Upcoming Readings, Classes, and Events
Donna
Isaac will read live!
Sunday, May 2, 6:00 p.m. CST
presented by Minneapolis
Television Network
(Online with Facebook Live and free
to the public.)
Hosted by Ronald Palmer with other readers:
Clarence White, Cheryl Wilke, and Dave
Rannow.
Donna Isaac will read in the 2021
Arts Consortium of Carver County's celebration
of National Poetry Month
April 21 at 6:30 pm
Please RSVP by April 18, 2021 to poems@artsofcarvercounty.org
Please join Donna Isaac (host) in
her Literary Lights reading series on
March 7, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Central Time
The reading will celebrate Women Poets and
Women's History Month with writers: Marge
Barrett, Shirley Smith Franklin, Ethna
McKiernan, Terri Ford, and Wendy Brown-Baez.
Register at Next
Chapter Booksellers
Donna's poem "End of November"
will be featured on "Sunday Morning Lyricality,"
a
venue that highlights Minnesota editors and
poets.
March
21st, 2021
Poet Beth Spencer selected this poem to
present. Archives of other poets' work can also
be found at this link.
Literary Lights will host a Zoom reading
Feb. 7, 2021
2:00-3:00 p.m.
honoring Frederick Douglass with writers
Shannon Gibney, IBé Kaba, Chasity Gunn, Banji
Lawal, and Raymond Camper,
sponsored by Next Chapter Booksellers.
Go to Next
Chapter website for upcoming link.
Donna will be reading
for the Bridges' Reading Series (Next Chapter
Booksellers) featuring hosts from other readings
Sept. 17th, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
She will read last for this virtual event! https://www.
It's a fantastic line-up of poets.
Literary
Lights hosted by Donna will present a Zoom Reading
October 4th, 2:00-3:00, 2020
Featuring the online anthology A
Moment of Silence
A Moment of Silence offers unabashed accounts
by Black artists in Minnesota facing the George Floyd
uprising and COVID-19.
The anthology shines a light on a rich Minnesota
literary community of leaders, activists, politicians,
mothers, scholars, youth, and elders who speak truth
and resilience at a time when it is needed most.
Featured readers are Abdifatah Farah, Joe Davis,
ShaVunda Brown, and Wisdom Young. To register go to nextchapterbooksellers.com
and click on the Literary Lights' event on the Oct.
calendar or use this link:
https://www.
Cracked Walnut Literary
Workshop, open to anyone interested in having a poem
critiqued, will meet at the
East Side Freedom Library
1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul, MN
Saturday, September 12, 10:00 am-12:00 pm.
We will meet outside (weather permitting) to social
distance. Please bring blanket or chair. Masks
required if we need to meet inside. Bring at least six
copies of an original poem to share. Donations welcome
for the ESFL. Host: Donna Isaac
If you are coming, rsvp to donna@donnaisaacpoet.com
This might be our last outdoor workshop 2020, which
has been very fun and successful. Please join us.
If you are coming, rsvp to donna@donnaisaacpoet.com if possible.
Dates: Second Saturdays, March-June 2020
East Side Freedom Library
1105 Greenbrier St., St. Paul, MN
Bird's Nest Poetry Reading
The Eggroll Queen Cafe
1579 Hamline Avenue, Falcon Heights, MN
Sunday, 2/23 6:00-7:30
Poets are welcome to sign up for an open mic at 5:30.
March 1st, 2020
Next Chapter Booksellers
Saint
Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minnesota has
established a yearly Donna
Isaac Creative Writing Award offered to the
senior who best shows talent and interest in this fine
art. This award is meant to honor Donna Isaac, English and
writing teacher for 40 years. 
The
2016 winner was senior Jack Cordero
The
2017 winner was senior Daniel Riehm
The 2018 winner was senior Jacob Weinstein
The 2019 winner was senior Sam Cunnif
The 2020 winner was senior Cason Willman