Poetry On Air

Diante Moses grew up in Houston, TX and came to Sheboygan to attend Lakeland University where he majored in Communications with a minor in Business, graduating in 2019. He is the founder and executive director of Moses Motivation, a mentoring program that he began when he was still in high school.

Dasha Kelly Hamilton is the poet laureate of Wisconsin and the City of Milwaukee. She is a writer, performance artist, and creative change agent; author of two novels, three poetry collections, and fur spoken word albums. As an Arts Envoy for the U.S. Embassy, Dasha has facilitated community building initiatives in Botswana, Toronto, Mauritius, and Beirut. Visit her atdashakelly.com

Sara Vang is a senior at North High School in Sheboygan, and a 2020 recipient of North High's Innovator Fellowship. Her project,Vividly: The Beauty of Consciousness,is on view at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center until May 30. She will also be giving a virtual presentation on her project on May 27th at 5:30pm.

Margaret Rozga was the 2019-2020 poet laureate of Wisconsin and is the author of four books of poetry, including Pestiferious Questions: A Life in Poems. A new volume of her work, Holding My Selves Together, will be out in May 2021 from Cornerstone Press. You can visit her website at http://www.margaretrozga.com.

Anneliese Finke is a poet and also on the staff at Mead Public Library. In this episode, she shares and discusses two of her favorite poems as well as a few poems of her own.

Sylvia Cavanaugh is a poet from Cedar Grove and a teacher of African and Asian Cultural Studies. She has three chapbooks and is a contributing editor to Verse Virtual and Poetry Hall. She and her students are also regular participants in the Sheboygan chapter of 100,000 Poets for Change. Her website can be found at https://sylviacavanaugh.com