Diane Baum
Keeping a poetry community connected takes care and attention. Diane Baum brings both to the emails she shares about poetry around Grand Rapids.
Her newsletters give readers a way to find open mics, workshops, critique groups, book clubs, and readings across the city. An open mic at Backwards Compatible, a gathering at Bates Place, or a poetry book club at Cellar Bird Books can all find a place alongside news from GRPC. Together, those listings show how much poetry is happening here and how many people are making it happen.
Diane also shares additions, changed details, and cancellations as news comes in. She invites others to send along events they know about, helping make the newsletter a community effort. Behind each update is the practical work of gathering information and passing it along so people can show up.
At Grand River Poetry Collective, we’re grateful for the attention Diane gives to the wider poetry community. She helps people discover opportunities beyond the events they already know, whether they want to share a poem, develop their writing, or simply come and listen.
We want to help more people receive her updates. Use the form below to request a place on Diane’s email list. We’ll pass your email address along to Diane so she can add you.
Thank you, Diane, for the care you put into helping our poetry community find one another.
