Poetry

Poetry

A Poem for Cleveland – Book Release and Celebration

Saturday, June 24th from 2pm-4pm Cleveland Public Library – Main Branch Heights Arts is pleased to celebrate the maginificent work of our most recent exiting Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate. His current project, A Poem for Cleveland showcases  a “mosaic” of Cleveland –…

Heights Arts Appoints Eleventh Poet Laureate

HEIGHTS ARTS APPOINTS 11TH HEIGHTS POET LAUREATE Heights Arts proudly presents the Heights’ eleventh Poet Laureate —Siaara Freeman. She began her two-year term in April 2023, joining a long line of celebrated laureates, the most recent of whom was 2022 Academy of…

Literary Artist of the Month – March: Michael Loderstedt

Michael Loderstedt is a Professor Emeritus of Kent State University where he also served as Interim Director of the School of Art. He continues to explore new studio and writing projects that investigate the geography, histories or natural phenomena of particular sites and…

EKPHRASTACY: Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Dual Duel

February 16th 2023 7:00pm-8:00pm Every exhibition at Heights Arts is integrated with literary arts as local poets and the Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate expand on the works on display. 5 weeks into each show, the gallery is transformed to seat an audience…

August Literary Artist of the Month – Ariel Alexander Fiore

Ariel Alexander Fiore is a Cleveland based poet currently in search of himself. Hopefully one day they will meet. With 20 years of writing experience, life is a story to be written. Ariel was a part of The People Poetry Slam scene…

Ekphrastacy : Artists Talk and Poets Respond to Members Show 2022

July 21, 2022   Poet Laureate Ray McNiece with local poets Suzanne Ondrus, Michelle Smith and Bill Newby (Heights Arts’ July 2022 literary Artist of the Month) will respond to the work of artist and non-artist members alike in an exhibition that…

ARTbar – Thursday, June 30, 7:00–9:00 p.m.

$20 Members $25 Non Members, 1 drinkminimum with small bites   Join Poet and Singer And Cleveland Height’s Poet Laureate Ray McNiece for Poetry and Jazz Set to the stylings of Reggie Redd on Sax, Leo Coach on Keys, and Nancy Redd…

EKPHRASTACY: ARTISTS TALK AND POETS RESPOND TO FIGURATIVE/ABSTRACT

April 21 2022 from 7:00PM – 8:00PM   Join us as poetry and visual art mingle, stirring dialogue between the visual artist members of Figurative/Abstract and a panel of carefully selected local poet performers. This free event occurs in response to each…

Ekphrastacy : Artists Talk and Poets Respond to RUST

February 17 2022 7:00pm – 8:30pm NOTICE: We will have audience seating and cannot guarantee the ability to be socially distanced. Therefore, for your safety, we will require proof of vaccination OR a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours and that masks be worn…