During 2023 and 2024, Write On, Door County partnered with NWS to host the Four Seasons of Writing program at Newport. The goal of these free workshops was to engage people of all ages in writing about nature and the world around them. Sessions were led by Write On’s writers-in-residence Carlos Reyes […]
From the Poetry Trail
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The current Write On Door County installation along the Poetry Trail features work from the Door County Belles Lettres poetry group. The group was started in 2015 by former Poet Laureate of Door County Estella Lauter. Meetings are informal and are held in person at Write On or via Zoom. Poems […]
The poems currently featured on the trail are by Mike Orlock, the seventh Poet Laureate of Door County. A former high school teacher and coach, Mike is the author of two poetry collections and has won awards from the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets and the Wisconsin Writers’ Association. The purpose […]
Selected works by the late Phil Hansotia are featured along the Poetry Trail this quarter. Phiroze ‘Phil’ Hansotia emigrated to the U.S. from India as a newly-minted physician in 1962. He sought further training and had an illustrious career at Marshfield Clinic as a neurologist specializing in sleep disorders and […]
In mid-July, Write On Door County installed a new exhibit along the Poetry Trail honoring six writers who have served as Poet Laureates of Door County: Frances May, Barbara Larsen, Estella Lauter, Ralph Murre, Sharon Auberle, and Nancy Rafal. The Poet Laureate serves as a literary ambassador to the community […]