Thank You, Dear Earth By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate On Thursday April 25th poet laureate Lisa Vihos spent the entire day sharing poetry and writing poems with students from kindergarten to 5th grade at Wilson Elementary School in celebration of Earth Week. This poem for May is a group poem written by the 2nd graders, based […]
Poet Laureate – Poem for January
Prayer for the New Year By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate The year is new and we are here ready to lift all we hold dear The old year gone and here we are time to let go and journey far Whatever new road we aim to start may peace prevail in every heart
Poet Laureate – Poem for November
Eight Haiku for Autumn By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate Sun lights up the lake, we walk through endless colors. The dogs jump for joy. My feet cut a path through the weave of gold and brown. The carpet whispers. The world is singing: wind soprano, geese alto sky tenor, leaves bass Childhood memories, […]
Poet Laureate – Poem for October
To Those Who Have Known Me By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate Like all things small, I felt kinship with that pig, that terrific and radiant pig. My web became a sparkling signpost of ephemeral messages in morning sun. Aiming to awaken and bedazzle the farmer, I wove melodious words that could not go […]
Poet Laureate – Poem for September 2023
The Song of the Old Tower By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate The wind whistles through vacant windows and a verdant vine climbs the old tower. Two hawks glide across the blue dance floor of the sky, sailing high to the tune the tower makes. The birds know there are seeds clustered in the […]
Poet Laureate – Poem for August 2023
Dollar Value By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate Do you remember afternoons dumping out the can of coins and counting them with Dad? Ten pennies made a tower, a wall of ten, a dollar. He did nickels, dimes, and quarters. I was the princess of pennies. After hours of counting, came the delicate task […]
Poet Laureate – Poem for July 2023
Welcome, Sister! a poem to welcome the delegates from Sheboygan’s sister city, Esslingen, Germany July 2023 Step up, step in! Sheboygan awaits you. Lakefront and City Green, storefront and factory art, music, commerce, cuisine. The place where the waters meet, the traditional homelands of the Ho-Chunk, Potawatomi, Menominee, Oneida, and Ojibwe. Join us to acknowledge […]
Poet Laureate – Poem for June 2023
My Place is You By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate As long as where I go, I go with you, In days of sun, nights of snow. As long as where I go, you’re there too. I know each sight, each sound rings true, as long as where I go, I go with you.
National Public Works Week
Public Works Departments nationwide are joining forces to commemorate the 63rd Annual National Public Works Week, taking place from May 21 to May 27, 2023. The chosen theme for this year’s event, “Connecting the World Through Public Works,” aims to acknowledge the universal significance of public works in bridging communities across the globe. Regardless of […]
Memorial Day Celebration 2023
Sheboygan’s Memorial Day celebration is a collaboration between the City of Sheboygan, Launch: Lakeland University Student-Run Businesses, and the Sheboygan County Veterans Service Office. Kohler Credit Union is sponsoring the parade. It is set for Monday, May 29, 2023, in downtown Sheboygan starting at 9:00 am. A ceremony to honor United States veterans and active-duty personnel […]