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April is National Poetry Month. Launched in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, this monthlong
6 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month in Rockford
Friday, March 31, 2023 5:00 PM by Jenna Goldsmith
Author: Jenna Goldsmith
Jenna Goldsmith is a poet and writer living in Northern Illinois. She is a Lecturer in English at Rockford University and Instructor of Writing at Oregon State University, Ecampus. Her 2022 chapbook CRUSH is the winner of the Baltic Writing Residency Chapbook Contest. In January 2023, she was sworn in as the City of Rockford's 2nd Poet Laureate.
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