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Emergent 2019 Ekphrastacy

Join us on Thursday, May 23rd at 7PM for a night of poetry inspired by the artwork from our exhibition, Emergent 2019! Our series of gallery talks, Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk + Poets Respond, offers an opportunity for exhibition artists to share insights on their work. …

MAY ARTIST OF THE MONTH- LITERARY

KISHA NICOLE FOSTER Kisha Nicole Foster is a mother, nationally performing poet, and teaching artist. Foster is Director of Special Programs for Twelve Literary Arts; she leads workshops at Literary Cleveland and works with Lake Erie Ink. The author of two books…

Sideways Thinking Ekphrastacy

Join us on Thursday, April 4th at 7PM for a night of poetry inspired by the artwork from our exhibition, Sideways Thinking! Our series of gallery talks, Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk + Poets Respond, offers an opportunity for exhibition artists to share insights…

Damien McClendon Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate 2018 – 2020

  Heights Arts Welcome New Poet Laureate By: Kristen McDowell A Youngstown native, McClendon moved to the Cleveland area when he was 13. He is a recent graduate of Kent State University, where he majored in Pan-African Studies. He now lives in…

EKPHRASTACY REVIEW

  Heights Arts welcomes our new marketing intern, Laura Yurko, who will be covering events and special promotions while with us this year. She recently attended the Ekphrastacy in connection with our current Member Show, hosted by the new Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate,…

CELEBRATE A NIGHT OF POETS ALONG WITH A FAREWELL

Thursday, March 29, 7-8 pm Heights Libraries, Coventry Branch 1925 Coventry Road   Come hear past and future Cleveland Heights Poets Laureate read the favorite poems they’ve written . . . along with a farewell poetry performance by our departing Poet Laureate,…

CALL FOR POETS: 6th Annual Haiku Death Match

10 contestants… Who will be the Haiku Master? Heights Arts is once again hosting the fun, funny, irreverent Haiku Death Match, and currently seek contestants for the 2018 benefit.  This ever-popular event, with the Haiku Master chosen by the audience, will take…

HAIKU DEATH MATCH TICKETS

Press Release Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7 p.m. Ensemble Theatre 2843 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Hts., OH   Heights Arts marks National Poetry Month with the presentation of its sixth Haiku Death Match at the Ensemble Theatre on Saturday, April 21. This…

Ekphrastacy: Artists Talk + Poets Respond

Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. Join us for an evening with Likeness exhibition artists, who will speak about ideas and processes behind their works, as well as the challenges of creating successful self-portraits. Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate Christine Howey has invited…

Cleveland Heights 8th Poet Laureate Ceremony

Monday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. Cleveland Heights City Council Chambers The City of Cleveland Heights and Heights Arts formally welcomes its 2016-18 poet laureate, Christine Howey, and recognizes the service of 7th poet laureate Meredith Holmes at a ceremony in Cleveland…