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Upcoming Events

  • Cat Dixon Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Cat Dixon Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Cat Dixon Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Jan 02
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    Jan 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
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    Jan 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
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    The topics of Cat's poetry covers everything from the food we eat to the deepest cravings of the soul. But the thread of honesty connects them all, striking all the right notes.
  • Grace and Wonder with Ramya Ramana
    Grace and Wonder with Ramya Ramana
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    Grace and Wonder with Ramya Ramana
    Sat, Jan 27
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    Jan 27, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
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    Jan 27, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
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    We'll explore poems that contain and investigate wonder. We’ll exit realism and delve into prompts that search out childlikeness, examine and define what wonder means to us and wander through the maze of gentle introspection.
  • AA Monet Poetry Reading & Discussion
    AA Monet Poetry Reading & Discussion
    AA Monet Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Feb 06
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    Feb 06, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
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    Feb 06, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
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    Join us for an inspirational reading with a poet who aims to help everyone see their uniqueness.
  • A Nature Poem is an Elegy with Tyler Michael Jacobs
    A Nature Poem is an Elegy with Tyler Michael Jacobs
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    A Nature Poem is an Elegy with Tyler Michael Jacobs
    Sat, Feb 24
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    Feb 24, 2024, 10:00 AM CST – Feb 25, 2024, 11:30 AM CST
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    Feb 24, 2024, 10:00 AM CST – Feb 25, 2024, 11:30 AM CST
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    What does the future hold for our home, our environment? How will that affect our place in it and our relationship with it? This isn't a workshop on eco-poetry, it's a workshop exploring our changing relationship with our environment.
  • Barbara Schmitz Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Barbara Schmitz Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Barbara Schmitz Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Mar 05
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    Mar 05, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
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    Mar 05, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
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    Barbara has touched many lives through her long and lustrous literary career in Nebraska. Now she shares her poetry and her wisdom with us. Join us.
  • Hook, Line, & Sinker: Using Spoken Word Techniques to Capture & Hold an Audience with Caleb Rainey
    Hook, Line, & Sinker: Using Spoken Word Techniques to Capture & Hold an Audience with Caleb Rainey
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    Hook, Line, & Sinker: Using Spoken Word Techniques to Capture & Hold an Audience with Caleb Rainey
    Sat, Mar 09
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    Mar 09, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
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    Mar 09, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
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    What writing techniques does a performance poet use to hook their audience? A workshop to discuss the bait you need to hook your audience, and your reader, in the first line.
  • Katie Schmid Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Katie Schmid Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Katie Schmid Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Apr 02
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    Apr 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
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    Apr 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
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    Katies work uses wild imagination and linguistic play to show that the barest hour of suffering can be the source of immense creative power and energy, which is also the highest form of consolation.
  • Impossible Listeners: Using "You" in Poems with Eleanor Reeds
    Impossible Listeners: Using "You" in Poems with Eleanor Reeds
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    Impossible Listeners: Using "You" in Poems with Eleanor Reeds
    Sat, Apr 20
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    Apr 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    Apr 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    If you could address someone that has passed, what would you say? If you could talk to the roadblocks that hindered your path, or the stars that lit the way, what would you tell them? This workshop will sharpen your skills for speaking to the unspeakable in your poems.
  • J.V. Brummels Poetry Reading & Discussion
    J.V. Brummels Poetry Reading & Discussion
    J.V. Brummels Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, May 07
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    May 07, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
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    May 07, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
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    One of J.V.'s poetry collections was named one of the most significant books by Nebraskans, and he is the founder of the WSC Press. He's a legend, yet remains grounded and humble as a rancher beneath the endless prairie sky.
  • Bridging the Page and Stage Gap: How All Poets Can Learn from Both with Kelsey Bigelow
    Bridging the Page and Stage Gap: How All Poets Can Learn from Both with Kelsey Bigelow
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    Bridging the Page and Stage Gap: How All Poets Can Learn from Both with Kelsey Bigelow
    Sat, May 18
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    May 18, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT – May 19, 2024, 11:30 AM CDT
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    May 18, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT – May 19, 2024, 11:30 AM CDT
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    A workshop to bridge the divide between "page" poetry and "performance" poetry to discover how your work can live in both.
  • Veronica Torraca-Bragdon Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Veronica Torraca-Bragdon Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Veronica Torraca-Bragdon Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Jun 04
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    Jun 04, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Jun 04, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Veronica's poetry, like the poet herself, doesn't fit into a box. It is as fluid as the music she composes and as meaningful as her work with children. It's part poetry, part memoir, 100% relatable. Join us for a reading without boundaries.
  • Taking Your Temperament: Working with Story, Structure, Music, and Imagination with Michael Broder
    Taking Your Temperament: Working with Story, Structure, Music, and Imagination with Michael Broder
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    Taking Your Temperament: Working with Story, Structure, Music, and Imagination with Michael Broder
    Sat, Jun 15
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    Jun 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    Jun 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    What is the inherent nature of your poems? That quality that only you can bring to your work? Join us in a workshop to discover your temperament and the personal qualities you bring to your work.
  • Bonnie Johnson-Bartee Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Bonnie Johnson-Bartee Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Bonnie Johnson-Bartee Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Jul 02
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    Jul 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Jul 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Bonnie casts a tender yet searing eye upon family histories, dynamics, and the very notion of "women's work," recognizing how vulnerable and fallible we all are in our search for a meaningful life.
  • It's Time for the Lightning Round! with Matt Mason
    It's Time for the Lightning Round! with Matt Mason
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    It's Time for the Lightning Round! with Matt Mason
    Sat, Jul 20
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    Jul 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    Jul 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    Let's see what we can do with shorter poems, fitting ideas into a smaller spaces like snapshots or meditations.
  • Hannah Wilkinson Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Hannah Wilkinson Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Hannah Wilkinson Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Aug 06
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    Aug 06, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Aug 06, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Poetry that examines the toxic cycles of love and loss, attachment and abandonment, and infatuation and disappointment – the matters of the heart broken and made whole again.
  • Twyla Hansen Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Twyla Hansen Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Twyla Hansen Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Sep 03
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    Sep 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
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    Sep 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
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    Twyla’s poetry covers significant emotional territory while remaining firmly grounded in the landscape. From memories of the isolation and beauty of growing up on a farm to the economic and cultural forces waged against family farming, her poems are alternately sad, sweet, funny, and moving.
  • Bringing Home Metaphors - From Stars to Constellations with Javon Rustin
    Bringing Home Metaphors - From Stars to Constellations with Javon Rustin
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    Bringing Home Metaphors - From Stars to Constellations with Javon Rustin
    Sat, Sep 07
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    Sep 07, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    Sep 07, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
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    A workshop to help us plot the images and metaphors in our poems so they are as clear as the night sky revealing constellations.
  • Jon Volkmer Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Jon Volkmer Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Jon Volkmer Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Oct 01
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    Oct 01, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Oct 01, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
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    Jon is a prolific writer spanning genres of fiction, non-fiction, and YA. Tonight, we'll hear his poetry and have an opportunity to talk with Jon about his literary career.
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