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, March 12
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:
5:00 pm
Nevada Humanities
1017 S. 1st Street, #190, Las Vegas
5:15 pm
1088 S. Main Street
Corner parking lot S. Main and W. Charleston
6:00 pm
800 Brush Street
Charleston Heights Arts Center
7:00 pm
7151 W. Oakey Blvd
Rainbow Family Park
7:30 pm
8275 Spring Mountain Road
Desert Breese Park and Recreation Center
8:00 pm
7600 W. Flamingo Rd
Spring Valley Park
8:30 pm
1088 S. Main Street
Corner parking lot S. Main and W. Charleston
