Recorded Programs
Great Lakes Poetry Festival Yooper Poetry Night: Suzanne Sunshower & John Hilden
April 22, 2026
Live from the PWPL Community Room Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The GLPF celebrates the latest book releases from U.P. poets Suzanne Sunshower and John Hilden. Sunshower’s Still Wild: Poems from the Bear Shack contains meditations from the poet, who, at the age of 60, moved to a remote hunting camp trailer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to start a new adventure. Hilden’s The ABCs of Infatuation showcases what readers have come to expect from his work: crisp poetry, wry observation, and trademark wit.
Great Lakes Poetry Festival Headline Poet: Dennis Hinrichsen Reading
April 22, 2026
Live from the PWPL Community Room Monday, April 20, 2026. Acclaimed poet Dennis Hinrichsen, former Inaugural Poet Laureate of the Greater Lansing area and author of 11 poetry collections (including the recently released Dementia Lyrics), reads from his work.
Mustard’s Retreat Concert
April 16, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room April 15, 2026. Folk group Mustard’s Retreat has been delighting audiences for 40 years. Accomplished songwriters and musicians (guitars, dulcimer, electric bass, mandolin, harmonica, pennywhistle), these raconteurs and storytellers will have you tapping your feet and laughing out loud for days to come.
Melissa Faliveno Reading
April 13, 2026
Live from PWPL Community Room April 9, 2026. In partnership with NMU’s Visiting Writers program, Marquette Poets Circle hosts author Melissa Faliveno, former senior editor of Poets & Writers Magazine. Faliveno’s essay collection Tomboyland was named a best book of 2020 by NPR and Oprah Magazine, and their debut novel, Hemlock, was released in January 2026.
MSHS Jazz Band Concert
April 13, 2026
Live from the Community Room April 8, 2026. Join the Marquette Senior High School Jazz Band for a Concert at the Peter White Public Library.