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