Poetry and Motion: Performances by Inertia Dance Company, Poetry by Michael Burns
When and Where: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Carrington Hall Theater on the Missouri State University campus
What: Choreography by members of Inertia Dance Company (dir. Darryl Clark), including Madalyn Foley and Spencer T. Ernst; poetry readings by Clark Closser, Marcus Cafagña, Lee Busby, and Chaz Miller
Why: Celebrating April as National Poetry Month and Jazz Appreciation Month; remembering Michael Burns’s life and art
Who May Come: “Poetry and Motion” is free and open to the public; friends and former students of Michael Burns are warmly invited (for further information, email JBaumlin@MissouriState.edu)
Remembering Michael Burns: A Reading from Night of the Grizzly
When and where: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, in Springfield’s Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 3055 South Glenstone Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
What: Reminiscences and readings by Missouri State English faculty Clark Closser, Marcus Cafagña, Jane Hoogestraat, and Sara Burge; music by Julie Henigan
Why: Remembering Michael Burns’ life and art; celebrating National Poetry Month; with Bookfair benefitting the Springfield-Greene County Library District; please use the voucher below or use the Bookfair ID number online.
