Salem Poetry Project featuring Robert Nordstrom

Robert Nordstrom has published poetry in numerous regional and national publications. Several poems have garnered awards from the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets and the Oregon Poetry Association. His 2016 collection, The Sacred Monotony of Breath, received honorable mention from the Council for Wisconsin Writers. His third collection, Ring Along the River, was published in 2026.

The Salem Poetry Project continues at the Bush Barn Annex, 600 Mission St SE, Salem. Parking for the Bush Barn and Bush House is located off of High Street and the Annex entrance is just to the left of the main entrance. Each week will present a featured reader followed by the Infamous Open Mic: 3 poems or five minutes whichever is first. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. For more information contact Marc Janssen at [email protected].