Remembering Daniel Thompson: People's Poet

This gathering took place on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Lakewood Public Library.

The late Daniel Thompson was more than just the Poet Laureate of Cuyahoga County. He was a man of the street whose penetrating verse often spoke for, about and to the forgotten people of Northeast Ohio. With wry humor and generous humanity, he gave a voice to the voiceless and stoked the fires of cooling compassion.

Former Director Kenneth Warren returns to the Library to moderate an evening of remembrance and celebrate the publication of Bottom Dog Press's The Big Book of Daniel, a new volume of Thompson'scollected works, edited by Maj Ragain. Poets, scholars and friends will take the stage to read selections from the book, to share their own works inspired by Thompson and to discuss his impact on their lives. Guests will include Mary Weems, Larry Smith, Ben Gulyas, Barabara Klonowski, Katie Daley, Maj Ragain, Suzanne Degaetano, Jim Lang, Bill Kennedy, Bree Zlee, R.A. Washington, Steven B. Smith and more.

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• Laureate
• Daniel
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• Lakewood
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