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Tips on How to Prepare for a Reading
Roughly a week ago, I did a reading at the Poetry Foundation as part of their Open-Door Series alongside poets Lani T. Montreal, Shina Davis, and Columbia College Chicago’s very own Tony Trigilio. While the experience was incredible—and a bit surreal as I look back on it—there was plenty of preparation I needed to do beforehand.
Moving is the worst
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of looking for places to live, working, hanging out with friends, submitting, and writing, am..
An Eventful Week: Music, Essays & Poetry
This week has been quite eventful, and I’m not sure how I managed to squeeze in a show and two readings, but I did. Even though I’m pu..
Road Trip: Day 4 – Pittsburgh, PA to Washington, DC to Chicago, IL
The morning after our interviews and reading in Pittsburgh, we woke up and drove back across town with Kelly to meet Kayla for Breakfa..
Road Trip: Day 2 – Cincinnati, OH to Akron, OH
After the first day of our mini poetry tour, we picked up Jacob where the Megabus let him off in downtown Cincinnati, then drove towar..
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Red Rover Series
I recently attended the Red Rover Series’ poetry reading in Wicker Park, which was a part of the 100,000 Poets for Change event going ..