Laureate Writers Series Presents Delta Eddy

Tuesday | March 7 | 7 pm
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St.

On Tuesday, March 7th at 7 pm, Delta Eddy will read from her poetry at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse as part of First Tuesday: The Laureate Writers Series. Eddy is the author of Sparks, a collection of poetry published by Tom Driscoll of Shipwreckt Books, a publishing company that recently moved to Winona. The reading will be followed by a short Q&A, a book signing, and an open mic. This event is free and open to the public.

Eddy is Professor Emerita at Winona State University, where she taught twentieth century literature, creative writing, and classics for many years. She published most of her work as Gary Eddy, transitioning to her natural state in 2017. Her work, written over 40 years, has appeared in distinguished journals such as The Georgia Review and Colorado Review.

Her first book was Waking Up Late, published in 1977, and she also has performed as poet and musician in venues across the U.S. She is married to the artist Kay Lind Eddy and they live in Ashland Township, Minnesota, where they raise cattle and Angora goats.

This First Tuesday Laureate Writers Series event is sponsored by the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest in partnership with the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. To learn more about the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest, please visit sonnetcontest.org or email entries@sonnetcontest.org. 

Photo: Delta Eddy (photo by Joy Davis Ripley).

River Arts Alliance serves as fiscal sponsor of the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest.