Poetry in Public Reading Featuring Iowa’s Student Poet Ambassador, Daniel Umemezie
October 12 @ 12:30 pm
Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Hear from some of the 2025 Selected Poets. This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
Featuring special guest, Daniel Somotochukwu Umemezie, the 2025–26 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador.
Participating Poets:
Philip Beck | Dan Campion | Melanie Hester | Jennifer Horn-Frasier | Jessica Moore | Anna Moyers Stone | Charlotte Pearl | Mazzy Sleep | Rich Sokoli | Anjali Strand
If your poem was selected for Poetry in Public 2025 and you’d like to read it at the event, please email us at info@iowacityofliterature.org
