July 9, 2023 @ 6PM
Uncloistered Poetry Virtual, Feature
Link Forthcoming
March 11, 2023 @ 4PM
Uncloistered Poetry, Feature
The Attic
17th & Adams, Toledo, OH 43604
February 27, 2023 @ 7pm
Open Mic – Reader
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
February 23, 2023 @ 5pm
Poetry Out Loud Regional Semi-Finals – Guest Poet
Marathon Center for the Performing Arts
200 W. Main Cross, Findlay, OH 45840
February 18, 2023 @ 7PM
Love Scene Edition, Feature
705 Reynolds Rd, Toledo, OH 43615
January 31, 2023 @ 7-8PM
Of Rust and Glass, Release and Reading
Virtual Launch Event, Issue 11: “Scars”
https://us06web.zoom.us/…/tZcqf…
December 26, 2022 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
November 17, 2022 @ 7PM, Reading
“Spoken & Heard” Virtual Series
Hosted by Kari Gunter Seymour, Ohio Poet Laureate
Tune in: https://us06web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_E9BBd9
November 16, 2022 @ 6PM, Reading
Graduation Ceremony
Ternion Training and Education Center
5212 Hill Ave, Toledo, OH 43615
November 2, 2022 @ 7PM, Featured Reader
Love Jones Redux Poetry Night
dLucille’s Jazz Lounge @ TolHouse
1447 N Summit St, Toledo, OH 43604
September 26, 2022 @ 7PM, Virtual Reading
100 Thousand Poets for Change
Sponsored by Ohio Poetry Association (OPA)
Watch live via OPA Facebook page
https://fb.me/e/2OsZ5vQRw
September 17, 2022 @ 7:00PM, Reading
Whitman on Walls
Promenade Park – Downtown
400 Water St., Toledo, OH 43604
September 11, 2022 @ 10:00-11:00PM, Reading
Parking Lot Party & Author’s Fair
Gathering Volumes Bookstore
196 E South Boundary St.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
September 9, 2022 @ 5-7PM, Reading
“I Am UToledo” Event
Centennial Mall
University of Toledo
2804 W. Bancroft Ave.
Toledo, OH 43606
August 4, 2022 @ 1-4PM, Reading
Ohio State Fair Poetry Showcase
Cox Fine Arts Building
Ohio EXPO Center
717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43211
June 30, 2022 @ 6PM, Reading
40 Poets-40 Years Celebration
YWCA
25 W Rayen Ave, Youngstown, OH 44503
June 9, 2022 @ 5-7PM, Reading
‘Dissecting the Meaning of Community’
Exhibition and Opening Reception
Owens Community College
Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery
7270 Biniker Rd, Perrysburg, OH 43551
June 3, 2022 @ 2-4PM/EST – Reading
Poets Against Racism – ‘Comes Home to Brun’
Virtual Event
May 23, 2022 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
March 28, 2022 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
May 21, 2022 @ 10AM
Lupus Awareness Luncheon
Springfield Township Hall
Toledo, OH 43538
March 8, 2022 @ 6:00PM
One of several featured Poets
The Switchboard
912 Monroe St.
Toledo, OH 43604
February 15, 2022 @ 4:00PM
Featured Poetry Presentation
City of Toledo – City Council
1 Government Center
Toledo, OH 43604
February 8, 2022 @ 11:00AM
One of several featured Poets
Black History Presentation
City of Toledo – County Commissioners
1 Government Center
Toledo, OH 43604
December 27, 2021 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
November 7, 2021 @ 1:00PM
Reading
“Death Never DIes” Anthology
Gathering Volumes Bookstore
196 E South Boundary St.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
October 25, 2021 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
October 23, 2021 @ 3:00PM
Book Signing
“Death Never Dies” Anthology
Blended Bookstore @ Franklin Park Mall
5001 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43623
October 16, 2021 @ 4:00PM
One of several featured readers
Poet’s in the Attic
Manos Greek Restaurant
17th & Adams
Toledo, OH 43604
October 9, 2021 @ 7:00PM EST
One of several featured readers
Anthology Release Reading
The Poetry Box Live
Virtual Event
August 8, 2021 @ 6:00PM
Open Mic
Uncloistered Poetry
Virtual Event
July 10, 2021 @ 6:00PM
One of several featured readers
“Black Lives,” Book Launch
@ The Trunk – Live Event on the Patio
3353 Franklin Ave.
Toledo, OH 43608
June 27, 2021 @ 3:00PM
One of several featured readers & discussion
“Death Never Dies” Book Launch
Virtual Event
Facebook.com
June 13, 2021 @ 6:00PM
Open Mic
Uncloistered Poetry
Virtual Event
June 1, 2021 @ 7:00PM
One of several Featured Readers
SpoFest Open Mic Poetry & Prose
Virtual Event
Facebook.com
April 26, 2021 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
April 11, 2021 @ 6:00PM
Open Mic
Uncloistered Poetry
Virtual Event
March 18, 2021 @ 7:30PM
One of several Guest Readers
Book Release Virtual Event
(for Jonie McIntire and Leonard Kress)
March 14, 2021 @ 6:00PM
Open Mic
Uncloistered Poetry
Virtual Event
February 24, 2021 @ 7:00PM
Guest Artist
Toledo School for the Arts
Virtual Event
February 22, 2021 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
January 25, 2021 @ 7:00PM
Open Mic
Ohio Poetry Association
Virtual Event
A Fundraiser for Naomi Inc.
Dopeless Hope Fiends is a chapbook with poems written by former residents of Naomi Inc., a non-profit treatment facility that provides shelter and beneficial services to women who seek recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
This women’s voices in this book were captured during a series of facilitated poetry workshops at various stages in their journey towards healing.
Proceeds from Dopeless Hope Fiends will benefit the organization’s mission. To purchase a $10 copy of the chapbook, please visit the organization’s Events page at Naomi Inc.
This book project was made possible through funding from the Toledo Arts Commission Accelerator Grant Program.
Sandra Rivers-Gill 