Join us for an evening of poetry that honors our wonderful city!

We'll begin with a selection of poems from a new poetry chapbook, Sheboygan Occasions, by Sheboygan City Poet Laureate, Lisa Vihos. Poems will be read by Vihos and other community members.

Then local Poets will share pieces that they have written about Sheboygan!

• Participants Reading Lisa’s Poems:

  • Mayor Ryan Sorenson

  • Ann Brusky

  • Patrice Suplicki

  • Ann Berchem

  • Lola D’Acquisto

  • Deb Sabol Williams

  • Colleen Machut

  • Kurt Jensen

  • Randy Stache

• Poets sharing original works:

  • Georgia Ressmeyer

  • Heather Hanlon

  • Marilyn Zelke Windau

  • Kelsey Lueptow

  • Jean Tobin

  • Mary Koczan

  • Madeleine Wattenberg

Lisa will be available to sign books (available for purchased) at the end of the event. 

Lisa Vihos is a poet and novelist who has worn many hats: daughter, mother, arts educator, grants manager, and the first poet laureate of Sheboygan from 2020 to 2025. She looks forward to new adventures in story and song in the time to come.