In Holland, Michigan, arriving on a delayed flight
and whisked from the airport to the reading hosted by Hope College,
I found myself on stage in a renovated movie theater. Every seat
appeared to have been taken. A student jazz group was warming up
the crowd. I was overcome with paranoia; everyone would steal away
when the poet rose and approached the podium. I was wrong. It was
a memorable evening.
--Maxine
Kumin, "Audience," in The
Eye of the Poet
All Visiting Writers Series readings are free and open to the public.
Readings are held at the Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th Street, downtown Holland, unless otherwise noted.
Jazz begins at 6:30 p.m.; reading begins at 7:00 p.m.
