The Detroit Writers’ Guild, The St. Clair Shores Tax Increment Finance Authority, St. Clair Shores Cultural Committee, Poets & Writers, Inc. & The St. Clair Shores Public Library PRESENT The 3rd Annual St. Clair Shores Literary Walk by the Lake 26 June 2021, Noon to 3:00pm Blossom Heath Park LIVE & On www.facebook.com/mlliebler Hosted by M. L. Liebler & Jenifer DeBellis Behind Blossom Heath Jefferson Between 10 & 9 Mile Roads RAIN OR SHINE [have pavilion if needed] Plenty of Free Parking NOON BLACK HAT with Caroline Maun & Frankie The K Denise Sedman, Westland Poet K. Michelle Moran, St. Clair Shores Poet Jenifer DeBellis, Metro Detroit Poet & Writer 1:00pm Writer L. Bush, Harrison Township Poet & Writer David Hardin, SCS Workshop Poet & Royal Oak Writer Diane DeCillis, Award Winning Metro Detroit Poet 2:00pm Music with Ted Nagy, St. Clair Shores Singer/Songwriter Linda Nemec Foster, Acclaimed Grand Rapids Poet Stephen Mack Jones, Award Winning Best Selling Detroit Novelist 3:00pm Special Tribute for Mary Ann WehlWehler poetry readings by Linda K Sienkiewicz, Bethany Schryburt, Diane DeCillis, M. L. Liebler & Others BIOS Black Hat is a band founded by Wayne State University professors Frankie the K (Frank Koscielski, now retired) and Caroline Maun in 2008 and centered in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. They recently released their third album, We Think We Have Time. Lead vocalist and keyboard player Frankie the K originally played guitar and keyboards for Badge, among many other bands and in addition to Black Hat he has led the rock/blues-inspired group big SHORTY and the eclectic Dr. Bop! He studies jazz piano with Detroit Music Award winner Scott Gwinnell. Vocalist Caroline Maun is a writer and poet with numerous publications. Detroit poet/author/activist, Writer L. Bush was first professionally published in 1998, winning the Barrett Award® for his seminal work, “The God’s Eye Spider”. His essay as an ally of the gay community was published in Tonja Bagwell’s anthology: Step Into My Shoes: Expressions From The LGBTQ Community (2011). His professional portfolio includes working as a freelance reporter and op‐ed columnist for several newspapers, both domestically and in South Africa. His novels KILL SWITCH (2007) and SHADOWS IN THE SUNLIGHT (2008) are featured in the Wayne State University African American Literature Special Collection. His last novel, HANNA VALENTINE (2013), led to his selection as one of Detroit’s Top Authors (2013) by both CBS NEWS—and the Harrison Township Advisor (2015).In 2018, his poetry was published in CALL & RESPONSE 2, by Grosse Pointe Congregational Church. In 2019 his poetry was published in RESPECT: The Poetry Of Detroit Music, by Michigan State University Press. Writer is completing two pending poetry collections that focus on the African American and biracial experience in contemporary America. Additionally, Writer emcees and participates in several open mic events. He also lends his talent to social causes such as Water Is A Human Right, and The Michigan Welfare Rights Organization. Teaching writer and assault trauma advocate Jenifer DeBellis, M.F.A., is author of Blood Sisters (Main Street Rag, 2018) and founding director of aRIFT+ Warrior Project. Her second book, Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free from Your Assault (Library Tales Publishing), releases in 2022. In addition to publishing and promoting her poetry and prose, she edits Pink Panther Magazine and directs the Detroit Writers’ Guild. Her writing has been nominated for a 2018 Pushcart Prize and appears in AWP's Festival Writer, CALYX, the Good Men Project, Literary Orphans, Solstice, and other fine journals. A former Meadow Brook Writing Project fellow, JDB facilitates workshops for Oakland University’s MBWP Writing Camps as well as teaches for Saginaw Valley State University and Macomb Community College. After closing her award-winning gallery of thirty-three years, Detroit native Diane DeCillis found herself knee-deep in her second career as an author. Before she could blink, her premier poetry collection, Strings Attached, was named a 2015 Michigan Notable Book. It is also the winner of the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Poetry, as well as a finalist for the Indie Fab Award for Poetry. Even the cover design for Strings Attached has been recognized as one of the very best at the 2015 Association of American University Presses (AAUP) Book, Jacket and Journal Show. Her most recent poetry collection, When the Heart Needs a Stunt Double, was published by Wayne State Literary Press. Linda Nemec Foster received her MFA in creative writing from Goddard College in Vermont. She is the author of eight collections of poetry including Living in the Fire Nest, Amber Necklace from Gdansk, and Listen to the Landscape. David Hardin is the author of the memoir, Standpipe, Delivering Water In Flint (January 2021, Belt Publishing), and the poetry collection, Dreaming Bob Wills (2019, Silverbow Press). His work has been published in print and online literary journals including The Dunes Review, Michigan Quarterly Review online, The Madison Review, Carolina Quarterly and others. Standpipe, Delivering Water In Flint has been reviewed in the Washington Post, the National Book Review, Kirkus, LitHub, and was featured on Michigan Public Radio’s “Stateside” program. A retired educator, Dave works as a freelance editor and maintains a studio art practice. Stephen Mack Jones is a published poet, an award-winning playwright, and a recipient of the prestigious Kresge Arts in Detroit Literary Fellowship. His August Snow trilogy is an award winning series of Detroit Detective novels, and it is currently in film production. K. Michelle Moran is an award-winning journalist, poet and fiction writer who was born in Detroit and grew up in St. Clair Shores. A graduate of Wayne State University, she holds bachelor’s degrees in Communication and Political Science, and a master’s degree in Communication. Her work was recently featured in the anthology, “RESPECT: The Poetry of Detroit Music” (Michigan State University Press). Denise Sedman is an award-winning author of poetry and short stories who has been a featured reader at several public readings. She published her poetry collection, Unbreakable River, several years ago. A graduate of Oakland, she worked in various management positions for 37 years in the Marketing Communications field. She also serves on the Board of the Poetry Society of Michigan.