We are writers who host cozy poetry readings in our home.
Every few months we gather to listen to poetry, enjoy drinks and snacks, and chat about writing and poems.
Our Readers
We welcome readers from around the Grand Rapids area – and beyond. Want to read in our series? We’d love to hear from you.
January 24, 2025: BYFP Poetry Reading!
Yellow Chair Poetry returns to our living room on Saturday, January 24, featuring our third BYFP (Bring Your Favorite Poem) night. Bring a poem (or two) with you to read aloud to the group. We encourage you to bring a poem that sustains you through tough times, whether it expresses joy, solidarity, anger, rage, humor,…
September 12, 2025, Reading: Susanna Childress and Marci Rae Johnson
In March of 2020, we had an exciting reading scheduled with two Michigan writers. Then COVID hit. Now, more than 5 years later, we are excited to finally announce that we’ve rescheduled the visit of Holland poet and essayist Susanna Childress and New Buffalo poet Marci Rae Johnson to our living room. At last! We’re…
March 7, 2025: BYFP Poetry Reading!
Yellow Chair Poetry returns to our living room on Friday, March 7, featuring our second BYFP (Bring Your Favorite Poem) night. Bring a poem (or two) with you to read aloud to the group. We encourage you to bring a poem that sustains you through tough times, whether it expresses joy, solidarity, anger, rage, humor,…
Yellow Chair Poetry
We gather on the fourth Friday of the month. Bring your love of poetry and a drink or snack to share. For location and upcoming event details, please contact us.
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