Upcoming & Recent Events
Virtual via Zoom - May 11th, 2020
Traveling Mollys Reading Series & Open Mic
Featuring Winners of After Hours Magazine's
Mary Blinn Poetry Prize.
7pm
"The Naming of Monsters" - Winner
After Hours Magazine's
Second Annual Mary Blinn Poetry Prize
April 15th, 2020
Chicago, IL - December 13th, 2019
Poets at Sophie's Closet: A Community Event
A Night of Poetry and Fashion!
7pm
Oak Park, IL - November 11th, 2019
Traveling Mollys Reading Series & Open Mic
Buzz Cafe 7-9pm (6:30 for open mic sign-up)
"Chicago Shrimp Shacks" - Finalist
The 26th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
September 17th, 2019 @ The Promontory
Congratulations to Winner Sharon Powell
The 26th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
@ The Promontory (Performing in the semi-final rounds)
Doors open at 6:30 pm & event begins at 7:30 pm
Oak Park. IL. - August 18th, 2019
The Language of Love:
Songs & Arias & Poetic Interlude
10:30 am @ Church of Beethoven
Chicago, IL. - July 6th, 2019
Poetry At The Hat Shop!
6:00 pm @ Susanhat Salon
7231 N. Sheridan Road
Everywhere - May 23rd, 2019
Endlessly Rocking: Poems in Honor of Walt Whitman's 200th Birthday
Available Now!
Chicago, IL. - October 4th, 2018
Excited Utterance Reading Series
7:00 pm @ Silvie's
"When Valentine's Day Falls on Ash Wednesday"
Nominated for Best of The Net 2018
Oak Park. IL. - April 15th, 2018
Gypsy Jazz & Poetic Interlude
10:30 am @ Church of Beethoven
"When You Cannot Ask For Directions"
Nominated for Best of The Net 2017
Chicago, IL. - August 13th, 2017
Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology Release Party
6 pm @ The Hideout
Everywhere - August 10th, 2017
Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology
Available Now!
Chicago, IL. - July 17th, 2017
Waiting 4 The Bus Reading Series & Open Mic
7 pm @ Uncharted Books
Chicago, IL. - June 6th, 2017
Wit Rabbit Reading Series
7-9 pm @ Quenchers Saloon
Everywhere - February 2017
Eclectica Magazine Best Poetry: V1 Celebrating 20 Years Online
Eclectica Magazine Speculative V1: Celebrating 20 Years Online
Available Now!
Chicago, IL - November 18th, 2016
7th Annual Faculty Research & Creative Activities Symposium
Fusing Country Songs And Ghazals: A Cultural Exchange Experiment
Northeastern Illinois University - Student Union (Recital Hall) 9:40 am
Chicago, IL - September 24th, 2016
Red Rover Reading Series Experiment #96: Know Your Rights
8-10 pm @ Outerspace
Chicago, IL - September 20th, 2016
Open Door Reading Series
The Poetry Foundation 7 pm
Oak Park, IL - August 8th, 2016
Traveling Mollys Reading Series & Open Mic
Buzz Cafe 7-9pm (6:30 for open mic sign-up)
Knoxville, TN - August 5th, 2016
Holler Salon Readings Series
Firefly Farms 6-9:00 pm
Knoxville, TN - August 1st-7th, 2016
Poetry Residency with Sundress Academy for the Arts
@ Firefly Farms
Normal, IL - July 29th 2016
3rd Annual International David Foster Wallace Conference
Illinois State University - Stevenson Hall (Room C) 2 pm
Knoxville, TN - August 21st, 2015
Holler Salon Readings Series
Firefly Farms 6-9:00 pm
Knoxville, TN - August 16th-22nd, 2015
Poetry Residency with Sundress Academy for the Arts
@ Firefly Farms
Milwaukee, WI - July 25th, 2015
Midwestern Gothic Literary Reading
@ People's Book Cooperative 3-4:30 pm
2015 National Federation of Press Women
Communications Contest Award - Poetry - 2nd Place
"Revenge Fantasy"
Illinois Woman's Press Association
74th Mate E. Palmer Communications Awards
May 16th, 2015 @ Union League Club of Chicago
"Revenge Fantasy" - First Place
"Where Did That Come From?" - Third Place
"My Sister's Things To Do List After Her Fiance Broke Off Their Engagement" - Honorable Mention
Chicago, IL - March 19th, 2015
Wilbur Wright College - Center for Teaching and Learning
The Ghazal: Celebrating “The Beloved”
Room S243 3:30pm
Chicago, IL. - February 13th, 2015
Perfect Friday Night Series
@ The Store 9pm
November 15th, 2014
Interview with Kathleen Rooney is now online!
"Where Did That Come From?"
Nominated for Best of The Net 2014
Milwaukee, WI - May 17th, 2014
Midwestern Gothic Literary Reading
@ People's Books Cooperative 2:00-3:00 pm
Interview with Midwestern Gothic is now online!
Aloud! Live Reading Event @ DePaul University
November 11th, 2013 6:30 pm
DePaul Student Reading @ Bourgeois Pig Café
April 5th, 2013 7:00 pm
FREE Poetry Reading At NEIU
March 4th, 2013 7:15 pm
Virtual via Zoom - May 11th, 2020
Traveling Mollys Reading Series & Open Mic
Featuring Winners of After Hours Magazine's
Mary Blinn Poetry Prize.
7pm
"The Naming of Monsters" - Winner
After Hours Magazine's
Second Annual Mary Blinn Poetry Prize
April 15th, 2020
Chicago, IL - December 13th, 2019
Poets at Sophie's Closet: A Community Event
A Night of Poetry and Fashion!
7pm
Oak Park, IL - November 11th, 2019
Traveling Mollys Reading Series & Open Mic
Buzz Cafe 7-9pm (6:30 for open mic sign-up)
"Chicago Shrimp Shacks" - Finalist
The 26th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
September 17th, 2019 @ The Promontory
Congratulations to Winner Sharon Powell
The 26th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
@ The Promontory (Performing in the semi-final rounds)
Doors open at 6:30 pm & event begins at 7:30 pm
Oak Park. IL. - August 18th, 2019
The Language of Love:
Songs & Arias & Poetic Interlude
10:30 am @ Church of Beethoven
Chicago, IL. - July 6th, 2019
Poetry At The Hat Shop!
6:00 pm @ Susanhat Salon
7231 N. Sheridan Road
Everywhere - May 23rd, 2019
Endlessly Rocking: Poems in Honor of Walt Whitman's 200th Birthday
Available Now!
Chicago, IL. - October 4th, 2018
Excited Utterance Reading Series
7:00 pm @ Silvie's
"When Valentine's Day Falls on Ash Wednesday"
Nominated for Best of The Net 2018
Oak Park. IL. - April 15th, 2018
Gypsy Jazz & Poetic Interlude
10:30 am @ Church of Beethoven
"When You Cannot Ask For Directions"
Nominated for Best of The Net 2017
Chicago, IL. - August 13th, 2017
Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology Release Party
6 pm @ The Hideout
Everywhere - August 10th, 2017
Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology
Available Now!
Chicago, IL. - July 17th, 2017
Waiting 4 The Bus Reading Series & Open Mic
7 pm @ Uncharted Books
Chicago, IL. - June 6th, 2017
Wit Rabbit Reading Series
7-9 pm @ Quenchers Saloon
Everywhere - February 2017
Eclectica Magazine Best Poetry: V1 Celebrating 20 Years Online
Eclectica Magazine Speculative V1: Celebrating 20 Years Online
Available Now!
Chicago, IL - November 18th, 2016
7th Annual Faculty Research & Creative Activities Symposium
Fusing Country Songs And Ghazals: A Cultural Exchange Experiment
Northeastern Illinois University - Student Union (Recital Hall) 9:40 am
Chicago, IL - September 24th, 2016
Red Rover Reading Series Experiment #96: Know Your Rights
8-10 pm @ Outerspace
Chicago, IL - September 20th, 2016
Open Door Reading Series
The Poetry Foundation 7 pm
Oak Park, IL - August 8th, 2016
Traveling Mollys Reading Series & Open Mic
Buzz Cafe 7-9pm (6:30 for open mic sign-up)
Knoxville, TN - August 5th, 2016
Holler Salon Readings Series
Firefly Farms 6-9:00 pm
Knoxville, TN - August 1st-7th, 2016
Poetry Residency with Sundress Academy for the Arts
@ Firefly Farms
Normal, IL - July 29th 2016
3rd Annual International David Foster Wallace Conference
Illinois State University - Stevenson Hall (Room C) 2 pm
Knoxville, TN - August 21st, 2015
Holler Salon Readings Series
Firefly Farms 6-9:00 pm
Knoxville, TN - August 16th-22nd, 2015
Poetry Residency with Sundress Academy for the Arts
@ Firefly Farms
Milwaukee, WI - July 25th, 2015
Midwestern Gothic Literary Reading
@ People's Book Cooperative 3-4:30 pm
2015 National Federation of Press Women
Communications Contest Award - Poetry - 2nd Place
"Revenge Fantasy"
Illinois Woman's Press Association
74th Mate E. Palmer Communications Awards
May 16th, 2015 @ Union League Club of Chicago
"Revenge Fantasy" - First Place
"Where Did That Come From?" - Third Place
"My Sister's Things To Do List After Her Fiance Broke Off Their Engagement" - Honorable Mention
Chicago, IL - March 19th, 2015
Wilbur Wright College - Center for Teaching and Learning
The Ghazal: Celebrating “The Beloved”
Room S243 3:30pm
Chicago, IL. - February 13th, 2015
Perfect Friday Night Series
@ The Store 9pm
November 15th, 2014
Interview with Kathleen Rooney is now online!
"Where Did That Come From?"
Nominated for Best of The Net 2014
Milwaukee, WI - May 17th, 2014
Midwestern Gothic Literary Reading
@ People's Books Cooperative 2:00-3:00 pm
Interview with Midwestern Gothic is now online!
Aloud! Live Reading Event @ DePaul University
November 11th, 2013 6:30 pm
DePaul Student Reading @ Bourgeois Pig Café
April 5th, 2013 7:00 pm
FREE Poetry Reading At NEIU
March 4th, 2013 7:15 pm
