Friday, June 20, 2025, 10am-9pm
Poetry Festival at the Annex
Grand Rapids Poetry… is LIT!
By poets, for poets
Grand River Poetry Press
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SMALL GESTURES
Poetry by Melissa Wray
Her poems present the wracked minutiae of raw observations moving through our streets and institutions.
—Jim Cohn
The work is fearless, illuminating even in darkness, a worthy addition to the traditions of using ‘no word that doesn’t contribute to the presentation’ while addressing themes that matter in human experience.
— David Cope
A beautifully written letter to the world that says: 'I SEE YOU'.
—Talia Helderop