Reading: Birchbark Books Reading Series, April 26
2017-04-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Bockley Gallery, 2123 W 21st Street , Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
The Birchbark Books Reading Series returns on April 26 after taking a winter break. Please join us!
Margaret Hasse has published five books of poems: Stars Above, Stars Below (New Rivers Press); In a Sheep’s Eye, Darling (Milkweed Edition); Milk and Tides (Nodin Press); Earth’s Appetite (Nodin Press); and most recently, Between Us (Nodin Press). Her honors and awards include the New Rivers Press’ Minnesota Voices prize, Milkweed Editions’ Lakes and Prairies competition, and the poetry award of Minnesota Independent Publishing Association. Margaret has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and The McKnight Foundation. She lives in Minnesota as a “citizen poet” — an indefatigable supporter of other poets, the literary culture, and efforts to enrich people and communities through the arts.
Denise Lajimodiere is an enrolled Citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, North Dakota. She has been involved in education for forty years as an Elementary teacher and Principal, earning her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees from University of North Dakota. Dr. Lajimodiere currently works as an assistant professor in the Educational Leadership program, North Dakota State University, Fargo. Her poetry books include Thunderbird (North Dakota State University), Dragonfly Dance (Michigan State University Press), Bitter Tears (Mammoth Press), and an academic book Stringing Rosaries, Stories From Northern Plains Boarding School Survivors (North Dakota State University Press, pending). She is a Birch Bark Biting artist, and a traditional Jingle Dress dancer.
Denise Low, 2nd Kansas Poet Laureate, is award-winning author of 25 books, including her 2017 memoir, The Turtle’s Beating Heart, about her grandfather’s Lenape heritage (University of Nebraska Press). Other recent books are Jackalope (short fiction, Red Mt. Press), Mélange Block: Poems (Red Mt. Press), and Natural Theologies: Essays (The Backwaters Press). She has won three Kansas Notable Book Awards and has recognition from Seaton Prize, Pami Jurassi Bush Award of the Academy of American Poets, Roberts Prize, and the Lichtor Poetry Prize. She teaches professional workshops and classes for Baker University’s School of Professional and Graduate Studies. Low is former board president of the Associated Writers and Writing Programs. She blogs, reviews, consults, and co-publishes Mammoth Publications. Low has an MFA (Wichita State U.) and Ph.D. (Kansas U.). www.deniselow.net
Thomas Pecore Weso’s Good Seeds: A Menominee Indian Food Memoir (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) is a finalist for the international Gourmand Award and national winner in the category of Historical Recipes. The Midwest Independent Booksellers picked Good Seeds as one of three November selections, and The Miller’s Tale selected it as one of the “Best of the Fall Cook Books.” Weso is co-author of Langston Hughes in Lawrence (Mammoth Publications) and articles, reviews, and personal essays. Weso has an M.A. in Indigenous Studies from the University of Kansas and teaches social sciences at Kansas City Kansas Community College. He is a speaker for the Kansas Humanities Council library program Talk about Literature in Kansas and co-publisher of Mammoth Publications. Weso is an enrolled member of the Menominee Indian Nation. www.tomweso.com

Reading: Launch Party for Saint Paul Almanac 11
2017-04-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Black Dog Cafe, 308 East Prince Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55101
The Saint Paul Almanac will hold a release party for the latest edition of the Saint Paul Almanac: On a Collected Path at the Black Dog Café on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. This eleventh edition has a new look with new Saint Paul stories like the ones that have gained the Almanac its national reputation for curating authentic voices with a sense of place.
This year’s theme is “On a Collected Path.”
Readings for this event include “1984: Refugee” by Choua Yang, “Energy Transferring Over” by Brittany “Miss Brit” Lynch, “99 Sheep” by Ethna McKiernan, “Night Rider” by David Lyndale, “Where I Belong” by Joan Maeda Trygg, and “The Lost Language” by Michael Kiesow Moore.

Reading: Launch Party for new Martin Lake poetry anthology
2017-03-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Magers and Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN, 55102, United States
Join us as the Martin Lake Poetry Workshop launches its new 2016 poetry Anthology.

Reading: Bridges Reading Series at Barnes & Noble - HarMar Mall
2017-02-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Barnes & Noble, 2100 Snelling Ave N, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
The BRIDGES Reading series is intended to bring together writers across genres and cultural backgrounds to express themselves, but also build links to each other. Featured writers are: Michael Kiesow Moore, La Donna Sanders Redmond, Lynette Reini-Grandall, John Medeiros, Sequoia Nagamatsu and Heidi Czerwiec.

Reading: POP UP Writing Workshop & Readings
2016-12-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join us for a reading from Wendy Brown-Báez‘ Writing Circles: Words to Light Our Way: a portable writing workshop and author reading and Q&A with Michael Kiesow Moore and LouAnn Shepard Muhm

Book Fair: Highland Holiday Book Fair
2016-11-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 700 Snelling Ave S, Saint Paul, MN, 55116, United States
The first annual Highland Holiday Book Fair is the place to get your holiday shopping done for all the readers on your list! All local authors will be featuring their books and will be present to personally sign them.

Birchbark Books Reading Series - November 9
2016-11-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Bockley Gallery, 2123 W 21st Street , Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
The Birchbark Books Reading Series continues its 8th season of readings on Wednesday, November 9. Reading will be Naomi Cohn, Donte Collins, William Reichard, and Gwen Westerman.
Curated by Michael Kiesow Moore and Ardie Medina, the Birchbark Books Reading Series features new, emerging, and established writers quarterly September through June.
For more, see http://www.michaelkiesowmoore.org/birchbark-books-reading-series/

Reading: An Autumnal Reading
2016-11-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Quinn Violins, 1081 21st Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
Join us for an afternoon of poetry and music with Thomas R. Smith, Ardie Medina and the Asiginaak Singers, and Michael Kiesow Moore with cellist Lars Krogstad Ortiz.
Suggested donation $10, but no one turned away

Book Fair: Anoka County Library Local Author Fair
2016-11-05 11:00 - 14:00 | Rum River Library, 4201 6th Ave. NW, Anoka, MN, 55303, United States
Meet and greet local authors! Buy their books!

Workshop: Popup Writing Workshop at the Paranormal Art Project
2016-10-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Soap Factory, 514 Second Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
Artist Brandon Kuehn will give an artist talk on his solo exhibition, The Paranormal Art Project, then the Twin Cities Paranormal Society will lead a ghost hunt in the haunted Soap Factory building, all of which can provide grist for writing. We will write in this space, and end the evening with an impromptu reading.
All genres and writing levels welcome.

Author Book Signing: Twin Cities Book Festival 2016
2016-10-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave., Saint Paul, 55108, United States
I will be signing books at the iconic Twin Cities Book Festival sponsored by Rain Taxi. Look for me at the Nodin Press table at 2:00 pm.

Quatrefoil’s 30th Anniversary Party and Book Fair
2016-10-13 06:00 - 21:00 | Open Book, 1011 South Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, 55415, United States
All are invited to a free anniversary party on Thursday, Oct. 13, 6-9 p.m., at Open Book (1011 South Washington Avenue, Minneapolis) that will feature drinks, appetizers, presentations, guest speakers, dessert and coffee – all to celebrate 30 years of being the Twin Cities GLBT community library!
The evening will include a book fair with author signings.

Birchbark Books Reading Series - October 12
2016-10-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Bockley Gallery, 2123 W 21st Street , Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
The Birchbark Books Reading returns Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 pm to begin our 8th season of readings. Reading will be James Bettendorf, Leslie Matton-Flynn, Venessa Fuentes, and Linda LeGarde Grover.
Curated by Michael Kiesow Moore and Ardie Medina, the Birchbark Books Reading Series features new, emerging, and established writers quarterly September through June.
For more, see http://www.michaelkiesowmoore.org/birchbark-books-reading-series/

Workshop: Writing Peace Into Your Life
2016-07-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Banfill-Locke Art Center, 6666 East River Road, Fridley, MN, United States
When we say we want peace in the world—peace in our own lives—what do we mean? In this workshop we will use writing to explore these questions. The workshop will include short readings, opportunities for writing, and discussion to consciously explore the nature of peace and how we can bring it into our lives. There will be something here for writers of all levels. We will use writing to make peace not just a noun, but a verb.

Reading: Queer Voices Special Pride Reading
2016-06-28 07:00 - 20:00 | Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United States
The longest running series of its kind in the nation, Intermedia Arts’ Queer Voices reading series has been creating a safe space for LGBT writers and audiences to explore the day-to-day material of life without internal or external censorship for nearly a decade. Curated by Andrea Jenkins and John Medeiros.

Birchbark Books Reading Series
2016-06-01 07:00 - 20:30 | Birchbark Books, 2115 West 21st St, Minneapolis, 55405
The Birchbark Books Reading Series concludes it’s seventh season of readings on Wednesday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m. Readers will be James D. Autio, Sharon Chmielarz, Kasey Payette, and Lynette Reini-Grandell
Curated by Michael Kiesow Moore and Ardie Medina, the Birchbark Books Reading Series features new, emerging, and established writers quarterly September through June.
For more, see http://www.michaelkiesowmoore.org/birchbark-books-reading-series/

Poetry Workshop: Unlocking Your Creativity with Image and Metaphor
2016-05-21 09:00 - 16:30 | Banfill-Locke Art Center, 6666 East River Road, Fridley, MN, United States
Some of the most creative aspects of poetry writing is making good use of images and metaphor. These can be the keys to unlocking your own imagination, as well as that of your reader. We will look at how a few master poets used images and metaphor such as Pablo Neruda, Tomas Tranströmer, and Jim Moore. And then we’ll give it a try ourselves with opportunities to write. The workshop is for all levels of poetry makers.
This is an hour long workshop. Exact time TBD. To register, go to http://www.banfill-locke.org/classes/take-a-class/

Birchbark Books Reading Series
2016-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Birchbark Books, 2115 West 21st St, Minneapolis, 55405
The Birchbark Books Reading Series will continue its 7th season on April 20. To celebrate National Poetry Month we will feature poets Julia Klatt Singer, Norita Dittberner-Jax, Dara Syrkin, and Greg Watson.
Curated by Michael Kiesow Moore and Ardie Medina, the Birchbark Books Reading Series features new, emerging, and established writers quarterly September through May.
Julia Klatt Singer writes poems, is the poet in residence at Grace Nursery School, and a rostered artist for Compas. She’s author of three books of poetry, her most recent, Untranslatable, and co-author of Twelve Branches: Stories from St. Paul. She’s co-written over a dozen songs with composers Tim Takach and Jocelyn Hagen.
Norita Dittberner-Jax is an award-winning poet whose work has been widely published in small press. Her collections of poetry include, Stopping For Breath, (Nodin Press); The Watch (Whistling Shade Press); Longing For Home (Pudding House Press; and What They Always Were (New Rivers Press). She is one of the poets in the anthology, 33 Minnesota Poets as well as To Sing Along the Way, Minnesota Women Poets from Pre-territorial Days to the Present. She is one of the poetry editors for Red Bird Chapbooks.
Dara Syrkin counts her lucky stars every day. One piece of great good fortune is to have work included in the Nodin Poetry Anthology. Dara’s poetry revolves around ancestors, blue roads, encounters with strangers, and her respect for seeds.
Greg Watson’s work has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, and has been featured on Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac. His most recent collections are What Music Remains, and All the World at Once: New and Selected Poems, both published by Nodin Press.

Reading: Eat My Words Bookstore
2016-04-09 03:00 - 16:00 | MN
Celebrate National Poetry Month at Eat My Words! I will be reading from my book, What to Pray For. New work, too!

Reading: Common Good Books
2016-02-18 19:00 - 20:30 | MN
An evening of poetry with MaryAnn Corbett (Mid Evil) and Anna George Meek (The Genome Rhapsodies). For more, see http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/evening-poetry-maryann-corbett-reads-mid-evil-anna-george-meek-reads-genome-rhapsodies-and

Reading: Banfill-Locke Arts Center
2016-01-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Banfill-Locke Art Center, 6666 East River Road, Fridley, MN, United States
This reading launches the 2016 season Banfill-Locke readings. I will be reading poetry with Michael Dennis Browne.

Intermedia Arts "Queer Voices" reading
2015-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
I will be reading with Rachel Gold, Christine Marie, and William Reichard

Survivor of Suicide Loss Day at SubText Books
2015-11-21 14:00 - 16:00 | SubText Bookstore, 6 West Fifth Street, Saint Paul, 55102, United States
SubText books is hosting “Survivor of Suicide Loss Day” sponsored by Canvas Health. I will be reading my poetry on bullying and teen suicide from my new book “What To Pray For”. Also reading will be poet Matt Rasmussen.

Saint Paul Almanac Reading
2015-11-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Amsterdam Bar and Hall, 6 W 6th St, Saint Paul, 55102, United States
The Saint Paul Almanac celebrated its 10th anniversary with a special edition of the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac.
The Amsterdam Bar and Hall made for a great venue for a reading!

Birchbark Books Reading Series
2015-11-18 07:00 - 20:30 | Bockley Gallery, 2123 W 21st Street , Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
The Birchbark Books Reading Series continues its 7th season on November 18. Reading will be Paula Cisewski, Brian Baumgart, Anna Meek, and Colleen Casey.
Curated by Michael Kiesow Moore and Ardie Medina, the Birchbark Books Reading Series features new, emerging, and established writers quarterly September through May.
For more, see http://www.michaelkiesowmoore.org/birchbark-books-reading-series/

Quatrefoil Library Author Series
2015-10-24 13:00 - 17:00 | MN
Minnesota’s LGBT library hosts local authors to read from their recently published books and chat with the audience.

Author Book Signing: Twin Cities Book Festival
2015-10-17 10:00 - 17:00 | MN
I will be signing books at the iconic Twin Cities Book Festival sponsored by Rain Taxi. Exact time TBD.

Standing with Morgan Grayce Willow and our publisher Norton Stillman.

Birchbark Books Reading Series
2015-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Bockley Gallery, 2123 W 21st Street , Minneapolis, MN, 55405, United States
The Birchbark Books Reading Series begins its 7th season on October 14 at 7:00 p.m. Reading will be Cheryl K. Minnema, Eric McKendry, Maryam Marne Zafar, and Thomas R. Smith.
Curated by Michael Kiesow Moore and Ardie Medina, the Birchbark Books Reading Series features new, emerging, and established writers quarterly September through May.

Standing with art in the Bockley Gallery.

SubText Bookstore Reading
2015-10-13 19:00 - 20:00 | SubText Bookstore, 6 West Fifth Street, Saint Paul, 55102, United States
I will read with poet Greg Watson from our new books.

Always fun to see your name on the board!

Peace Site Dedication and Reading
2015-09-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, United States
To honor Open Book’s place in the global community and its promotion of intercultural understanding, and in recognition of the connecting power of literature, Open Book will be dedicated as an International Peace Site at a ceremony Sunday, September 20, 2–4 p.m.
Organized by the Loft’s Peace and Social Justice Writers Group, along with Open Book’s member organizations, The Loft Literary Center, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Milkweed Editions, the ceremony will celebrate and link the forces of peace and literature. Worldwide observance of International Day of Peace is Monday, September 21.
The designation as an International Peace Site grants unique status to Open Book and pays tribute to the writers, book artists, and publishers that are active in the community, and on the world scene. Sponsored by World Citizen, and shared by over 700 other places in the world, this designation strengthens Open Book’s commitment to a peaceful learning and working environment. World Citizen will provide online and onsite resources for Peace Education as a basis for classroom discussions around cultural understanding, human rights, conflict resolution, peace, and social justice. The Loft Literary Center, at Open Book, believes that “dialogue among readers and writers enriches our lives, our society, and our world.”
Besides showcasing the work underway at Open Book, the event includes the dedication ceremony and an open house. The writing groups Equilibrium, TGI Frybread Native American Writers Group, and the Peace and Social Justice Writers Group will offer readings. Multimedia works by A Peace of My Mindand “the f word,” a program of The Forgiveness Project, will be on display. Twin Cities-based, American singer, songwriter, and activist Larry Long will be the musical guest. Matchbook and bookmark making are among activities suitable for families, offered by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Please join all those committed to world peace and to the transforming power of literature for this exciting celebration on Sunday, at 2 p.m. The exhibits will open at 1 p.m.
The Peace and Social Justice Writers Group has actively promoted peace-making at Open Book since 2006. In the words of Jocelyn Hale, The Loft Literary Center’s current Executive Director, “Literary and artistic expression lead to empathy.” Empathy leads to a caring, connected, and conscious community. Open Book fosters that sense of community.
Please join us for the celebration on Sunday, September 20 at Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, in the Performance Hall.
For more information about the Open Book dedication event or about the Peace and Social Justice Writers Group, please contact Philip Lund at 612-819-1890 or at loftpeacewriters@gmail.com.
