Celebrate National Poetry Month at Crissie Caughlin Park with City of Reno Poet Laureate Jesse James Ziegler! Reflect on the blooming spring as Jesse shares poems and leads you to write your own. This event is open to people of all ages and all levels of experience.
Copies of Sagebrush to Sandstone will be provided to all participants, as well as pencils and paper.
There will be 10-15 minute stops throughout where people can sit in the grass and a 40 minute write-and-share at tables and benches in the park. Bathrooms are also located on site.
Space for this event is limited and registration in advance is required.
Sagebrush to Sandstone is a new series of creative gatherings and events that highlight the arts and humanities alongside Nevada nature, produced jointly by Nevada Humanities and Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation.
Jesse James Ziegler is currently serving as Poet Laureate for the City of Reno. He is the creator and manager of Monday Night Poetry and vice president for Spoken Views Collective. He is a member of the Sierra Literary Cooperative and the Spoken Word/Poetry contributor to Reno Arts News. He runs a twice monthly all ages poetry group/open mic True Colors in collaboration with Our Center. He was the first ever Poet in Residence for the Bruka Theatre and held that position for three consecutive seasons. His first collection of poetry, FIVE (2019), was published and brought to life through their annual new Works Festival.
Jesse opened and hosted the world premieres of Brandon Leake’s original spoken word play ‘Insomnia’ (Winner of Season 15 AGT) and has been a performance artist at the annual Utah Arts Festival. He has served as a host, judge, and prompter for the Nevada chapter of the national Poetry Out Loud organization and continues to be the curator and host of a monthly poetry book club Collective Breath. He is also an active member of the Nevada Poetry Society which is the state chapter of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.
