Experience the joy and beauty of poetry wi th an afternoon of readings from Mimi Chenfeld\, Fred Andrle\, Jerry Rosco e\, and Rose Smith.
\nPoet Bios:
\nMimi Chenfeld was born and raised in New York City. Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld has been t eaching people of all ages and backgrounds for her whole teaching life&mda sh\;through programs such as Headstart and Upward Bound&mdash\;from early childhood programs to senior communities\, from prisons to hospitals\, ele mentary schools\, high schools\, and higher education institutions. She ha s presented programs in creative education in 45 states\, Puerto Rico\, Ca nada\, and Great Britain. She has written numerous poems\, stories\, artic les\, and books. Her children&rsquo\;s novel\, \;The House At 12 R ose Street\, \;was adapted for a TV special and nominated for an Emmy. Her education books include such titles as \;Teaching in the Key of Life\, Teaching By Heart\, Celebrating Young Chi ldren and Their Teachers\, Creative Experiences For Young Childre n\, Teaching Language Arts Creatively\, \;and \; Still Teaching In The Key of Life. \;She writes a regular column for \;Columbus Parent Magazine. One of Mimi&rsquo\;s favorite quotes i s &ldquo\;nothing without joy&rdquo\; (Reggio Emilia).
\nFre d Andrle&rsquo\;s current book is Rocking in the Cradle of th e Moment a collection of haiku\, senryu\, and short poems (XOXOX Pres s\, Gambier\, Ohio\, 2019). His previous books include \;Love Life and What Counts \;(XOXOX). A selection of Fred&rsquo\;s poetry is available at fredandrle.com. Fred was Executive Producer and Ho st of &ldquo\;Open Line\,&rdquo\; a daily public affairs talk show on WOSU . He retired in May\, 2009\, after 20 years hosting the program. \;Fre d is co-director of Hospital Poets\, an organization that sponsors poetry presentations at OSU&rsquo\;s Wexner Medical Center and other hospitals.\n
Jerry Roscoe \;is the author of three collections of poetry: Mirror Lake\, \;The Unexamined Life\, \;and \;Solving for X. \;Jerry \;Roscoe \;ha s won an Ohioana Book Award\, two Individual Artist Fellowships from the O hio Arts Council and has had his poems read \;by Garrison Keillor on " The Writer's Almanac." For ten years he was poetry reviewer for The Columb us Dispatch.
\nRose Smith's work has appeared in