Poetry Reading: “Broad Wings, Long Legs: A Rookery of Heron Poems”

Herons are symbolic of life on the upper Mississippi—their lean silhouettes, as they stand in the evening light, seem to define the wildness and beauty of our region. Come celebrate the diversity and beauty of Minnesota’s herons at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

The poets reading include Winona’s first poet Laureate, James Armstrong; St. Paul poet and essayist James Silas Rogers, who is also the anthology’s editor; and two-time Poet Laureate of Duluth James Johnson. Stephen Winter, Wildlife Biologist with the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, will provide his expert commentary.