THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

A free interactive poetry event for children and families, led by Susan Marie Swanson, author of the Caldecott Medal winning book The House in the Night. Swanson will read poems about night and then lead the audience to create their own night poetry. The event is targeted toward kids in grades K-5, but other ages are welcome.

Swanson’s other books for children include Getting Used to the Dark: 26 Night Poems and four picture books. Awards for her writing include fellowships in poetry from the Bush Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board, as well as the McKnight Artist Fellowship in Children’s Literature. In addition, she has been writing with children in arts education programs for many years, teaching in the COMPAS school residency program, in the school partnerships program of the American Swedish Institute, and in summer arts programs at St. Paul Academy, the Friends School of Minnesota, and the Loft Literary Center. Swanson lives with her family in St. Paul.

Sponsored by the Spirit of the Lake Poetry Series, with funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.