Two new books. Two distinctive voices. One Second Thursday book launch.
Join Grand River Poetry Collective and Grand River Poetry Press for a free evening of poetry with Lamont Arrington and GF Korreck at The Chapel at Fountain Street Church on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Event details
Admission: Free Location: The Chapel at Fountain Street Church
Schedule
Doors open at 5:00 p.m.; stay to mingle through 8:00 p.m.
Community open mic: 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Featured readings with Lamont Arrington and GF Korreck: 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Open mic
Bring a poem if you would like to read. The open-mic list opens in-person when doors open at 5:00 p.m.; there is no advance signup.
Two new books
Lamont Arrington — The My Heart Blues: Love and Blues Poems
Lamont Arrington’s blues-inflected collection moves through love, heartbreak, disability, family, and survival. Get The My Heart Blues.
GF Korreck — The Pope’s Astronomer
GF Korreck’s plainspoken, wry, and tender poems consider memory, family, grief, faith, politics, animals, and flashes of mercy. Get The Pope’s Astronomer.
