Poetry on the Lawn

Grab a chair, something to eat, a beverage and meet up with us. Enjoy an evening of poetry on the lawn June 12 at 7:00 pm. The event will be at

Our Saviors Lutheran

1770 Baxter Rd SE

Salem OR 97306.

Featured readers this night are:

John Van Dreal earned his formal education in Fine Arts and educational psychology, maintaining careers in both fields and writing in his spare time. He uses his creative vision and accessible writing style to explore both the darker and quirkier sides of human behavior. His work has appeared in the Willawaw Journal, Black Mountain Press, Oberon Poetry Magazine and The Bookends Review, among others, and was most recently chosen the 2022 runner-up for the Prime Number Magazine Award for Poetry. His poetry book, Sand to Glass, was published and released by Cherry Grove Collection in late 2022.

Caroline Holm is an artist, author, mother, poet, and recent graduate of Innertrek, where she studied to become one of Oregon’s first state-licensed psilocybin facilitators in support of grief work and nature connection. Her debut collection of nature poetry and illustrations, “Woodland,” was published in February 2022 and she is currently working on her second book of poetry, prose, and vivid nature paintings. For more from Caroline, visit carolineholmpoetry.com

Meg Judge draws inspiration from her inner and outer lives, using her writing to unpack the deep truths of her past, present and future through a lens of self-compassion and love. Her hope is that in sending her work into the world, it will resonate with the hearts of kindred souls, foster awareness and perpetuate beauty.