Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St.
sonnetcontest.org

The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest invites you to celebrate the opening of this year’s contest and National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 18. Live music by flute and piano duo Heidi Bryant and Meredith Mihm will accompany social time starting at 6:30 pm. At 7:00 pm, former Winona Poet Laureate Jim Armstrong will share his life-long fascination with the sonnet form. He will present a brief introduction to the modern sonnet and show how it can be used as an aid to invention and discovery. Armstrong will give examples from his own work, including some sonnets from his new book (coming in June). This event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served. Learn more.