Last Sunday Poetry Reading & Open Mic

Presented by the Writers Guild at Bloomington.

With guest poets Eric Rensberger and Colleen Wells

Followed by an Open Mic.

Sponsored in part by the Indiana Arts Commission

and the Bloomington Arts Commission

Free parking in the back.

Eric Rensberger is originally from Elkhart County in northern Indiana, but he has lived in southern Indiana, mainly in Bloomington, since 1974.  His work has been published in numerous journals and anthologies.  His

chapbooks include, amongst other titles, Letters, Standing Where Something Did, and Blank of Blanks, and he has indulged in more fugitive forms of publication such as posting poems anonymously on public kiosks, street

lamp poles, and bulletin boards in restaurants.  He is a convinced and persistent self-publisher. His collected works can be found at the website www.ericrensbergerpoetry.net, which is home to his major

work, the ongoing chronological series Account of My Days, at present consisting of more than 1,000 poems.

Colleen Wells believes writing can be a wonderful tool for healing, experiencing joy, and connecting people together to share their lives’ stories. 

Her work has appeared in Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul, Gyroscope Review, The Potomac Review, The RavensPerch, The Voices Project,

and Veils, Halos and Shackles – International Poetry on the Oppression and Empowerment of Women among other publications.

Wells is a runner-up recipient of the Robert Frost Poetry Award in 2020. Her memoir, Dinner with Doppelgangers – A True Story of Madness and Recovery was released in 2015.

Her book, Animal Magnetism will be published in 2022.

The Writers Guild at Bloomington is committed to fostering diversity, and welcomes members regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and ability.