Hello! Be in touch here if you'd like to talk about a potential reading, school or class visit, workshop, panel, or collaboration. Thanks!
Thursday, April 13th, 2023, 7:30 PM CST
Midstream Reading Series
732 Holly Avenue, St. Paul
Paula Cisewski, Norita Dittberner-Jax, Max Garland and Moheb Solimon
Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, 7:30 PM CST
Readings by Writers Series
The University Club, St. Paul
Paula Cisewski, Ed Bok Lee, and David Mura
Beyond the Page: Writers as Artists in the New Year
The Friedli Gallery
943 7th Street West, St. Paul, MN
Group show of visual work by Paula Cisewski, Deborah Keenan, William Reichard, and Morgan Grayce Willow
On view January 2023
Opening Reception: January 6th, 6-8 pm
Poetry Reading: January 19th: 7-8:30pm
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 7pm
Prodigal Poetry Series
Featured reader, open mic to follow
Prodigal Pub, Minneapolis
Sunday, December 5th, 2021, 5-8pm
The Waves is a quarterly cabaret featuring poets and musicians performing a vibrant mix of astonishing, mysterious, beautiful new work!
The Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue South Minneapolis
38th Street entrance
Paula Cisewski: Poet
Michael Kleber-Diggs: Poet
David Echelard: Singer, French Baroque Bagpipes
Suzanne Cooley: Hurdy-Gurdy
Ryann Daisy Swimmer: Ambient guitar
Haley Olson: Singer, piano and keyboards
Jeff Johnson: Singer, guitar
Philip Blackburn: Environmental sound artist, filmmaker
Maura Bosch: Piano and keyboards
Jeffrey Brooks: Prepared piano
And more...
Doors open 4:15
Performances 5:00 until 8:00
$10 admission
Beverages and snacks available
Proof of vaccination required
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 6:30pm CST
Stan Kusunoki's Bridges Reading Series
On Zoom through Next Chapter Books
Jefferson Carter, Chia-Lun Chang, Paula Cisewski, Sagirah Shahid, V.V. Ganeshananthan
Saturday, April 10, 2021, 6:30pm CST
Pilot Book Launch
Angie Mazakis and I will be helping Danika Stegeman LeMay to celebrate!
hosted by Moon Palace Books
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020, 7pm CST
Rocked by the Waters Anthology Virtual Reading
Attend via the Magers & Quinn facebook page
Thursday, February 20th, 2020, 7pm
Jeff Alessandrelli and Paula Cisewski, hosted by Rain Taxi
The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis
more information here
Sunday, October 27th, 2019, 9am
Inside Outside Voice: A Multimedia Presentation and Workshop w/Jack Walsh and Paula Cisewski
The League of Minnesota Poets Fall Conference
More information here
Saturday, October 12th, 2019, 7pm
Your Are Still Alive Book Launch
Kyle Constalie, Paula Cisewski, Dobby Gibson, Ed Bok Lee, Anna George Meek, William Stobb
Honey, Minneapolis
Friday, October 4th, 2019, 7pm
An Action in the Orchard Celebration
Paula Cisewski, G.E. Patterson, and Fred Schmalz
SubText Books, St. Paul
Sunday, August 4th, 2019, 3pm
Entanglements: A Talking Image Connection Reading
Paula Cisewski, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Katie Hae Leo, Matt Mauch
Red Garage Studio 3640 Garfield Avenue South, Minneapolis
Thursday, July 11th, 2019, 7pm
MC Hyland's MPLS Launch of The End
with guests Lisa Marie Brimmer, Paula Cisewski, Matt Mauch, Lara Mimosa Montes, Anh-Hoa Nguyen, Elisabeth Workman
CHEER!, Studio 221 of The Casket Arts Building, NE Minneapolis
April 19-21st, 2019
New Orleans Poetry Festival
Saturday 4/20, 11:15am: Reading: "Radio Love of a Nocturnal Crowd: a Reading Courting Joyce Mansour"
with Daniel Borzutzky, Paula Cisewski, Shanna Compton, Kenning JP Garcia, K. Lorraine Graham, Maureen Thorson, MC Hyland, Elisabeth Workman
&
Saturday 4/20, 2:00pm: With Waves: A Collaborative Performance hosted by Red Rover Series
&
Sunday 4/21, 10:05am: Dusie Kollectiv 9: "Somewhere in the Cloud and Inbetween: A Reading & Dusie Kollectiv Chapbook Exchange in Tribute to Marthe Reed"
&
DoubleCross Press/Conduit Books & Ephemera Table
March 28-30th, 2019
AWP Conference & Book Fair, Portland, OR
come say hi while I'm at the Diode Editions table: 1020, Thursday from 1:30-2:30
or stop by the Conduit table T7094
Friday, January 11th, 2019, 7pm
Banfill-Locke Reading Series
with Lisa Marie Brimmer
Thursday, December 15th, 2018, 6pm
Minneapolis Catholic Workers Fundraiser at Rye House
Readings by Sagirah Shahid, Michael Kleber-Diggs, and Erin Sharkey
Tarot poems by Brett Elizabeth Jenkins and me
More info here
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, 7pm
Ben Weaver's Ragged Ass Joy release celebration
Moon Palace Books. Details here.
Saturday, September 29th, 2018, 2pm
Moon Palace Books, Minneapolis
with Feng Sun Chen, Roy Guzman, and Joshua Edwards
Wednesday, September 28th, 2018, 7pm
UW-LaCrosse Visiting Writers Series
with William D. Waltz
Sunday, July 29th, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday Salon Chicago
Celtic Crown Pub House
2356 W Cullom Ave (NE corner of Western Ave/Cullom)
Chicago, IL 60618
with Nancy Burke, Faisal Mohyuddin, Adrienne Gunn, and Regin Igloria
Friday, June 22nd, 2018, 6:30-8:30pm
Sister Arts Reading and Opening Reception
The Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust Street, Hudson, WI
Thursday, April 26th, 2018, 4:30pm
Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
with Sarah Fox
Saturday, April 21st, 2018, 3:05pm
New Orleans Poetry Festival
Reading: Underworlds
with Kenning JP Garcia, Carrie Lorig, MC Hyland, Sawako Nakayasu, and Elisabeth Workman
Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 7:00pm
Poets reading new prose work
Moon Palace Books, South Minneapolis
with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Heid Erdrich, and Rachel Moritz
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017, 7:00pm
Barstool Prophets Reading Series
Camp Bar, St. Paul
with Venus DeMars, Todd Boss, Mike Finley, and Isadora Gruye
Tuesday, November 21st, 2017, 7:00pm
Carol Connolly Reading by Writers Series
The University Club of St. Paul
with Caitlin Bailey, Zoe Bird, Francine Conley, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, Alison O'Reilly, and Sagirah Shahid
Thursday, November 16th, 6-9pm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
As part of Mia's Third Thursday festivities, I'll be writing tarot poems for you with Rain Taxi's Eric Lorberer
Monday, November 6th, 2017, 7:30pm
Black Dog Cafe & Bar, Lowertown St. Paul
Transformation, Resistance, and Repair
with Lisa Marie Brimmer & Alison Morse
Saturday, October 28th, 2017, 7:30
Mother Foucault's Bookshop
523 SE Morrison, Portland, OR
with Montreux Rotholtz
Thursday, October 26th, 2017, 7:00pm
Open Books: A Poem Emporium
2414 North 45th Street, Seattle, WA
with Svetlana Beggs and Matthew Minicucci
Monday, October 23rd, 2017, 7:00pm
Magers & Quinn, Uptown Minneapolis
celebrating the launch of Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
co-editor Kate Harding, joined by Erin Sharkey, Mary Austin Speaker, and me
Saturday, October 14th, 2017
Visit The Twin Cities Book Festival from 10-5
and drop by THE POETRY BUS between 1-2pm to do poetry MadLibs with me!
Visit me at the Red Bird Chapbooks table where I'll be signing books from 2-3pm!
Saturday, October 7th, 2017, 7:00pm
Sector 2337
2337 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
with Fred Schmalz and Matthew Reed Corey
Saturday, September 30th, 2017, 7:00pm
100K Poets for Change, Minneapolis
Sisyphus Brewing
712 Ontario Avenue West, Minneapolis
Michael Kleber-Diggs & I are co-curating this portion of the global event with a reading featuring
G.E. Patterson, Roy Guzmán, Gabriella Anais Deal-Marquez, Mary Moore Easter, Sagirah Shahid, & Maitreyi Ray
Sunday, August 20th, 2017, 2:00pm
Common Good Books
38 Snelling Avenue South, St. Paul
with Brian Beatty, Haley Lasche, and G Watson
Monday, August 7th, 2017, 7:00pm
Troubadour Wine Bar Reading Series
2827 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis
I'll be the featured reader, open mic to follow
Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 7:00pm
Write On! Radio, KFAI 90.3FM/106.7FM
streaming at kfai.org/writeonradio
Saturday, May 6th, 2017, 7:00pm
Charmed Instruments Reading Series
Philadelphia, PA
with Julie Carr
Friday, May 5th, 2017, 7pm
Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop
with Athena Farrokhzad, Danniel Schoonebeek, and others
Saturday, April 29th, 2017, 7:00pm
Leon Gallery
Denver, CO
with Taryn Schwilling, Catherine Meng, and Brian Laidlaw on guitar
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017, 5:00
Metro State University, St. Paul, MN
with Sarah Fox
April 6th, 2017, 10-10:50am
Normandale Writing Conference Reading, Bloomington, MN
with Heidi Czerwiec and Sun Yung Shin
Saturday, April 1st, 2017, 3:00pm
Eat My Words Bookstore
1228 NE 2nd Street, Minneapolis
poets read to celebrate Ashleigh Lambert's The Debt or the Crisis chapbook launch
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017, 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA
with Jennifer Colville
Thursday, March 16th, 2017, 7:00pm
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Har Mar Mall, Roseville, MN
with Sara Krassin, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Michael Bazzett, Desdemona Ross, Haley Lasche, and Su Hwang
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017, 3:30pm
Reading from Quitter and The Threatened Everything
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Library, Room 108
Saturday, March 4th, 2017, 6-8pm
Double Book Launch Celebration
a multimedia poetry party with readings, music, diversions, raffle prizes,
silent auction fundraiser for the ACLU
and special guests hypermodernsupafunkrocksouldisco band Pancake7
The Hook & Ladder
3010 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Free and open to the public!
Friday, February 10th, 11:00-11:45am
AWP Bookfair, Diode Editions tables T219 & T220
Quitter book signing, come say hello!
Thursday, February 9th, 2017, 10:30pm-12:30am
AWP Offsite Event with Burnside Review, DIAGRAM, Fonograf, and Phoebe
Shaw's Tavern, Washington D.C.
Thursday, February 9th, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
AWP Offsite: Diode Poetry Journal 10th Anniversary Reading & Reception
Arts Club of Washington D.C.
Free food, cash bar.
Sunday, January 15th, 2017, 9am-12pm
#mplswritersresist at The Wolf House
Friday, December 30th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Malvern Books
Austin, TX
Micah Bateman, Katy Chrisler, Paula Cisewski
Friday, November 4th, 2016, 12:30-1:30
North Hennepin Community College Faculty Lecture Series
Paula Cisewski, Katharine Rauk, Haley Lasche
More information here.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Talking Image Connection HAUNTED BASEMENT READING
The Soap Factory, 514 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis
Paula Cisewski, Taiyon Coleman, Katie F-S, Dobby Gibson, and Kao Kalia Yang
Saturday, August 6th, 2016
Rain Taxi at the Uptown Art Fair
Come visit between 11-1 & 5-7 and I'll write you a tarot poem!
More info here
Friday, July 8th, 2016, 8-11 p.m.
Poetry Fort at IN.MiGRATiON at the Wolf House
for info, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/291099744558699/
Saturday, May 28th, 2016, 5-10 p.m.
Poetry Circus at The Wolf House
more info and tickets here: http://m.bpt.me/event/2548783
Thursday, May 12th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
JoyFace Presents: A Fierce Lament
Red Stag Supper Club, Club Room
Paula Cisewski, Francine Conley, M.J. Gette, Heid Erdrich, G.E. Patterson, Juliet Patterson
Visit the website for more information
Monday, April 25th, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
MADark Winter Series: Lost & Found
Musicians, Writers, Cocktails, Coffee
Visit the Morningside After Dark Facebook invitation for more information
Friday, April 15th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Brian Blanchfield, Paula Cisewski, Juliet Patterson
The Club Room at Red Stag Supper Club
Visit Rain Taxi for more information
Thursday, April 7th, 2016, 10:00-4:00
Normandale Writers' Conference
"Why Poetry Capital M-Matters" Panelist with Matt Mauch and others, 10:00 a.m.
Visit Normandale's website for more information
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
The Loft Literary Center's Teaching Artist Reading
Visit The Loft for more information
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
ESTROGEN, A LOVE STORY: A GUERRILA GIRLS TWIN CITIES TAKEOVER EVENT
Solar Arts Building, Second Floor
711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Live music, painting, installation, poetry, textiles, video, knitting, fun and radical thought provoking shenanigans.
Visit the GG Takeover Events Page for more information
Thursday, January 28th, 2016, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Subtext Books Red Bird Author Reading
6 West 5th Street, St. Paul
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Birchbark Books Reading Series
2115 West 21st Street, Minneapolis
Paula Cisewski, Brian Baumgart, Anna Meek, and Colleen Casey
http://www.michaelkiesowmoore.org/event/birchbark-books-reading-series-2/
Friday, November 13th, 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Eat My Words Books
1228 2nd Street NE, Minneapolis
Mark Berriman, Paula Cisewski, Tammy Darrah Wenberg
http://www.eatmywordsbooks.com/events/2015/11/13/triptych-poetry-a-collaborative-reading
Monday, August 17th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Poets & Pints
Fair State Brewing Cooperative
2506 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Paula Cisewski, Chris Martin, Thressa Isobel, and Peter Stein
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Creative City Market: Poetry in the Polis
Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza, 1301 2nd Avenue South
Workshops & Readings by Andrea Jenkins, Brian Beatty, Paula Cisewski, Sun Yung Shin, Molly Van Avery, and Mari Marks.
https://www.facebook.com/events/391182914412631
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
555 Reads
Five Watt Coffee
3745 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Five authors read for five minutes each: Mary Stein, Maggie Ryan Sanford, Roy Guzman, Michael Bazzett, and Paula Cisewski
Thursday, July 16th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Layers
SubText Books
Kathryn Kysar, Patrick Werle, Sherrie Fernandez Williams, Emylisa Warrick, April Gibson and Paula Cisewski read over soundtracks.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
The Midstream Reading Series
Above the Blue Moon Coffee House, Lake Street & 39th, Minneapolis
James Bohen, Paula Cisewski, Mary Kay Rummel, Thomas R. Smith
Saturday, May 1st, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Cracked Walnut at Dow Art Gallery
2242 University Avenue West, St. Paul
"The Grand Imitation"
Saturday, April 18th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
A reading celebrating the Soap Factory's 25th Anniversary
Featuring Soap Factory inspired work by many of the authors who have read for the T.I.C. series
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
AWP Conference Bookfair, Nightboat Table 1026-1028
Signing and greeting from 11-1. Come say hello!
Friday, April 10th, 2015, 9:00 p.m.
A Literary Tribute to Husker Du & Grant Hart!
AWP offsite event, Patrick's Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis
TICKETS at Raintaxi.com
John Beer, James Brubaker, Paula Cisewski, Maria Damon, Matthew Derby, Michael Fournier, Tim Horvath, Laurie Lindeen, Daniel Mahoney, Hoa Nguyen, Constance Squires, Justin Taylor, Joel Turnipseed, and maybe a surprise guest or two. Then we’ll have a short conversation with Grant Hart about his most recent album, The Argument — a critically acclaimed concept album based on William S. Burroughs’s treatment of John Milton’s Paradise Lost — and the influence of literature on his music. The evening will conclude with a short set of music by Hart; local brews, snacks, and swag will be on hand throughout for this special, not to be missed event.
Friday, April 10th, 2015, 5:30-7:30
Alice James Books, Nightboat Books, Organic Weapons Art, hosted by Mead Magazine
Gluek's Bar, 16 North 6th Street, Minneapolis
Jamaal May, Cathy Linh Che, Jane Mead, Mary Ann McFadden, Phil Metres, Cecily Parks, Kazim Ali, Gracie Leavitt,
Paula Cisewski, Stephen Motika, Brandon Som, Michael Bazzett, francine j. harris, Michael Lee, Rachel Mckibbens, Jane Wong
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Normandale Writing Festival
Panel: "Too Cool for School: How to Tap into the Twin Cities Literary Community"
Paula Cisewski, Stephanie Wilbur-Ash, Beth Mayer, Sherrie Fernandez, and Jay Peterson
Friday, March 6th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Boneshaker Books
Brett Elizabeth Jenkins OH NO EVERYTHING chapbook launch and birthday celebration
Featuring Brett & her guests David Bayliss, Katie Rauk, Kristin Fitzsimmons, Erica Anderson-Senter, and Paula Cisewski
Wednesday, February 18th, 6:00 p.m.
Words at WAM, sponsored by Hazel & Wren
Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road, Minneapolis
Peter Bognanni, Paula Cisewski, open mic, live cello, refreshments, art
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
The Carol Connolly Reading Series
The University Club, 420 Summit Avenue, St. Paul
Erica Christ, Paula Cisewski, Karlyn Coleman, Sierra DeMulder, Jon Finley backed by Mike Finley, Paul Mattes, and Cindy Tran.
Friday, January 9th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Malvern Books, Austin, TX,
Stephanie Goehring, Katy Chrisler, and Paula Cisewski
Friday, December 12th, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts (6666 East River Road, Fridley)
Becca Barniskis and I will be sharing work finished during her year as host of the center's reading series and my year as writer-in-residence. Treats and surprises.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Sisyphus Brewing Company
712 Ontario Avenue West
Paula Cisewski, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, Matt Rasmussen, and Katie Rauk
Friday, November 7th, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Water-Stone Launch Reading and Reception
Hamline University, Sundin Music Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public
This year's contributors and readers include:
Su Smallen, Paula Cisewski, E.A. Farro, Kara Olson, Tami Mohamed Brown, Mark Conway, Cary Waterman,
Mike Bazzet, Jan Pettit, Monica Berlin, Beth Marzoni
Saturday, October 18th, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
Privacy Policy Anthology Launch
Prairie Lights Books, Iowa City
Micah Bateman, Dana Roeser, and I will join editor Andrew Ridker. Join us!
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 7:00-8:00 p.m.
MSAB Reading from CNF Project
JoyFace Studio, #210, Solar Arts Building (711 NE 15th Street, Minneapolis)
Guests and featured art installation TBA
July 24th, 2014, reception from 7-10, reading 7:30-8:30
JoyFace Studio, #210, Solar Arts Building (711 NE 15th Street)
Talking Skemp Connection
Gretchen Marquette, Paula Cisewski, Marlon James, Alison Morse, Jeffrey Skemp
reading in response to Skemp's photo essay, "The Inhabitants"
June 25th, 2014, doors 7:30, bands 9:00
The Driftwood Char Bar
44th & Nicollet
Jack Walsh Opening Reception
New art by Jack, poets reading Jack-inspired poems, Frances Gumm, & more!
June 17th, 2014 7:00 p.m.
The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book Suite 200, Minneapolis
SHORE: STORY, presented in partnership with The Loft & Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance
Jayal Chung, Paula Cisewski, Heid Erdrich, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, R. Vincent Moniz Jr., Marcie Rendon, Ben Weaver, Dwayne Williams, and Diane Wilson read. Curated by Emily Johnson.
June 14th, 2014 (actually the very start of June 15th!)
Midnight-2 a.m.
Rain Taxi Tarot Poems at the Walker Art Center
Come have a brief poem intuited for you on the spot.
June 5th, 2014 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Maeve's Café
300 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Hosts Matt Mauch and Paula Cisewski present Larry O. Dean, George Farrah, Mike Hazard, and Kath Jesme. brief open mic interspersed and literary raffle to follow
June 5th, 2014 5-9 p.m. (Paula will be participating from 5-7)
Solar Arts Building Open Studio Surrealist Parlor Game Salon
Studio 210, 711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Come see new art and try some literary experiments!
Thursday, April 13th, 2023, 7:30 PM CST
Midstream Reading Series
732 Holly Avenue, St. Paul
Paula Cisewski, Norita Dittberner-Jax, Max Garland and Moheb Solimon
Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, 7:30 PM CST
Readings by Writers Series
The University Club, St. Paul
Paula Cisewski, Ed Bok Lee, and David Mura
Beyond the Page: Writers as Artists in the New Year
The Friedli Gallery
943 7th Street West, St. Paul, MN
Group show of visual work by Paula Cisewski, Deborah Keenan, William Reichard, and Morgan Grayce Willow
On view January 2023
Opening Reception: January 6th, 6-8 pm
Poetry Reading: January 19th: 7-8:30pm
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 7pm
Prodigal Poetry Series
Featured reader, open mic to follow
Prodigal Pub, Minneapolis
Sunday, December 5th, 2021, 5-8pm
The Waves is a quarterly cabaret featuring poets and musicians performing a vibrant mix of astonishing, mysterious, beautiful new work!
The Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue South Minneapolis
38th Street entrance
Paula Cisewski: Poet
Michael Kleber-Diggs: Poet
David Echelard: Singer, French Baroque Bagpipes
Suzanne Cooley: Hurdy-Gurdy
Ryann Daisy Swimmer: Ambient guitar
Haley Olson: Singer, piano and keyboards
Jeff Johnson: Singer, guitar
Philip Blackburn: Environmental sound artist, filmmaker
Maura Bosch: Piano and keyboards
Jeffrey Brooks: Prepared piano
And more...
Doors open 4:15
Performances 5:00 until 8:00
$10 admission
Beverages and snacks available
Proof of vaccination required
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 6:30pm CST
Stan Kusunoki's Bridges Reading Series
On Zoom through Next Chapter Books
Jefferson Carter, Chia-Lun Chang, Paula Cisewski, Sagirah Shahid, V.V. Ganeshananthan
Saturday, April 10, 2021, 6:30pm CST
Pilot Book Launch
Angie Mazakis and I will be helping Danika Stegeman LeMay to celebrate!
hosted by Moon Palace Books
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020, 7pm CST
Rocked by the Waters Anthology Virtual Reading
Attend via the Magers & Quinn facebook page
Thursday, February 20th, 2020, 7pm
Jeff Alessandrelli and Paula Cisewski, hosted by Rain Taxi
The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis
more information here
Sunday, October 27th, 2019, 9am
Inside Outside Voice: A Multimedia Presentation and Workshop w/Jack Walsh and Paula Cisewski
The League of Minnesota Poets Fall Conference
More information here
Saturday, October 12th, 2019, 7pm
Your Are Still Alive Book Launch
Kyle Constalie, Paula Cisewski, Dobby Gibson, Ed Bok Lee, Anna George Meek, William Stobb
Honey, Minneapolis
Friday, October 4th, 2019, 7pm
An Action in the Orchard Celebration
Paula Cisewski, G.E. Patterson, and Fred Schmalz
SubText Books, St. Paul
Sunday, August 4th, 2019, 3pm
Entanglements: A Talking Image Connection Reading
Paula Cisewski, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Katie Hae Leo, Matt Mauch
Red Garage Studio 3640 Garfield Avenue South, Minneapolis
Thursday, July 11th, 2019, 7pm
MC Hyland's MPLS Launch of The End
with guests Lisa Marie Brimmer, Paula Cisewski, Matt Mauch, Lara Mimosa Montes, Anh-Hoa Nguyen, Elisabeth Workman
CHEER!, Studio 221 of The Casket Arts Building, NE Minneapolis
April 19-21st, 2019
New Orleans Poetry Festival
Saturday 4/20, 11:15am: Reading: "Radio Love of a Nocturnal Crowd: a Reading Courting Joyce Mansour"
with Daniel Borzutzky, Paula Cisewski, Shanna Compton, Kenning JP Garcia, K. Lorraine Graham, Maureen Thorson, MC Hyland, Elisabeth Workman
&
Saturday 4/20, 2:00pm: With Waves: A Collaborative Performance hosted by Red Rover Series
&
Sunday 4/21, 10:05am: Dusie Kollectiv 9: "Somewhere in the Cloud and Inbetween: A Reading & Dusie Kollectiv Chapbook Exchange in Tribute to Marthe Reed"
&
DoubleCross Press/Conduit Books & Ephemera Table
March 28-30th, 2019
AWP Conference & Book Fair, Portland, OR
come say hi while I'm at the Diode Editions table: 1020, Thursday from 1:30-2:30
or stop by the Conduit table T7094
Friday, January 11th, 2019, 7pm
Banfill-Locke Reading Series
with Lisa Marie Brimmer
Thursday, December 15th, 2018, 6pm
Minneapolis Catholic Workers Fundraiser at Rye House
Readings by Sagirah Shahid, Michael Kleber-Diggs, and Erin Sharkey
Tarot poems by Brett Elizabeth Jenkins and me
More info here
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, 7pm
Ben Weaver's Ragged Ass Joy release celebration
Moon Palace Books. Details here.
Saturday, September 29th, 2018, 2pm
Moon Palace Books, Minneapolis
with Feng Sun Chen, Roy Guzman, and Joshua Edwards
Wednesday, September 28th, 2018, 7pm
UW-LaCrosse Visiting Writers Series
with William D. Waltz
Sunday, July 29th, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday Salon Chicago
Celtic Crown Pub House
2356 W Cullom Ave (NE corner of Western Ave/Cullom)
Chicago, IL 60618
with Nancy Burke, Faisal Mohyuddin, Adrienne Gunn, and Regin Igloria
Friday, June 22nd, 2018, 6:30-8:30pm
Sister Arts Reading and Opening Reception
The Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust Street, Hudson, WI
Thursday, April 26th, 2018, 4:30pm
Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
with Sarah Fox
Saturday, April 21st, 2018, 3:05pm
New Orleans Poetry Festival
Reading: Underworlds
with Kenning JP Garcia, Carrie Lorig, MC Hyland, Sawako Nakayasu, and Elisabeth Workman
Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 7:00pm
Poets reading new prose work
Moon Palace Books, South Minneapolis
with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Heid Erdrich, and Rachel Moritz
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017, 7:00pm
Barstool Prophets Reading Series
Camp Bar, St. Paul
with Venus DeMars, Todd Boss, Mike Finley, and Isadora Gruye
Tuesday, November 21st, 2017, 7:00pm
Carol Connolly Reading by Writers Series
The University Club of St. Paul
with Caitlin Bailey, Zoe Bird, Francine Conley, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, Alison O'Reilly, and Sagirah Shahid
Thursday, November 16th, 6-9pm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
As part of Mia's Third Thursday festivities, I'll be writing tarot poems for you with Rain Taxi's Eric Lorberer
Monday, November 6th, 2017, 7:30pm
Black Dog Cafe & Bar, Lowertown St. Paul
Transformation, Resistance, and Repair
with Lisa Marie Brimmer & Alison Morse
Saturday, October 28th, 2017, 7:30
Mother Foucault's Bookshop
523 SE Morrison, Portland, OR
with Montreux Rotholtz
Thursday, October 26th, 2017, 7:00pm
Open Books: A Poem Emporium
2414 North 45th Street, Seattle, WA
with Svetlana Beggs and Matthew Minicucci
Monday, October 23rd, 2017, 7:00pm
Magers & Quinn, Uptown Minneapolis
celebrating the launch of Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
co-editor Kate Harding, joined by Erin Sharkey, Mary Austin Speaker, and me
Saturday, October 14th, 2017
Visit The Twin Cities Book Festival from 10-5
and drop by THE POETRY BUS between 1-2pm to do poetry MadLibs with me!
Visit me at the Red Bird Chapbooks table where I'll be signing books from 2-3pm!
Saturday, October 7th, 2017, 7:00pm
Sector 2337
2337 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
with Fred Schmalz and Matthew Reed Corey
Saturday, September 30th, 2017, 7:00pm
100K Poets for Change, Minneapolis
Sisyphus Brewing
712 Ontario Avenue West, Minneapolis
Michael Kleber-Diggs & I are co-curating this portion of the global event with a reading featuring
G.E. Patterson, Roy Guzmán, Gabriella Anais Deal-Marquez, Mary Moore Easter, Sagirah Shahid, & Maitreyi Ray
Sunday, August 20th, 2017, 2:00pm
Common Good Books
38 Snelling Avenue South, St. Paul
with Brian Beatty, Haley Lasche, and G Watson
Monday, August 7th, 2017, 7:00pm
Troubadour Wine Bar Reading Series
2827 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis
I'll be the featured reader, open mic to follow
Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 7:00pm
Write On! Radio, KFAI 90.3FM/106.7FM
streaming at kfai.org/writeonradio
Saturday, May 6th, 2017, 7:00pm
Charmed Instruments Reading Series
Philadelphia, PA
with Julie Carr
Friday, May 5th, 2017, 7pm
Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop
with Athena Farrokhzad, Danniel Schoonebeek, and others
Saturday, April 29th, 2017, 7:00pm
Leon Gallery
Denver, CO
with Taryn Schwilling, Catherine Meng, and Brian Laidlaw on guitar
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017, 5:00
Metro State University, St. Paul, MN
with Sarah Fox
April 6th, 2017, 10-10:50am
Normandale Writing Conference Reading, Bloomington, MN
with Heidi Czerwiec and Sun Yung Shin
Saturday, April 1st, 2017, 3:00pm
Eat My Words Bookstore
1228 NE 2nd Street, Minneapolis
poets read to celebrate Ashleigh Lambert's The Debt or the Crisis chapbook launch
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017, 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA
with Jennifer Colville
Thursday, March 16th, 2017, 7:00pm
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Har Mar Mall, Roseville, MN
with Sara Krassin, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Michael Bazzett, Desdemona Ross, Haley Lasche, and Su Hwang
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017, 3:30pm
Reading from Quitter and The Threatened Everything
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Library, Room 108
Saturday, March 4th, 2017, 6-8pm
Double Book Launch Celebration
a multimedia poetry party with readings, music, diversions, raffle prizes,
silent auction fundraiser for the ACLU
and special guests hypermodernsupafunkrocksouldisco band Pancake7
The Hook & Ladder
3010 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Free and open to the public!
Friday, February 10th, 11:00-11:45am
AWP Bookfair, Diode Editions tables T219 & T220
Quitter book signing, come say hello!
Thursday, February 9th, 2017, 10:30pm-12:30am
AWP Offsite Event with Burnside Review, DIAGRAM, Fonograf, and Phoebe
Shaw's Tavern, Washington D.C.
Thursday, February 9th, 2017, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
AWP Offsite: Diode Poetry Journal 10th Anniversary Reading & Reception
Arts Club of Washington D.C.
Free food, cash bar.
Sunday, January 15th, 2017, 9am-12pm
#mplswritersresist at The Wolf House
Friday, December 30th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Malvern Books
Austin, TX
Micah Bateman, Katy Chrisler, Paula Cisewski
Friday, November 4th, 2016, 12:30-1:30
North Hennepin Community College Faculty Lecture Series
Paula Cisewski, Katharine Rauk, Haley Lasche
More information here.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Talking Image Connection HAUNTED BASEMENT READING
The Soap Factory, 514 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis
Paula Cisewski, Taiyon Coleman, Katie F-S, Dobby Gibson, and Kao Kalia Yang
Saturday, August 6th, 2016
Rain Taxi at the Uptown Art Fair
Come visit between 11-1 & 5-7 and I'll write you a tarot poem!
More info here
Friday, July 8th, 2016, 8-11 p.m.
Poetry Fort at IN.MiGRATiON at the Wolf House
for info, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/291099744558699/
Saturday, May 28th, 2016, 5-10 p.m.
Poetry Circus at The Wolf House
more info and tickets here: http://m.bpt.me/event/2548783
Thursday, May 12th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
JoyFace Presents: A Fierce Lament
Red Stag Supper Club, Club Room
Paula Cisewski, Francine Conley, M.J. Gette, Heid Erdrich, G.E. Patterson, Juliet Patterson
Visit the website for more information
Monday, April 25th, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
MADark Winter Series: Lost & Found
Musicians, Writers, Cocktails, Coffee
Visit the Morningside After Dark Facebook invitation for more information
Friday, April 15th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Brian Blanchfield, Paula Cisewski, Juliet Patterson
The Club Room at Red Stag Supper Club
Visit Rain Taxi for more information
Thursday, April 7th, 2016, 10:00-4:00
Normandale Writers' Conference
"Why Poetry Capital M-Matters" Panelist with Matt Mauch and others, 10:00 a.m.
Visit Normandale's website for more information
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
The Loft Literary Center's Teaching Artist Reading
Visit The Loft for more information
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
ESTROGEN, A LOVE STORY: A GUERRILA GIRLS TWIN CITIES TAKEOVER EVENT
Solar Arts Building, Second Floor
711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Live music, painting, installation, poetry, textiles, video, knitting, fun and radical thought provoking shenanigans.
Visit the GG Takeover Events Page for more information
Thursday, January 28th, 2016, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Subtext Books Red Bird Author Reading
6 West 5th Street, St. Paul
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Birchbark Books Reading Series
2115 West 21st Street, Minneapolis
Paula Cisewski, Brian Baumgart, Anna Meek, and Colleen Casey
http://www.michaelkiesowmoore.org/event/birchbark-books-reading-series-2/
Friday, November 13th, 2015, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Eat My Words Books
1228 2nd Street NE, Minneapolis
Mark Berriman, Paula Cisewski, Tammy Darrah Wenberg
http://www.eatmywordsbooks.com/events/2015/11/13/triptych-poetry-a-collaborative-reading
Monday, August 17th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Poets & Pints
Fair State Brewing Cooperative
2506 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Paula Cisewski, Chris Martin, Thressa Isobel, and Peter Stein
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Creative City Market: Poetry in the Polis
Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza, 1301 2nd Avenue South
Workshops & Readings by Andrea Jenkins, Brian Beatty, Paula Cisewski, Sun Yung Shin, Molly Van Avery, and Mari Marks.
https://www.facebook.com/events/391182914412631
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
555 Reads
Five Watt Coffee
3745 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Five authors read for five minutes each: Mary Stein, Maggie Ryan Sanford, Roy Guzman, Michael Bazzett, and Paula Cisewski
Thursday, July 16th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Layers
SubText Books
Kathryn Kysar, Patrick Werle, Sherrie Fernandez Williams, Emylisa Warrick, April Gibson and Paula Cisewski read over soundtracks.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
The Midstream Reading Series
Above the Blue Moon Coffee House, Lake Street & 39th, Minneapolis
James Bohen, Paula Cisewski, Mary Kay Rummel, Thomas R. Smith
Saturday, May 1st, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Cracked Walnut at Dow Art Gallery
2242 University Avenue West, St. Paul
"The Grand Imitation"
Saturday, April 18th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
A reading celebrating the Soap Factory's 25th Anniversary
Featuring Soap Factory inspired work by many of the authors who have read for the T.I.C. series
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
AWP Conference Bookfair, Nightboat Table 1026-1028
Signing and greeting from 11-1. Come say hello!
Friday, April 10th, 2015, 9:00 p.m.
A Literary Tribute to Husker Du & Grant Hart!
AWP offsite event, Patrick's Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis
TICKETS at Raintaxi.com
John Beer, James Brubaker, Paula Cisewski, Maria Damon, Matthew Derby, Michael Fournier, Tim Horvath, Laurie Lindeen, Daniel Mahoney, Hoa Nguyen, Constance Squires, Justin Taylor, Joel Turnipseed, and maybe a surprise guest or two. Then we’ll have a short conversation with Grant Hart about his most recent album, The Argument — a critically acclaimed concept album based on William S. Burroughs’s treatment of John Milton’s Paradise Lost — and the influence of literature on his music. The evening will conclude with a short set of music by Hart; local brews, snacks, and swag will be on hand throughout for this special, not to be missed event.
Friday, April 10th, 2015, 5:30-7:30
Alice James Books, Nightboat Books, Organic Weapons Art, hosted by Mead Magazine
Gluek's Bar, 16 North 6th Street, Minneapolis
Jamaal May, Cathy Linh Che, Jane Mead, Mary Ann McFadden, Phil Metres, Cecily Parks, Kazim Ali, Gracie Leavitt,
Paula Cisewski, Stephen Motika, Brandon Som, Michael Bazzett, francine j. harris, Michael Lee, Rachel Mckibbens, Jane Wong
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Normandale Writing Festival
Panel: "Too Cool for School: How to Tap into the Twin Cities Literary Community"
Paula Cisewski, Stephanie Wilbur-Ash, Beth Mayer, Sherrie Fernandez, and Jay Peterson
Friday, March 6th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Boneshaker Books
Brett Elizabeth Jenkins OH NO EVERYTHING chapbook launch and birthday celebration
Featuring Brett & her guests David Bayliss, Katie Rauk, Kristin Fitzsimmons, Erica Anderson-Senter, and Paula Cisewski
Wednesday, February 18th, 6:00 p.m.
Words at WAM, sponsored by Hazel & Wren
Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road, Minneapolis
Peter Bognanni, Paula Cisewski, open mic, live cello, refreshments, art
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
The Carol Connolly Reading Series
The University Club, 420 Summit Avenue, St. Paul
Erica Christ, Paula Cisewski, Karlyn Coleman, Sierra DeMulder, Jon Finley backed by Mike Finley, Paul Mattes, and Cindy Tran.
Friday, January 9th, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Malvern Books, Austin, TX,
Stephanie Goehring, Katy Chrisler, and Paula Cisewski
Friday, December 12th, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts (6666 East River Road, Fridley)
Becca Barniskis and I will be sharing work finished during her year as host of the center's reading series and my year as writer-in-residence. Treats and surprises.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Sisyphus Brewing Company
712 Ontario Avenue West
Paula Cisewski, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, Matt Rasmussen, and Katie Rauk
Friday, November 7th, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Water-Stone Launch Reading and Reception
Hamline University, Sundin Music Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public
This year's contributors and readers include:
Su Smallen, Paula Cisewski, E.A. Farro, Kara Olson, Tami Mohamed Brown, Mark Conway, Cary Waterman,
Mike Bazzet, Jan Pettit, Monica Berlin, Beth Marzoni
Saturday, October 18th, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
Privacy Policy Anthology Launch
Prairie Lights Books, Iowa City
Micah Bateman, Dana Roeser, and I will join editor Andrew Ridker. Join us!
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 7:00-8:00 p.m.
MSAB Reading from CNF Project
JoyFace Studio, #210, Solar Arts Building (711 NE 15th Street, Minneapolis)
Guests and featured art installation TBA
July 24th, 2014, reception from 7-10, reading 7:30-8:30
JoyFace Studio, #210, Solar Arts Building (711 NE 15th Street)
Talking Skemp Connection
Gretchen Marquette, Paula Cisewski, Marlon James, Alison Morse, Jeffrey Skemp
reading in response to Skemp's photo essay, "The Inhabitants"
June 25th, 2014, doors 7:30, bands 9:00
The Driftwood Char Bar
44th & Nicollet
Jack Walsh Opening Reception
New art by Jack, poets reading Jack-inspired poems, Frances Gumm, & more!
June 17th, 2014 7:00 p.m.
The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book Suite 200, Minneapolis
SHORE: STORY, presented in partnership with The Loft & Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance
Jayal Chung, Paula Cisewski, Heid Erdrich, Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, R. Vincent Moniz Jr., Marcie Rendon, Ben Weaver, Dwayne Williams, and Diane Wilson read. Curated by Emily Johnson.
June 14th, 2014 (actually the very start of June 15th!)
Midnight-2 a.m.
Rain Taxi Tarot Poems at the Walker Art Center
Come have a brief poem intuited for you on the spot.
June 5th, 2014 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Maeve's Café
300 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Hosts Matt Mauch and Paula Cisewski present Larry O. Dean, George Farrah, Mike Hazard, and Kath Jesme. brief open mic interspersed and literary raffle to follow
June 5th, 2014 5-9 p.m. (Paula will be participating from 5-7)
Solar Arts Building Open Studio Surrealist Parlor Game Salon
Studio 210, 711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Come see new art and try some literary experiments!
May 16th, 17th, & 18th, 2014
Solar Arts Building Art-A-Whirl Poetry Fort
Studio 210, 711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
In addition to new visual work by Jack Walsh, Steven Carlyle Moore, Jennifer Paist, Jeffrey Skemp, and others, Paula & Alison are proud to host the first annual POETRY FORT inside a fort inside our studio
(210). Yes flashlights yes (not so) secret password yes cookies. Here's the line-up of poets:
Friday, May 16th
5:00-7:30
Ben Weaver, Paula Cisewski, Patrick Werle
7:30-10:00
Kate Kunkel Bailey, Sarah Fox
Saturday, May 17th
Noon-2:00
Kris Bigalk, Chris Martin, Mary Austin Speaker
2:00-4:00
Annette Schiebout, Kelly Everding, Eric Lorberer
4:00-6:00
G.E. Patterson, Spencer Reece, Luke Pingel
6:00-8:00
Paul D (around 7), Elisabeth Workman, Carrie Lorig, Nick Sturm
Sunday, May 18th
Noon-2:30:
Rachel Moritz, Jeffrey Skemp (until 1pm), Kate Schuknecht, Alison Morse
2:30-5:00
Haley Lache, Brian Beatty, Julia Klatt Singer, Pat Cumbie
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Solar Arts Building/Cracked Walnut/JoyFace House Warming
711 15th Avenue NE, Second Floor Minneapolis, MN, 55413
Studio mates Paula Cisewski & Alison Morse join guests from the Cracked Walnut Series: SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE, Chris Title, Lynne Kuechle, Peter Stein,Paige Riehl
Saturday, April 26th, 2014
5:00 p.m.
The Great Twin Cities Poetry Read
Sateren Auditorium, Augsburg College
25-30 poets read a single poem each
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Cracked Walnut Poetry Festival Event
J Arthur Coffee
2441 Rice Street, Roseville, MN
w/Margaret Hasse and others, TBA
Solar Arts Building Art-A-Whirl Poetry Fort
Studio 210, 711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis
In addition to new visual work by Jack Walsh, Steven Carlyle Moore, Jennifer Paist, Jeffrey Skemp, and others, Paula & Alison are proud to host the first annual POETRY FORT inside a fort inside our studio
(210). Yes flashlights yes (not so) secret password yes cookies. Here's the line-up of poets:
Friday, May 16th
5:00-7:30
Ben Weaver, Paula Cisewski, Patrick Werle
7:30-10:00
Kate Kunkel Bailey, Sarah Fox
Saturday, May 17th
Noon-2:00
Kris Bigalk, Chris Martin, Mary Austin Speaker
2:00-4:00
Annette Schiebout, Kelly Everding, Eric Lorberer
4:00-6:00
G.E. Patterson, Spencer Reece, Luke Pingel
6:00-8:00
Paul D (around 7), Elisabeth Workman, Carrie Lorig, Nick Sturm
Sunday, May 18th
Noon-2:30:
Rachel Moritz, Jeffrey Skemp (until 1pm), Kate Schuknecht, Alison Morse
2:30-5:00
Haley Lache, Brian Beatty, Julia Klatt Singer, Pat Cumbie
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Solar Arts Building/Cracked Walnut/JoyFace House Warming
711 15th Avenue NE, Second Floor Minneapolis, MN, 55413
Studio mates Paula Cisewski & Alison Morse join guests from the Cracked Walnut Series: SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE, Chris Title, Lynne Kuechle, Peter Stein,Paige Riehl
Saturday, April 26th, 2014
5:00 p.m.
The Great Twin Cities Poetry Read
Sateren Auditorium, Augsburg College
25-30 poets read a single poem each
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Cracked Walnut Poetry Festival Event
J Arthur Coffee
2441 Rice Street, Roseville, MN
w/Margaret Hasse and others, TBA
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Similar:Peaks:: Offsite AWP Poetry Reading & Release Party
Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar
1508 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98122
w/ Rauan Klassnik, Amy Silbergeld, Johannes Göransson, Monica McClure, Marcus McDonald, Brian Oliu, Donald Dunbar, Lara Glenum, Brian W. Hedgepeth, Jade Benoit, Kevin Sampsell, Kate Durbin, Taylor Jacob Pate, and possible others TBA
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Similar:Peaks:: Offsite AWP Poetry Reading & Release Party
Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar
1508 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98122
w/ Rauan Klassnik, Amy Silbergeld, Johannes Göransson, Monica McClure, Marcus McDonald, Brian Oliu, Donald Dunbar, Lara Glenum, Brian W. Hedgepeth, Jade Benoit, Kevin Sampsell, Kate Durbin, Taylor Jacob Pate, and possible others TBA
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
7:00-10:00 p.m. (I will read between 7 & 8)
Burnside Review, Four Way Books, Canarium Books, and Lana Turner Offsite AWP Reading
Fremont Abbey
4272 Fremont Avenue North, Seattle, WA
w/Ed Skoog, Ralph Angel, Jeff Alessandrelli, David J. Daniels, Brian Komei Dempster, Karen Brennan, Joy Katz, Ish Klein, Tod Marshall Christopher Mattison, Sawako Nakayusu, Richard Greenfield, Sara Deniz Akant, and Jessica Laser
7:00-10:00 p.m. (I will read between 7 & 8)
Burnside Review, Four Way Books, Canarium Books, and Lana Turner Offsite AWP Reading
Fremont Abbey
4272 Fremont Avenue North, Seattle, WA
w/Ed Skoog, Ralph Angel, Jeff Alessandrelli, David J. Daniels, Brian Komei Dempster, Karen Brennan, Joy Katz, Ish Klein, Tod Marshall Christopher Mattison, Sawako Nakayusu, Richard Greenfield, Sara Deniz Akant, and Jessica Laser
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Loft, Revolver, Rain Taxi, Milkweed, Anoka-Ramsey, Augsburg, Hamline Offsite AWP Reading
LUCID Bar, Seattle, WA
6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Loft, Revolver, Rain Taxi, Milkweed, Anoka-Ramsey, Augsburg, Hamline Offsite AWP Reading
LUCID Bar, Seattle, WA
Saturday, November 16th, 2013
6:30 p.m. I Am Water Exhibit,
Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis
with David Lawrence Grant & current Givens Fellows
6:30 p.m. I Am Water Exhibit,
Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis
with David Lawrence Grant & current Givens Fellows
Friday, November 1st, 2013
7:00 p.m. Monsters of Poetry
Madison, WI
with Nate Hoks, Sarah Fox, Rauan Klassnik
7:00 p.m. Monsters of Poetry
Madison, WI
with Nate Hoks, Sarah Fox, Rauan Klassnik
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
8:00 p.m. Strange Cage 15
Fair Grounds Coffeehouse
345 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA
with David Trinidad, Rauan Klassnik, Sarah Fox, Tony Trigilio,
Rachel Milligan, Candice Wuehle & Patrick Reed
8:00 p.m. Strange Cage 15
Fair Grounds Coffeehouse
345 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA
with David Trinidad, Rauan Klassnik, Sarah Fox, Tony Trigilio,
Rachel Milligan, Candice Wuehle & Patrick Reed
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
7:30 p.m., Danny's Reading Series
1951 W Dickens, Chicago, IL
with Sarah Fox & Rauan Klassnik
7:30 p.m., Danny's Reading Series
1951 W Dickens, Chicago, IL
with Sarah Fox & Rauan Klassnik
Sunday, October 27th, 2013
2-4 p.m., 1863 Lincoln Avenue, St. Paul, MN
Remembering Our Sisters and Brothers Reading
with Cheryl Minnema, George Roberts, Elly Wagner
2-4 p.m., 1863 Lincoln Avenue, St. Paul, MN
Remembering Our Sisters and Brothers Reading
with Cheryl Minnema, George Roberts, Elly Wagner
Saturday, October 5th, 2013
7:00 p.m. Strange Machine Reading Series
Omaha, NE
with Rauan Klassnik
7:00 p.m. Strange Machine Reading Series
Omaha, NE
with Rauan Klassnik
Friday, October 4th, 2013
9:00 p.m., SP CE Gallery
1410 O Street #20, Lincoln, NE
with Travis Davis, Rauan Klassnik, and Brenda Sieczkowski
9:00 p.m., SP CE Gallery
1410 O Street #20, Lincoln, NE
with Travis Davis, Rauan Klassnik, and Brenda Sieczkowski
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
Hourly btw 8 p.m., Steadfast Studio in the Solar Arts Building
711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN
with Rauan Klassnik
Hourly btw 8 p.m., Steadfast Studio in the Solar Arts Building
711 15th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN
with Rauan Klassnik
Saturday, September 21st, 2013
5-9 p.m. Fox Egg Gallery FYPC Fundraiser and Art Party
3730 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Reading with Kate Kunkel Bailey, open mic to follow
5-9 p.m. Fox Egg Gallery FYPC Fundraiser and Art Party
3730 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Reading with Kate Kunkel Bailey, open mic to follow
Saturday, August 24th, 2013
7:00 PM, Fox Egg Gallery
3730 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
with Joanna Fuhrman
7:00 PM, Fox Egg Gallery
3730 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
with Joanna Fuhrman
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Speak Easy Reading Series
in somebody's house!
Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Espresso Yrself Reading Series
7:00 PM, Blue Ox Coffee Company
3750 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
with Brad Liening and musician Laurie Akermark
7:00 PM, Blue Ox Coffee Company
3750 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
with Brad Liening and musician Laurie Akermark
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
SubText Books, 7:00 pm
165 Western Avenue North, St. Paul, MN
with singer/songwriter poet Ben Weaver
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Smash the Black Cloud! Twin Cities’ 100 Thousand Poets for Change Event
The Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar
308 Prince Street
St. Paul, MN
4pm to 9pm
Paula Cisewski is curating this Twin Cities event, one of 700 simultaneous events planned in over 100 countries, features forty local poets, artists, and musicians coming together to collaborate, share information, entertain, and celebrate for a better world.
*Be part of a global event for change!
*See Poets Read and Experiment!
* Hear Live Music!
*Smash a Black Cloud!
*Win a Raffle!
*Get Informed, Entertained, & Connected!
*Participate in Open Mic or Collaborative Arts!
*Change the World!
*Celebrate!
The Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar
308 Prince Street
St. Paul, MN
4pm to 9pm
Paula Cisewski is curating this Twin Cities event, one of 700 simultaneous events planned in over 100 countries, features forty local poets, artists, and musicians coming together to collaborate, share information, entertain, and celebrate for a better world.
*Be part of a global event for change!
*See Poets Read and Experiment!
* Hear Live Music!
*Smash a Black Cloud!
*Win a Raffle!
*Get Informed, Entertained, & Connected!
*Participate in Open Mic or Collaborative Arts!
*Change the World!
*Celebrate!
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Bemidji, MN, reading with Sean Hill, Matt Mauch, & LouAnn Shepard Muhm
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
You Must Not Name Everything
Saturday, June 18th, 2011 5:00-11:00PM
Gallery opening featuring new art by Jack Walsh & Pete Degan, poetry by Matt Mauch, Paula Cisewski, & Dale Pendell, Laura Pendell, John Colburn & Sarah Fox, music by Dog Town, multiple craft vendors.
Gallery opening featuring new art by Jack Walsh & Pete Degan, poetry by Matt Mauch, Paula Cisewski, & Dale Pendell, Laura Pendell, John Colburn & Sarah Fox, music by Dog Town, multiple craft vendors.
Northern Sparks Festival
Sundown, June 4th through Sunrise, June 5th, 2011
Bedtime Stories Event, 3-5:30 AM
Valerie Deus, Gabrielle Civil, Terri Ford, Catherine Lundoff,
John Colburn, Paula Cisewski, Gary Dop, Ute Beftog, Will Alexander &
more TBA will read and tell stories
THE WALKER ART CENTER'S OPEN FIELD
Minneapolis, MN
Bedtime Stories Event, 3-5:30 AM
Valerie Deus, Gabrielle Civil, Terri Ford, Catherine Lundoff,
John Colburn, Paula Cisewski, Gary Dop, Ute Beftog, Will Alexander &
more TBA will read and tell stories
THE WALKER ART CENTER'S OPEN FIELD
Minneapolis, MN
Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church
May 18th, 2011, 8:00pm
with Ronaldo V. Wilson
131 E. 10th Street
New York NY 10003
212-674-0910
with Ronaldo V. Wilson
131 E. 10th Street
New York NY 10003
212-674-0910
Mission Creek Festival
April 2, 2011, 5 pm
Black Ocean Authors Paula Cisewski, Matthew Henriksen, & Brandon Shimoda
Nemesis Tattoo
385 East College Street
Iowa City, Iowa
http://www.festival.missionfreak.com/
Black Ocean Authors Paula Cisewski, Matthew Henriksen, & Brandon Shimoda
Nemesis Tattoo
385 East College Street
Iowa City, Iowa
http://www.festival.missionfreak.com/
Banfill-Locke Center
March 11th, 2011, 7:30pm
with Kevin Fenton
6666 East River Road
Fridley, MN, 55432
763-574-1850
with Kevin Fenton
6666 East River Road
Fridley, MN, 55432
763-574-1850
