Poet Laureate 4: Class Visits

I had the pleasure today of visiting Professor Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure's class at the University of Northern Iowa to discuss my poetry with the students. This is one of my favorite duties as Iowa Poet Laureate: to visit with classes at colleges and schools. Here are class visits I've made so far. 17 May 2024 Poetry Writing Professor Kim Groninga Wartburg College Waverly, Iowa   19 September 2024 Critical Writing About Literature Professor Jim O'Loughlin University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa   30 September 2024 Craft of Poetry Professor Jeremy Schraffenberger University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa   5 February 2025 Freshman High School Class (Zoom) Ms. Erin McLaughlin Bedford Secondary School Bedford, Iowa   3 April 2025 7th Grade Ms. Kristin Johnson Humboldt Middle School Humboldt, Iowa   4 April 2025 4th Grade Ms. Tanja Jensen Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School Clarion, Iowa   6 May 2025 Multicultural Literature Professor Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa   I have some photos from my visit with Professor Schraffenberger's class. It happened the day before Halloween, so I went in costume: as Han Solo from Star Wars. The class was held in the University of Northern Iowa's Communication Studies black box theater. I knew some of the students who had been in my classes the previous semester just before I retired. (Click on the images if you'd like to see them larger.) I hope to be invited by more teachers and professors to visit with their classes. Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. Thanks! Ingat, everyone.  ヅ