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Highland Park Poetry welcomes Jessica L. Walsh, author of Blowdown, and Jennifer Dotson, author of The Figs Are Ripe and We Have Stories, as our featured poets on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 4PM. Open-mic follows.Jessica L. Walsh is the author of Blowdown (Small Harbor, 2026), Book of Gods and Grudges (Glass Lyre, 2022), The List of Last Tries (Sable, 2019) and How to Break My Neck (ELJ, 2016). Her work has appeared on the Best American Poetry Blog and journals like RHINO, Painted Bride Quarterly, Crab Creek Review, and more. Originally from small-town Michigan, she teaches at Harper College.
Jennifer Dotson is the author of The Figs Are Ripe and We Have Stories (Starboard Press, 2026), Late Night Talk Show Fantasy & Other Poems (Kelsay Books, 2020), and Clever Gretel (Chicago Poetry Press, 2013). Jennifer is the founder of Highland Park Poetry.
Open-mic follows features. Come a few minutes early to sign up for the line-up. Poets may bring up to three short poems to share; however, Highland Park Poetry reserves the right to limit that number so that all participants have a chance to read.
The event takes place at Secret World Books, 1774 Second Street. There is free parking for up to three hours in the Port Clinton Underground Garage (entrance on Laurel Avenue, between First and Second Street).
There is no cover fee; however, we hope that you will support the authors and buy a book as well as support local Highland Park businesses that support us and poetry.
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Secret World Books, 1774 2nd St,Highland Park, Illinois, United States
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