[Michlib-l] Q&A session with members of the Marquette Poets Circle about "Superior Voyage"

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      UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with members of the
      Marquette Poets Circle about "Superior Voyage"

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UP Notable Book Club:* The Crystal Falls Community District Library in 
partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has 
scheduled author events with winners of the /UP Notable Book List/. The 
31st event is with three of the members of the Marquette Poets Circle: 
*Marty Achatz, Milton J. Bates, Lisa Fosmo, and Beverly Matherne *as 
they talk about /Superior Voyage, /the group's second anthology.The 
circle was formed in 2012 by Matt Maki, Claudia Drosen, and Janeen 
Pergrin Rastall to celebrate poetry and guide each member in finding his 
or her inner poet. In a true spirit of community, the circle has held 
workshops, Open Mic nights, and readings for more than a decade. 
/ Superior Voyage/ includes the work of no less than forty-two poets 
with each contributor fielding two to six entries.

/*When: */October 12th, 2023 at 7 pm Eastern / 6 pm Central
/*Where: 
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Meeting ID: 810 6058 3495
Passcode: voyage

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*(Left to Right:  Marty Achatz, Milton J. Bates, Lisa Fosmo, and Beverly 
Matherne)*

*MARTY ACHATZ* lives in Ishpeming, Michigan, with his wife and 
children.  He has taught for NMU's English Department since 1998.  He 
holds a Master’s Degree in Fiction and an MFA in Poetry.  His work has 
appeared in many journals, anthologies, the book-length collection /The 
Mysteries of the Rosary,/ and two spoken word albums, /Slow Dancing with 
Bigfoot/ and /Christmas with Bigfoot/. Marty served two consecutive 
terms as U.P. Poet Laureate and is currently President of the U.P. Poet 
Laureate Foundation.  Marty is also the Adult Programming Coordinator 
for Peter White Public Library.

*MILTON J. BATES* is the author of books about the poet Wallace Stevens, 
the Vietnam War and the Bark River watershed in Wisconsin. His poetry 
includes the collection /Stand Still in the Light /(2019) and two 
chapbooks, /Always on Fire /(2016) and /As They Were (2018)./ He lives 
with his wife, Puck, in Marquette, Michigan.

*LISA FOSMO* is an Upper Peninsula Michigan poet, from Escanaba. She has 
been published in various regional journals and anthologies of note. She 
currently serves as a judge for the National Poetry contests of the 
NSFPS, and is the newly elected Vice President of the U.P. Poet Laureate 
Foundation. She is the author of a full-length book of poetry /Mercy is 
a Bright Darkness/,, Golden Dragonfly Press (2023).

*BEVERLY MATHERNE*, 2023 and 2024 U.P. Poet Laureate, is professor 
emerita of English at Northern Michigan University and the author of 
seven bilingual books of poetry; her latest,/Love Potions, Teas, 
Incantations/. Beverly served in NMU’s Department of English as director 
of the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing, director of the 
department’s visiting writing series, and poetry editor of/Passages 
North/ literary magazine. Widely published, she has received seven 
first-place prizes, including the Hackney Literary Award for Poetry, and 
four Pushcart nominations.  Widely traveled, she has done over 360 
readings across the U.S., Canada, and France―and in Wales, Belgium, 
Germany, and Spain.

Cover of the book SUPERIOR VOYAGE 
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"...you might ask yourself, 'But what is U.P. poetry?'. You wouldn’t be 
wrong to expect many of the typical themes to revolve around the majesty 
of Mother Superior, the fleeting glories of springtime, and the striking 
characteristics of the abundant wildlife of the region. You’ll also find 
traditional poetry topics including the celebration of love, laments of 
loss, and meditations on the universal human conditions. However, 
anything and everything is fair game for poetry including dinosaurs, 
Bigfoot, Marilyn Monroe, and current events like the war in Ukraine, and 
the continuing scars from covid-19. Sprinkled amongst the poems are also 
a number of short story vignettes which I found haunting and evocative 
like musical tone poems.
"In my opinion, poetry is most effective when it can provoke a reaction 
with a minim of words. Superior Voyage succeeds very well in that metric 
and should be imbibed slowly, like a fine draught of whisky. Whether 
your tastes lean toward celebration of the natural world, a humorous or 
ironic look at human foibles, or a deeper glimpse into a land that has 
formed its people as hard as the people have tried to form the land, 
there’s an enjoyable read for you in this /Superior Voyage/."   -- 
Victor R. Volkman, /Marquette Monthly/.

You may also wish to read Tyler R. Tichelaar's complete review 
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at /U.P. Book Review/

More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, /U.P. Book Review, 
/and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com 
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*<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=7ac3a174f5&e=2efc3cf0fe>About 
the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)*
Established in 1998 to support authors and publishers who live in or 
write about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UPPAA is a Michigan nonprofit 
association with over 100 members, many of whose books are featured on 
the organization’s website at www.uppaa.org 
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UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP 
connection who is interested in writing.
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Regards,

Victor R. Volkman, President
L H Press Inc.
www.LHPress.com
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