Join the authors of the poetry collection The Ship and the Storm for a free poetry collage party at Urban Arts Space on Saturday, September 20 from 2–4 PM. You’re invited to express yourself through both collage and poetry with workshop prompts from artist Emily Morgan (who created the book’s beautiful cover art!) and poets Diane Callahan and David Dixon. During the open mic portion, you’ll have the chance to share your creation and connect with other poets.
The party will include complimentary catering and free copies of The Ship and the Storm for all attendees!
This project was generously funded by the Artist Projects Grant from Greater Columbus Arts Council.
The Ship and the Storm is a conversation through poetry between two unique voices, exploring themes of nature and nostalgia, struggle and the self. Diane Callahan and David Dixon take readers from Ohio’s familiar landscapes to the battlefields of America’s War on Terror—and everywhere in between. Callahan brings her incisive wit to examinations of wanderlust and womanhood, while Dixon casts a veteran’s sincere-but-jaded eye toward violence and regret. The Ship and the Storm is a collection that rewards contemplation, with each revisit uncovering new threads of meaning and connection.
Diane Callahan is a writer and editor who also happens to work at an art gallery. On her YouTube channel, Quotidian Writer, she provides advice for aspiring authors. She serves as the managing editor for Story Garden Publishing and was the former fiction editor for Consequence, a literary magazine centered on the consequences of war.
Instagram, YouTube, and Bluesky: @quotidianwriter
David Dixon is a father, veteran, and writer whose poetry appears in hand picked poetry and Wrath-Bearing Tree. His short fiction has been featured in several anthologies, and his science fiction series, Black Sun, was published by Dark Brew Press.
Bluesky: @dixondaver
Emily Morgan (aka Lovely But Dead) is a Columbus, Ohio-based collage artist known for her intricate, surreal collages that blend natural motifs with precision craftwork. Emily lives with her partner, Alex, and their three cats. She is the founder of the Columbus Collage Collective and created the collage cover art for The Ship and the Storm.
Instagram: @lovelybutdead
Visiting Urban Arts Space
50 W. Town St., Ste. 130
Columbus, OH 43215
Located in the historic Lazarus Building in downtown Columbus.
Hours
Tuesday–Saturday | 11 a.m.–6 p.m., with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Admission to our exhibitions and programs is free!
View this map for parking garage options, with street parking on Rich, Front, and Wall Street, or go to our Accessibility page for bike or bus directions.
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