Mermaid is a tale of lost sisters, lost amulets, underwater sinkholes and new found love of Big Water, your beloved Lake Huron. Join Anne-Marie Oomen and Linda Nemec Foster for a unique presentation, including writing prompts and ideas. This hybrid event takes place at the Roethke House in Saginaw and will be streamed via Zoom.

This talk is part of the “Roethke & …” virtual series. Contemporary poets and scholars will discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present.

This talk is part of the “Roethke & …” virtual series. Contemporary poets and scholars will discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present.

Join Floet and Keairra for an evening of writing, sharing, and open mic practicing. All skill levels welcome.

Please join Jett W. Whitehead at the Roethke House for a jam packed one hour presentation, show and tell, and Q&A.

This talk is part of the “Roethke & …” virtual series. Contemporary poets and scholars will discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present.

This talk is part of the “Roethke & …” virtual series. Contemporary poets and scholars will discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present.

This talk is part of the “Roethke & …” virtual series. Contemporary poets and scholars will discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present.

Join Floet and Keairra for an evening of writing, sharing, and open mic practicing. All skill levels welcome.

This talk is part of the “Roethke & …” virtual series. Contemporary poets and scholars will discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present.

Combine poetry and visual art by collaging found objects and words into a small, hardcover accordion-style artist book.

This talk is part of the “Roethke & …” virtual series. Contemporary poets and scholars will discuss Roethke's influence on their own work and on other poets, past & present.

Join us for advice on getting behind the mic to make your poem stand out at spoken word events, slams, and open mic. Talk with Becky about her recent slam experiences, tips on how to write poetry for the ear and more.

Spoken Word poets with any level of experience, join Floet and Miss Jones for an evening of writing and sharing our work. ALSO, we'll talk about the upcoming slam at Hoyt Library. Free and open to the public.

Join us for a party based on Roethke’s “Party at the Zoo.” Children’s open mic, animal crackers and ice cream, and a snake!

Formerly of Saginaw, Montana poet Marc Beaudin will read and discuss new and collected poems exploring the concept of poetry as the art of listening.

Formerly of Saginaw, Montana poet Marc Beaudin will lead a 90-minute workshop that explores the crafting of poems through the art of listening—to the world around and within us, as well as to the music of the poem that guides its writing.

People of all abilities, skill level, and interest are invited to join Cleric in this paper-making workshop for a fun experience crafting and creating.

Join the Asterix* and the Friends of Roethke Foundation for a poetry writing workshop with Donny Winter at Lolobee's Lounge in Bay City, MI!

Spoken Word poets--new poets, experienced poets, even those who love spoken word but don't consider themselves poets (yet!)--join Floet and Keairra for an evening of writing and sharing our work.

Helen Raica-Klotz will read from her fiction collection, Superior Stories, winner of the 2025 Michigan Writers Cooperative Press Chapbook Contest. Helen's stories explore the lives of people who live in the northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Keweenaw.

At the Roethke House and online via Zoom.

Will you be at the Andersen Enrichment Center’s annual Art and Garden Festival? So will we!

Please join us for writer Carrie Duke's talk on Theodore Roethke's poem "Transplanting" and greenhouse memories.

The annual Virtual Roethke Scholars series features contributors to A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke and is organized by editor William Barillas.

Please join us for writer David Radavich's talk on Theodore Roethke's poem "Elegy for Jane" and the nature of grief.

The annual Virtual Roethke Scholars series features contributors to A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke and is organized by editor William Barillas.

Please join us for writers Marcia Noe and Laura Duncan’s talk on Theodore Roethke's poem "Frau Bauman, Frau Schmidt, and Frau Schwartze" and the Sleeping Beauty Tale. 

The annual Virtual Roethke Scholars series features contributors to A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke and is organized by editor William Barillas.

Please join us for writer Edward Morin's talk on Theodore Roethke's poem "The Rose" and nature mysticism.

The annual Virtual Roethke Scholars series features contributors to A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke and is organized by editor William Barillas.

Brad Johnson, winner of the Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Competition for Smuggling Elephants Through Airport Security, will discuss locality, humor and rhyme, essential elements found in Theodore Roethke’s work that aren't always present in today’s poetry.