Help Us Spread the Wonder of Poetry

Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets is working on establishing a Poets in the Schools programs with the goal of making public a Registry of Poets who are willing to visit schools, workshop and share poetry.

If you are a school looking to connect with a poet and do not find what you are looking for below, please contact our co-president Cathryn Cofell at wfoppres@gmail.com.

If you are a poet looking to be on the Registry of Poets, please complete the attached info form and email to Cathryn Cofell, care of the email above.


Registry of Poets

By Region

The poets below regularly make volunteer visits in the schools for poetry workshops and poetry readings. You may contact them directly through their “Member’s Page.”

CENTRAL-FOX VALLEY (Appleton, Fox Valley Area)
Emily Bowles
Kathryn Gahl
Katrina Serwe

EAST (Milwaukee & Racine Area)
Ed Block
Patricia Carney
Cindy Crebbin
Scott Lowery

MID-CENTRAL (Wausau & Stevens Point Area)
Joan Wiese Johannes

NORTH CENTRAL (Hayward Area)
Nancy Austin
Beth Tornes

NORTHEAST (Green Bay & North Area)
Mary Louise Peters

NORTHWEST (Ashland & Superior Area)

SOUTH CENTRAL (Madison Area)
F.J. Bergmann
Bruce Dethlefsen
Mary Louise Peters

WEST CENTRAL (Eau Claire Area)
Yvette Viets Flaten
Sandra Lindow


Ideas for the classroom:

  • Poetry reading

  • Poetry appreciation

  • Poetry project

  • Poetry recitation