www.stephenrogerpowers.com Poet, writer, professor, Dolly fan. Latest poetry collection, Hail My Attention Kindly, published by Salmon Poetry in 2024.https://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lyn5uu6xk22xFrom Susan Firer’s 2007 book, Milwaukee Does Strange Things to People. You might recognize a name or two in this one. 😎 Celebration of Life today from 2:00-5:00 at North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee’s Lake Park.12 Sep 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyn5uu6xk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lykrifm2wc2dFrom Susan Firer’s 2002 book, The Laugh We Make When We Fall.11 Sep 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykrifm2wc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lyi7si3ebk2hFrom Susan Firer’s 1993 book, The Lives of the Saints and Everything.10 Sep 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyi7si3ebk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lyfktg3hx22iFrom Susan Firer's 1979 book, My Life with the Tsar and Other Poems.09 Sep 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfktg3hx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lyefbezuz22fA celebration of life is planned for Friday, September 12th, from 2:00-5:00 at North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee. https://www.feerickfuneralhome.com/obituary/susan-firer08 Sep 2025 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyefbezuz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lydc7d5vrk2oFrom Susan Firer’s 1992 book, The Underground Communion Rail.08 Sep 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydc7d5vrk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lyajk6g7u22ghttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/91758/he-is-trying-to-get-home-from-the-store07 Sep 2025 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyajk6g7u22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lt3alagsx222Ennistymon Book Town Festival events at the Salmon Bookshop & Literary Centre this weekend! @salmonpoetry.bsky.social03 Jul 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt3alagsx222https://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lsgg6b4zcc22Always good to be back at The Salmon Bookshop & Literary Centre. @salmonpoetry.bsky.social25 Jun 2025 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgg6b4zcc22https://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lq6gqnld4k2nMilwaukee! This coming Friday at 6:00 PM at UWM in the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center.27 May 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6gqnld4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3loqbrnpz522jMilwaukee! May 30th! A launch for an anthology set in the world of a new game by Anvil 8 Games. My story is about a strong-headed young man who loves his toy collection. His in-laws assert he is too old for toys, so they demand he sell them. Hilarity ensues! Magic! Come see us May 30th!09 May 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqbrnpz522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lohekwn4zk2uThere are 18 nominees in the Poetry Full-Length Book category for the Georgia Author of the Year awards, and Hail My Attention Kindly, my most recent book published last year by @salmonpoetry.bsky.social , is one of them! It's rubbing shoulders with some pretty cool books by some pretty cool poets.05 May 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohekwn4zk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3leeodso66k2pThe photograph by Michael Sergi that was used for the cover of Hail My Attention Kindly, my latest book that came out earlier this year from @salmonpoetry.bsky.social, can be seen until January 31st at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts as part of the Doors, Windows, and Reflections exhibit!28 Dec 2024 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3leeodso66k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3le2jqbuo622kA favorite roadside stop. Metropolis, IL.24 Dec 2024 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2jqbuo622khttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lc3pxpills2iCurrent fiction read. Completely losing myself in small-town novels lately.29 Nov 2024 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3pxpills2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lbfmq56wxk2gCurrent poetry re-read.20 Nov 2024 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfmq56wxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lb5pjf5qrc2sCurrent fiction read. No other writer helps me understand the pathos and absurdity of living in a small town better than Richard Russo. #novel #richardrusso #somebodysfool #northbathtrilogy #onmybookshelf #fiction #smalltownlife #grotesque17 Nov 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5pjf5qrc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dollyfan.bsky.social/post/3lb3lt2e2xk2oThanks to Eureka Literary Magazine for publishing my short shout out to Sheila Roberts (the South African writer, not the romance novelist). https://elm.eureka.edu/743/literarycommunity/sheila-roberts/ #newwriting #eurekaliterarymagazine #publication #nonfiction #sheilaroberts #milwaukeewriters #southafricanwriters16 Nov 2024 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:jfvphogt2yjtlbrcpet2elat/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3lt2e2xk2o