by Lisa Vihos | Jun 25, 2020 | Videos
Lisa Vihos reads a few poems, including her award-winning work, “Lesson at the Checkpoint,” from the 2015 Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest. The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters is celebrating our 150th anniversary and the latest issue...
by Hansa Kerman Pistotnik | Jun 18, 2020 | Videos
Hansa Kerman Pistotnik reads “Salvation Doesn’t Come, her prizewinning poem from the 2017 Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest, along with a few others. Hansa is a poet and photographer whose black-and-white Hancock High, Lake Shore Drive was printed in the...
by Sean Avery | Jun 11, 2020 | Videos
In a pre-recorded presentation, poet Sean Avery shares a reading of their work, including the powerful poem, “Prayer (Song) for Magic,” which won second place in the 2015 Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest. Sean is a rapper, poet and teaching artist based in...
by Jack Harris | May 21, 2020 | Videos
Jack Harris reads his award-winning story, “Aeshnidae,” from the 2018 Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction Contest. Jack Harris is the second-place winner of the Wisconsin People & Ideas 2018 Fiction Contest. Originally from Mazomanie, Harris is a Creative Writing...
by Mary Wehner | May 14, 2020 | Videos
Mary Wehner shares a reading of her prizewinning poems from the Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest. Mary Wehner is a poet and visual artist who lives on the shore of Lake Winnebago in Fond du Lac. A widely published poet, Mary is also author of several...