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SWANBERG, PEKARSKE, SMITH, HARRIS AT UNCHARTED BOOKS

Reader • Uncharted Books, Chicago • December 11th, 2018

With music from E. Smith and poetry from K.M. Harris and M. Swanberg

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. HEARD SPACE

Host • Var Gallery • December 13th, 2018

Featuring Heard Space with Guest Sets and an Open Mic

VAR 5th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION OPENING

Performer and Host • Var Gallery • November 30th, 2018

With F. La Force, M. Wilson, and K. Ellingston

SHORT SHOTS 7

Host • Var Gallery • November 15th, 2018

With With A. Rodriguez, A. Ho, A. Jeřábek, K. Cortez-Jones, K.M. Harris, M. Young, Z. B. Schorsch and co-host Z. Lifton

POETRY READING AT MOTHER FOOL'S

Reader • Mother Fool's, Madison • November 10th, 2018

With D. Austin, G. Zorko, C. Tadeyeske, and E. Smith

HOLLY DAY BOOK RELEASE THROWDOWN

Reader • Eat My Words, MPLS • November 3rd, 2018

With H. Day, M. Berriman, L. Brandenberg, G. Lundeen, and B. Beatty

POETRY NIGHT AT DRIFTLESS BOOKS + MUSIC

Reader • Driftless Books, Viroqua • October 27th, 2018

With K. Sexton, E. Smith, and Local Poets

PSYCHIC PRIVATES BOOK RELEASE

Reader • TWO • October 18th, 2018

With K. Vodicka, H. Neal, K.M Harris, C. Waterfield

ALMS FOR THE BORED BOOK RELEASE + CHEAP WINE POTLUCK

Reader • Woodland Pattern • October 12th, 2018

With poetry from Brenda Cardenas and Roberto Harrison and music from Cairns and Anthony Deutsch

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. LANE HALL

Host • Var Gallery • September 20th, 2018

Featuring Portia Cobb and Peter Murphy

POETRY IN THE PARK

Reader • Juneau Park • September 11th, 2018

With S. Pump/C. Austin/P. Enea, D. Southward, N. Szarka

SHORT SHOTS 6

Host • Var Gallery • August 16th, 2018

With A. Nyame Asentu, J. Knapp, J. Lohr, J. Luna, N. Gruber, S. Schwartz, SunShineRayPop

SAM GRIZZLE / ANNIE PEKARSKE AT POETS' MONDAY

Reader • Linneman's • July 23rd, 2018

STEVE HENN + FRIENDS

Host • Brewed Cafe • July 5th, 2018

Featuring Steve Henn with Kelly Sexton, Tim Kloss, Nicholaus Westfahl, and Emily Sharpe

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. BRIT NICOLE

Host • Var Gallery • June 14th, 2017

Featuring Brit Nicole with Derrick Austin and Maria Ortiz

RIVERWEST FEMFEST SPOKEN WORD NIGHT

Reader • Rise & Grind Cafe #2 • May 28th, 2018

With L. Allen, N. Moryns, K. Peterson, M. Reyes, and Heard Space

RETURN TO THE GATHERING PLACE OF THE POETS

Reader • Riverwest Public House • May 23th, 2018

With 40+ Milwaukee Poets

SHORT SHOTS 5

Host • Var Gallery • May 17th, 2018

With A. Voras-Hills, C. Goldman, M. Moran, M. Siegel, P. Burzynski, T. Degree, U. Russ

FOUR MILWAUKEE POETS

Reader • Woodland Pattern • April 26th, 2018

Curated by Roberto Harrison with A. Grizzle, B. Price, and A. Anne Shaw

POETRY NIGHT WITH BRYON CHERRY

Reader • Jazz Estate • March 26th, 2018

With B. Price, N. Moryns, N. Ramsey

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. CHRIS GLOMSKI

Host • Var Gallery • May 15th, 2017

Featuring Chris Glomski with Elisa Karbin and Matt Cook

SHORT SHOTS 4

Host • Var Gallery • February 15th, 2018

With A. Hee Lee, E. Makowski, F. Bailey, K. Rodgers, N. Moryns, R. Lapow, R. Storm

WOODLAND PATTERN'S 24TH ANNUAL POETRY MARATHON

Performer • Woodland Pattern Book Center • January 27th, 2018

Within 15 Hours of Poetry

KRISTIN PETERSON'S "BUT SHE CAN'T HELP IT" RELEASE READING

Performer • Two • December 18th, 2017

With K. Peterson, B. Price, A. Grizzle, B. Kane, A. Sieger, F. La Force

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. ROBERTO HARRISON

Host • Var Gallery • December 16th, 2017

Featuring Roberto Harrison with Oscar Mireles, Su Cho, and Ephraim Scott Sommers

VAR COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION OPENING

Performer • Var Gallery • December 4th, 2017

With F. La Force, M. Wilson, and S. Hollard

SHORT SHOTS 3

Host • Var Gallery • November 15th, 2017

With A. Trudell Vasquez, A. Grizzle, B. Gray, B. Price, G. D'Amore, S. Al and V. Quest

NO PUNK BITCH 2

Performer • Club Timbuktu • November 18th, 2017

Performing "Null Hypotheticals," a series of poetry set into a videogame created by Paul Zimmermann

UNDINE: OF THE WAVES BOOK RELEASE

Performer • Urban Ecology Center • September 27th, 2017

MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE'S "BEST OF MILWAUKEE" LAUNCH PARTY

Performer • Good City Brewing • September 26th, 2017

KEN HALL EMERGENCY BENEFIT SHOW

Host • Var Gallery • September 15th, 2017

With poets Kavon Cortez-Jones, Jessy Lynn McMains, Annie Grizzle and musicians Bryon Cherry and Isaiah Joshua

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. DASHA KELLY

Host • Var Gallery • September 14th, 2017

Featuring Dasha Kelly with Lilo Allen and Maria Elena Scott

SHORT SHOTS 2

Host, Reader • Var Gallery • August 17th, 2017

With A. Tyner, G. Zorko J. Janzer, J. Cardew, M. Hauser, Z. Pieper

SAM PEKARSKE AT POETS MONDAY

Linneman's Riverwest • July 31st, 2017

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED RADIO: POETRY EPISODE

Riverwest Radio WXRW 104.1FM • July 25th, 2017

Hosted by Nick Nutter

BRYON CHERRY'S LATE NIGHT SOUL SESSION SET BREAK

The Jazz Estate • July 2017

SEMI-CIRCLE II POP-UP GALLERY

Host, Participant • Riverwest Neighborhood • July 8th, 2017

With Kristin Peterson, Bryon Cherry, Nathan Frederick, Ai Czuka, Emily Sharpe, Annie Grizzle

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. SUSAN FIRER

Host • Walkers Point Center for the Arts • June 15th, 2017

Featuring Susan Firer with Paul Vogel, Amanda Ngoho Reavey, and Ton Johnson

"THE FIRST AND THE LAST" AT THE MARN MENTORS & MENTEES EXHIBITION

Var Gallery • June 3rd, 2017

Written & Filmed by Kristin Peterson

BAYVIEW GALLERY NIGHT AT STONE CREEK COFFEE

Stone Creek Coffee Bayview • June 2nd, 2017

With Brenda Cardenas

THE SUBTLE FORCES RADIO SHOW

Riverwest Radio WXRW 104.1FM • May 9th, 2017

Hosted by Anja Sieger & Freesia McKee

RETURN TO THE GATHERING PLACE OF THE WATERS ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH

Riverwest Public House • May 25th, 2017

SHORT SHOTS 1

Host • Var Gallery • May 11th, 2017

With A. Grizzle, C. Scarano, C. Tadeyeske, G Mitchell, S. Hollard, Skrauss, S. Blint

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. BRENDA CARDENAS

Host • Var Gallery • March 30th, 2017

Featuring Brenda Cardenas with Destinny Fletcher, Maplewood Gardens ft Franklin K R Cline, and Bryon Cherry

THE ART SHORE OPEN MIC FEATURE

Grapefruit Studios at Company Brewing • February 18th, 2017

With Jenny Janzer, Roxanne Nickolie, Kait O'Keefe, Mario Willis

FUZZY TONGUE 1

Riverwest Public House • November 26th, 2016

With August Traeger, Maksym Prykhodko, Blasted Ellipses, and Leo Long

POETS READ SOME STUFF SOMEPLACE IN MILWAUKEE ft. DERRICK HARRIELL

Host • Var Gallery • December 21st, 2016

Featuring Derrick Harriell along with Mauricio Kilwein-Guevara, Soham Patel, and Nicholaus Westfahl

THE 2011 REVIVAL SHOW

Host, Participant • Art Bar • August 24th, 2016

With Rachel Niemann, Greg Manlove, Jenny Janzer, and Bethany Price

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