Speaker Series - A Conversation with Poet Laureates

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A Conversation with Poet Laureates

A Conversation with Jesse James Ziegler & Gailmarie Pahmeier

Jesse James Ziegler is currently serving as Poet Laureate for the City of Reno. His first collection of poetry FIVE (2019) was published and brought to life through their annual new Works Festival. His work has additionally been published by Nevada Humanities, The Mill Valley Literary Review, Strophes and Multnomah University Press. Gailmarie Pahmeier, now Emeritus faculty, taught creative writing at the University of Nevada, Reno. Widely published, in 2015 she was appointed Reno’s first Poet Laureate, in 2016 was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. In 2022, she was selected as a Laureate Fellow, Academy of American Poets. This free event is on Tuesday, April 15th at 12:30 PM in the Joshua Tree room at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive.  RSVP is not necessary. For more information call (775) 883-0703.

When: Tuesday, April 15th, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Where: Carson City Senior Center Joshua Tree (East End)