Poet Laureate Farewell Reading

Join Heights Arts for Kathleen Cerveny’s farewell reading as the City of Cleveland Heights Sixth Poet Laureate. Accompanying her will be Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Kathleen’s mentor from the University of Southern Maine, Stonecoast Creative Writing Program. Kathleen served as the Poet Laureate of Cleveland Heights from 2013 to April, 2015. During her tenure, she created a number of memorable creative writing programs for the Heights community, including “Poetweet” and “Ekphrastacy,” which is ongoing through Heights Arts. Cleveland Heights was the first city in the state of Ohio to establish the post of Poet Laureate.