With Valentine’s Day coming up it’s the perfect time for an evening of poetry! Friday at Literati Z.G. Tomaszewski and Dennis Hinrichsen will be presenting their work. They’re both native Michigan writers! And the best part: Tomaszewski lives in my hometown, Grand Rapids MI (best known for its annual Art Prize competition).
Tomaszewski is a man of many talents, including writing, poetry, and music. He is a co-director of Lamp Light Musical Festival and helped found Great Lakes Commonwealth of Letters. He won the 2014 International Poetry Prize for his first book, All Things Dusk. Hopefully we’ll get to hear a section of it Friday night!
Dennis Hinrichsen lives in Lansing and is the author of a number of works. Certain poems of his have recently been included in certain anthologies such as Poetry in Michigan/Michigan in Poetry. He has also received multiple awards, the most recent including co-winning the 2014 Michael Waters Poetry Prize.
The reading will begin at 7:00 pm on Friday, February 12th. Literati will host the event in their upstairs cafe (I can attest to the excellence of the beverages). So come brave the cold, listen to some fabulous poems, and warm up with hot chocolate!
