Author Archives: MEY
Collaborations with the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing
This Saturday, August 27, from 10am to 2pm at the Lansing City Market, I am holding an information table for the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing and my forthcoming poetry collection “Circle…Home.” Stop by and say hi! There will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Lansing City Market, Women's Center of Greater Lansing
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Advanced Orders for “Circle…Home”
Late last year, a friend pointed me to a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing. At the time, I wasn’t looking for grants. It ended up that the prospect was a good match for the book I already … Continue reading
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Greater Lansing Woman Profile
In July, the monthly magazine Greater Lansing Woman profiled me in its arts section – “Poetry inspires reflection.” Journalist Anne Erickson phoned in May for an interview, much to my delighted surprise. We spoke about poetry and my forthcoming book … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Erickson, Greater Lansing Woman, Matthew Dae Smith
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Finding Strength Within
After taking leave part of the summer to Belgium, I am eager in mid-August to return to Michigan’s heat. Yes, I cherish Great-Lakes-State nights of fireflies and lightning, the air bursting with life. I am at a loss with temperate … Continue reading
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2011 Preview of Events
Updated September 11, 2012 The flyer formerly posted here is outdated. Here is the current one for Fall 2011:
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Stories about Turtle Island
Check out the press release for my next event “Stories about Turtle Island” on Saturday, June 4, at Everybody Reads Bookstore (Lansing, MI)! More news soon to come.
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Light in the Dark 4/21
My first feature performance for 2011 is scheduled for April 21 at 7:00pm, “Light in the Dark: Words of Life, Love, & Loss.” The venue is the Mid-Michigan Family Theatre, 440 Frandor Avenue in Frandor Shopping Center of Lansing, thanks … Continue reading
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HerStories Fest 2011
Tonight I visit IMPACT89FM, student radio of Michigan State University, on the program Exposure. Emily Fox interviews me about HerStories Fest (read more below) during her weekly segment Michigan Storytelling. I also will read new poetry from my set in … Continue reading
Energy Encounters
Tuesday, March 2, 8am/ East Lansing, Michigan/ Day of Rage with the Coalition Against Sexual Violence “Do you have a mother?” Not sure how the question comes to me, but I quickly realize the man is too young to have … Continue reading
