Poetry Saves Lives takes place this week

By Shelley Irwin

Published October 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM EDT

We talk to Christine Krieger and Neil Kaufman, local poet, about the October 15-17th event.

A Poetry Festival happens this week, Poetry Saves Lives, presented by the Grand River Poetry Collective. We talk to Christine Krieger and Neil Kaufman, local poet, about the October 15-17th event.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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