The Heartland Review

Morrison Gallery Poetry Series

The Poetry Series takes place the third Thursday of every month, September through April in the Morrison Gallery, James Owens Administration Building, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The readings begin at 7:00 pm. Sometimes a guest poet may be invited to read. Past featured readers have included Frederick Smock, Leatha Kendrick, Kathleen Driskoll, Frank X. Walker, and others. Winners and runners-up of the annual Poetry Contest are asked to be featured readers at the April Poetry Series reading. If there is no featured reader the entire evening will be given over to an open mic. Anyone may participate in the open mic. The event is open and free to the public

Scheduled Readings

April 30 - National Poetry Month Celebration. Featured readers include former Kentucky poet laureate Richard Taylor and the winner and runner-ups of the Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize

Cover design for the Spring 2003 issue by Chuck Spataro