The Clark County Poet Laureate, Heather Lang-Cassera, has curated a selection of three and four line poems from 25 Nevada poets to tour the Las Vegas valley by Flo Mobile Digital Billboard Truck, taking Poetry Matters! out on the road.
See the poems and learn more about Poetry Matters here.
Participating poets include:
Heather Lang-Cassera, Ms. AyeVee, Jennifer Battisti, DeAnna Beachley, Angela M. Brommel, Flynn Dexter, Arika Elizenberry, Anthony Farris, Win Frederick, Liz Galvez, Emily Hoover, Simon Hunt, Bruce Isaacson, Karen Laing, Paul Michelsen, Monarch the Poet, Samuel Piccone, Elizabeth Quiñones-Zaldaña, Gregory Robinson, Joan Robinson, Vogue Robinson, Nathan Say, Teri Vela, Erica Vital-Lazare, Jamila “Jam Poet” Wimberly, and Emilee Wirshing.
Find Poetry Matters! on the Flo Mobile Digital Billboard Truck at the following times and locations across Las Vegas:
Friday, April 9
The Flo Mobile Digital Billboard Truck starts at 5 pm at the Nevada Humanities Program Gallery at 1017 S 1st Street, and then it will be parked on the corner of W. Charleston and Main Street from 5:30 to 6:00 pm with several 15 – 20 minutes stops in the parking lots of area community centers and parks. Please note that stop times are estimates due to travel and traffic variations.
Specific stops and times to view the poetry include:
5 pm
Nevada Humanities Program Gallery at Art Square
1017 S. First Street
5:15 pm
1088 S. Main Street
Corner parking lot S. Main and W. Charleston
6:30 pm
Kellogg-Zaher Sports Complex
7901 W. Washington Ave.
7:30 pm
Mountain Crest Park and Center
4701 N. Durango Rd.
8:00 pm
Nicholas E. Flores Jr. Park / Silver Mesa Recreation Center
4133 Allen Ln.
8:30 - 9:00 pm
1088 S. Main Street
Corner parking lot Main and Charleston
