On Wednesday, Mar 30 at 7:00 p.m. the Festival of Words hosts a LIVE poetry reading and Open Mic in Grand Coteau! The evening features authors Tyler Robert Sheldon and Suzanne E. Wiltz. It all takes place at the Magnolia Electric, a visual arts studio at Electric Magnolia, 202 E Martin Luther King Drive, Grand Coteau, LA 7054.
Tyler Robert Sheldon is the author of six poetry collections including When to Ask for Rain (Spartan Press), a Birdy Poetry Prize Finalist. He is Editor-in-Chief of MockingHeart Review, and his work has appeared in The Los Angeles Review, Pleiades, Thorny Locust, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, and other places. A Pushcart Prize nominee and winner of the Charles E. Walton Essay Award, Sheldon earned his MFA at McNeese State University. He lives in Baton Rouge with his spouse, the artist and upholsterer Alex Arceneaux.
Suzanne E. Wiltz is a New Orleans native and a graduate of Tulane University. Her poetry has appeared in Spires, The Southwestern Review, The Heartland Review, and MockingHeart Review, among other publications. She is a member of the Louisville-based group, Green River Writers. She edits two newsletters – Poetry Newsletter and The Spark. In addition to poetry, her great loves are learning, reading, traveling, visiting museums, and her beloved cat, Mikey Alexander.
Guests are welcome to bring their own poems, songs or stories for the open mic. Refreshments will be available. This free, community event is suitable for all ages and is sponsored by the Festival of words Cultural Arts Collective in partnership with the Electric Magnolia Studio.
