# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Poetry Reading - Greg Rappleye, Lauren K. Carlson, Jennifer Sperry Steinworth
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Celebrate National Poetry Month with a special live poetry reading with Greg Rappleye, Lauren K. Carlson and Jennifer Sperry Steinworth. 

Greg Rappleye's Collection, Barley Child, is the winner of the 2025 Miller Williams prize in poetry and a finalist for the 2026 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Greg will be a featured presenter at the Cork International Poetry Festival in Ireland this May. 

Lauren K. Carlson's work has recently appeared in Crab Creek Review and Salamander Magazine, among others. In 2023 she won the Levis Stipend from Friends of Writers. She currently serves as the editor for the Tinderbox Poetry Journal. 

Jennifer Sperry Steinworth's books include the newly published Boys Behind Glass, A Wake With Nine Shades (finalist for the Eric Hoffer Prize), and Her Read, A Graphic Poem (winner Fred Whitehead Award from the Texas Institute of Letters).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-haven/poetry-reading-greg-rappleye-lauren-k-carlson-jennifer-sperry-steinworth/200029872971558
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Haven
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 715 W Washington St, Grand Haven, MI, United States, Michigan 49417
- **lat**: 43.06151
- **long**: -86.22227
- **full address**: 715 W Washington St, Grand Haven, MI, United States, Michigan 49417

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- **organizer**: The Bookman (https://allevents.in/org/the-bookman/6456653)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 715 W Washington St, Grand Haven, MI, United States, Michigan 49417
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Bookman
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Poetry Reading - Greg Rappleye, Lauren K. Carlson, Jennifer Sperry Steinworth ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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