Copper Chimney Lounge Poetry Series: Hollie Hardy and Jo Marie Gram

The Lansing Poetry Club will kick off its fall Copper Chimney Lounge Poetry Series with readings by poets Hollie Hardy and Jo Marie Gram 4 p.m. Sunday (Sept 8) at University United Methodist Church in East Lansing. 

Hardy, an Ann Arbor native based in Austin, Texas, will celebrate the release of her latest work, “Lions Like Us,” a collection of poems ruminating on the sacrifices one makes for love.  

Hardy’s 2014 release, “How to Take a Bullet and Other Survival Poems,” was the winner of the annual Poetry Center Book Award at San Francisco State University. She’s the founder of Praxis Poetry, a subscription service offering writing prompts, sample poems and mini-lessons for poets, and she hosts the long-running monthly reading series Saturday Night Special: A Virtual Open Mic. 

Gram, a Lansing-area poet, former educator at Western Michigan University and longtime supporter of local arts, will open the event. An open mic will follow the readings. For more information, visit facebook.com/LansingPoetryClub.