The Poets Weave

Colleen Wells reads "Watching" and "Summertime and the Livin’ is Almost Easy."

Michael Dauro reads selections from his poem "Woman With No Name."

Barb Schwegman reads “Playing Jacks,” “Jesus Lucia,” “Leaving El Salvador,” and “For Walter and Scott.”

Rachel Ronquillo-Gray reads "Girl as Teenage Rebellion," "Good Girl Gone Rogue," "Girl As Full Moon," and "Girl as America the Beautiful."

Doris Lynch reads "In the Wee Hours," "Night Swimming," "Beneath the Voices of Ravens," "Night Duties for Trees," "Sangre de Cristo Mountains," and "Night Visitor."

Laurie Higi lives and writes on a chicken farm in South Whitley, Indiana. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Writing from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. Her chapbook, The Universe of Beaver Lake, was published by Finishing Line Press, and her poetry has appeared in The Dandelion Review, Confluence Literary Magazine, Surreal Beauty Magazine, and Bohemia Art Magazine. She has also published work in Reality Serum Magazine and Landlocked Lyres Literary Magazine. She enjoys being surrounded by flowers, clouds, and stars with her family on their farm.

Laurie was recorded via Zoom from her home.

On this edition of the Poets Weave, Laurie reads "Your Eye in My Mind!," "Dolly Parton and the Backs of My Ears," "The Burn Hidden by the Horizon," "A Task Without Praise," and "Just What I Could Fit in My Pockets."

Daniel Lassell grew up in Kentucky and lives in Bloomington, Indiana. His first poetry collection, Spit, was selected by Gabrielle Calvocoressi as the winner of the 2020 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize. He is also the author of Frame Inside a Frame (forthcoming, 2025) and two limited-edition poetry chapbooks, Ad Spot and The Emptying Earth. Find him online at www.daniel-lassell.com.