Galena LitFest Event at Mąą Pįį

Join JDCF and the Galena Public Library for Galena LitFest: The Work of Poetry with IL Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte in the historic Hess House at JDCF’s Mąą Pįį Preserve.

Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte (Turtle Mountain Band Anishinaabe) will present a night of poetry and conversation in partnership with the Galena Public Library and the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation.

This is a hybrid program. Mark Turcotte will present in-person at. Mąą Pįį in the historic Hess House. There is also the option to Zoom in and view the presentation virtually. The link for registration through Eventbrite is HERE:

Named in July 2025 as 6th Illinois Poet Laureate, Mark Turcotte is the author of several books, including The Feathered Heart and Exploding Chippewas. His work has appeared in many national and international literary journals and anthologies, including the new and first ever Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry. His poem, “Dear New Blood,” was recently featured on the poetry podcast, Poetry Unbound. He lives in Chicago, and since 2009, has been Senior Lecturer and Distinguished-Writer-In-Residence in the English Dept at DePaul University.