Poetry& Posies

Join us as we celebrate Mother's Day with poetry performances from these local poets:

• is a retired French teacher, originally from Ontario, Canada, who lives and writes in rural Iowa. She has two chapbooks: Gyuri. A poem of wartime Hungary (2015), and daughter, while i’m still here (forthcoming 2024); her poems appear in numerous journals and anthologies including , and others. Marilyn is past-president of Iowa Poetry Association and editor-in-chief of their annual anthology, , since 2017.Marilyn Baszczynski Abaton, Aurorean, Backchannels, Conestoga Zen, Gyroscope, Half-Way Down the Stairs, Healing Muse, Last Stanza, Midwest Poetry, Scapegoat, Shot Glass Journal, Star82 Review, Slippery ElmLyrical Iowa

• is a poet and speaker based in Des Moines. She spends her time working as a mental health poet sharing this therapeutic tool with audiences of all ages across the world. She is the author of "Far From Broken" (2024), "The Coffee Cherry" (2023), "Depression Holders an…