Join artist, poet, teacher, and sculptor Bonnie Maurer for an evening of poetry that dives into the depths of memory, traditions, and forgiveness. Her collection, The Poem Stands on Its Head by the Window gives an indelible portrait of a family’s larger than life members, their loves, losses, and experiences? from the uncle who sold wrecked cars and died in a car wreck to haunting tales of Holocaust survivors. Come enjoy the collection that cemented Bonnie as one of Indiana’s best working poets.

Maurer holds an MFA in Poetry from Indiana University. She was a finalist for the Poet Laureate of Indiana in 2020. Her poems have been featured in a variety of publications from The New York Times to the local Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library anthology, So It Goes, to the 6th floor ceiling of St. Vincent Hospital. Maurer has conducted creative writing/healing workshops for numerous community populations: the homeless in recovery, the HIV+/AIDS affected/infected, for cancer patients, seniors, veterans, and for grades 1-12. She recently retired from the Indianapolis Business Journal after 28 years. She works as an Ai Chi instructor at the JCC and has been a JCC member for her entire life.