This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Arts & Entertainment

Viewfinder: Lido Summer Poetry and Fiction Series

The Springfed Arts poetry and fiction series kicked off Monday at Lido Gallery & Gifts.

Brittney Popa, Neighbor
|
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/3075c65a0e0e6c9852d0fcb87804c789.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/fb3888c633040c16a0afe87a52fc126b.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/9a396d660c97e06317dd895b158c3fe2.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/bc4a6f20b313649003b46db74575f25.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/85a578c8974174a06e764dc05009be7f.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/ee1ca61d0ba6f6b222eb9214170845f.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/727e31438e2228ce4aeb4b3c794ee4fc.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/3876e3115012ea768facc24446c18173.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/c8f6946b2c0313a752064d460f4fb814.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/7104da1542bf54bee4a30daf387657e1.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/84ea6f1686a654e0e8e90834dbb94825.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/b6d936a73bb9e995a8c2f2a8756abdbb.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/8b4a41ed33e57dc23311936911b7cc93.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/85570424d5ed3783a6aa2520161a7e80.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/2df47415f8342f8b506471dd9b0cdd19.jpg
https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/77259/2011/07/raw/4e2a0712903e692074b5c2e492a098b0.jpg

The kicked off on July 11, bringing together a large group of of area poetry writers and fans.

Springfed Arts sponsored the event at Lido Gallery & Gifts. During the Monday night premiere event, Terry Blackhawk, Edward Haworth Hoeppner and Karin Hoffecker took the stage, following Springfed Arts Director John Lamb's introductions. Poets read powerful poems about summer, loved ones, war, nature and more.

The series continues at 7 p.m. every Monday through Aug. 8, with a new lineup of poets every night. For more information visit www.everythingart.com/events.asp. 

Find out what's happening in Birminghamwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

More from Birmingham