Susan Harris * 13 July

This Sunday, 13 July, at Lansing's Everybody Reads book store, Susan Harris debuts her poetry compilation The Substance of Things (Hoped For). The event begins at 2pm. If I wasn't in Belgium, I would be there!!

After finishing my starter read of TSoT(HF) in its entirety, I say

amazing,
beautiful,
sonorous,
and plaited perfectly.

I first heard Susan perform her words at the 2006 Women in the Arts Festival (East Lansing, Michigan). She moved me so much that I sought her out after the show. She was introduced by the Day Stage emcee as a 20-year performer at WITA. And in 2007, she hosted the word-art part of WITA's Day Stage.

Way to go, Susan! Enjoy the solo limelight for all your words this weekend.