Hope to see you at some of them – or reach out to the organizers and get involved!
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Sheboygan Poet Laureate Newsletter
I’m happy to announce that, as of January 19, I am Sheboygan’s second Poet Laureate! And one thing that I’m starting as the Poet Laureate is a simple little Substack newsletter. It’s not exactly an event, but it’s an upcoming thing, so… into this section it goes!
Here are some events that have passed, here for posterity (and many recur annually, so keep an eye out)!
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2026 Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon, Jan. 24 & 25 – Milwaukee/Online!
Woodland Pattern is continuing to do their annual Poetry Marathon in a hybrid format – for 2026, it will be available online and also, like last year, you can attend in-person at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, which is in Milwaukee. It’s 10am-10pm each day; this year, I’m reading during one of the community…
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UPDATE: Poetry Reading/Display at the Trout Museum of Art
Reading at the Trout Museum of Art, April 4, 1-3pm – or just stop by between Jan 24-May 18 to see ekphrastic poems by me and others as part of their art exhibit!
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2025 Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon, Jan. 25 & 26 – In-Person AND Livestreamed!
Once again, I’m lucky enough to have the chance to participate in the Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon, 10am-10pm on Sat & Sun, Jan 25 & 26! The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets hour will be from 3-4pm on Saturday, so I’ll be reading at some point – live and in-person – during that hour!
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WFOP 2025 Calendar Reading; Milwaukee, Sat. Nov 9, 2024
Come hear poetry from the 2025 WFOP Calendar! All are welcome to Milwaukee’s Central Library Community Room beginning at 2:00 PM. Contributing poets are asked to read their poem from the calendar, plus one other short poem if they’d like. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Poetry Unlocked Featured Readers – Anneliese Finke and Ed Werstein, October 2024
Ed Werstein (long-time but recently retired Vice President of our region of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, which includes both Milwaukee and Sheboygan) is going to be one of the featured readers at Poetry Unlocked in Appleton, WI in October. And then, somehow, so am I!
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Sheboygan/Stevens Point Poetry Walk – April 2024
April is National Poetry Month, and this April, there’s going to be a Poetry Walk in Sheboygan and Stevens Point!
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2024 Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon, Streaming Jan. 27-28!
Woodland Pattern’s most highly anticipated annual event, the Poetry Marathon is a two-day, 24-hour lyrical extravaganza with performances from 300+ individual poets, musicians, and moving image artists from Milwaukee and around the globe. All 24 hours of the Poetry Marathon will be livestreamed via Crowdcast.
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Sidewalk Poetry Workshop 12/9/23
Come to WordHaven BookHouse at 10am on 12/9/23 for a workshop on extremely short form poetry in conjunction with Mead Library’s Sidewalk Poetry Contest!
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Reading with Rescue Kittens! 6/18/23, 1-2pm
This is a thing they do periodically, with local authors and either kittens or puppies, to help them socialize – how could I say no? As you can see, one lil’ guy was a big fan of my poetry (or just my shoulder).
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Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon 2023, Online Jan. 28-29! Plus an in-person Watch Party in Sheboygan…
Woodland Pattern’s most highly anticipated annual event, the Poetry Marathon is a two-day, 24-hour lyrical extravaganza with performances from more than 300 individual poets, musicians, and moving image artists from Milwaukee and around the globe.










