Poetry Readings at the National Lakeshore

Date: September 7, 2016

Visitors are welcomed to a free, nature poetry reading session at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Paul H. Douglas Center on Saturday, September 10 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the national lakeshore, please join Indiana Poet Laureate Shari Wagner and the Indiana Writers’ Consortium’s Stream Line Literary Reading Series for an evening of poetry.

The program which will include featured readings by Edward Byrne, Jennifer Hurley, Kirk Robinson, and Shari Wagner and an environmental poetry open mic along with a book signing is dedicated to Alice Gray or “Diana of the Dunes.” The reading is free and open to the public. Tips from the Consortium members will be shared on creating your own superlative poetry masterpiece. Free writing materials are furnished.

The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located in the western portion of the national lakeshore at 100 North Lake Street, about one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 in the Miller section of Gary. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, call 219-395-1821 or check the park’s website at www.nps.gov/indu.