Suzanne Sigafoos Poetry Reading

The Milwaukie Poetry Series is delighted to continue this Sixteenth Season with a reading by Suzanne Sigafoos on Wednesday, December 14.

Her reading will be in the Community Room at the Ledding Library of Milwaukie. Seating is limited to 50. While at the readings, the Milwaukie Poetry Series board is encouraging attendees to wear masks and maintain social distance in the interest of safety.

The reading will also be available livestreamed or on demand on the Ledding Library YouTube Channel. You can register on the Milwaukie Poetry series website at https://milwaukiepoetryseries.com/ or with Tom Hogan at tomhogan2@comcast.net.

The Swarm of Light is a collection of poems by Suzanne Sigafoos published by I-BeaM Books in 2020. Her chapbook, Held in the Weave, appeared earlier from Finishing Line Press. A poet and essayist, her writing has been seen in USA Today: The Oregonian; Bellingham Review,: Windfall – a journal of Poetry or Place; ViceCatcher Journal, The Poetry Box: and Lightwood Journal, among others. She has led creative writing residencies in Portland public schools and served as editor for Voice Catcher Journal. Most recently, her poem, “Marilyn Shooting The Misfits ” is part of an anthology, “I Wanna Be Loved By You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe” – a prismatic tribute to an American artist on the 60^th anniversary of her death, edited by Susanna H. Case and Margo Taft Stever, published by Milk & Cake Press.

A huge thanks to the City of Milwaukie, the Ledding Library, the Willamette Falls Media Center and to all the volunteers who make this reading possible.

Download a flier for Sixteenth Season here. Please print our filer and spread the word.  For information or questions about the readings or to join the group list, please contact the Series Coordinator Tom Hogan at 503.819.8367 or tomhogan2@comcast.net. Thank you for your support and take care.