FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Heights Arts Announces Michelle R. Smith as the New Heights Poet Laureate CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH – Heights Arts is excited to announce Michelle R. Smith as the 12th Heights Poet Laureate. Smith, a poet and literary advocate, was selected…

Poetry
Heights Arts Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman, along with guest poets, recite poetry inspired by the current exhibitions at Heights Art’s gallery. Enjoy original works reflecting the themes of Regional Perspectives and Richard Feinman in the Spotlight Gallery. The poets offer their unique…
Heights Arts Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman, along with guest poets Barbara Minney, Caira Lee, and Conor Bracken, recite poetry inspired by the current exhibitions at Heights Art’s gallery. Enjoy original works reflecting the themes of Emerged and Frank Hadzima in the Spotlight…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2024 Jeanne Li | marketing@heightsarts.org Heights Arts Seeks Applications for 12th Heights Poet Laureate Cleveland Heights, OH – Heights Arts, a multidisciplinary arts organization in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is excited to announce the selection process for the…
Thursday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. Join Heights Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman, along with guest poets Willow Watson, Corey Miller, and former Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate Gail Bellamy, for an evening of poetry inspired by the current exhibitions at Heights…
Thursday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. Join Heights Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman and guest poets Beks Freeman, Carrie George, and Philip Metres for a night of surrealism and the unconventional. For this Ekphrastacy, poets respond to the current exhibition on view in…
Christine Howey is a performance poet, theater critic, playwright, actor and director. Her one person play, Exact Change, was an official selection of both the New York International Fringe Festival (as a play) and the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (as a film).…
Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Three guest poets will join Heights Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman to perform original works inspired by the exhibitions on view in our gallery space—Prismatic and Amelia C. Joynes. Artists also discuss their work.
December 1 at 6:00p.m. Join Heights Poet Laureate Siaara Freeman, Calil Cage, Jeremy Jusek, and Michelle R. Smith as they respond to Valley Art Center’s 52nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Location: Valley Art Center, 155 Bell St, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
If you are a poet in Northeast Ohio, we welcome your application to perform in the Heights Arts EKPHRASTACY Series. About Ekphrastacy The Ekphrastacy literary program is a series of artist talks + poetry readings held regularly in the Heights…