Please join Marjorie Buettner and guests for a reading from Dakota Dreaming. Her new chapbook, published by NDSU press, has won the 2024 Poetry of the Plains & Prairies (POPP) Award.

Marjorie Buettner (born Marjorie Ann Junkert, September 14, 1951, Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.A.), American Pushcart Prize–nominated, award-winning haiku, haibun, tanka, and sijo poet.

She will be joined by the following authors: Caroline Giles Banks, Gary Lee Joyner, and Sangita Kalarickal.

Caroline Giles Banks is a cultural anthropologist by training and profession. Her poetry, written in several genres, is often informed by her research and experiences ‘in the fields’ of life. She is the author of seven books of poetry, including The Weight of Whiteness: a Memoir in Poetry and Picture a Poem: Ekphrastic and Other Poems.

Dr. Sangita Kalarickal is an award winning, Touchstone and Pushcart Prize nominated poet. Her chapbook Mamina showcases free-verse poetry and haikai form. She will be reading works from my chapbook and some other published poems.