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Mon18Jan20217:00 pmZoom
Woodland Pattern Poetry Reading: Gordon Henry Jr., Roberta Hill, Cedar Sigo, & Tanaya Winder, hosted by Kimberly Blaeser
To Attend Go To: https://www.facebook.com/events/1034035433747503Poetry Reading in celebration of When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry edited by Joy Harjo, LeAnne Howe, and Jennifer Elise Foerster. Featuring readings by Gordon Henry Jr., Roberta Hill, Cedar Sigo, and Tanaya Winder, and hosted by Kimberly Blaeser.Sun. Jan. 17 | 7 pm CT | $Give What You CanPresented in partnership with In-Na-Po (Indigenous Nations’ Poets), this reading is part of our series Native Writers in the 21st Century, which is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.An Anishinabe poet and novelist, Gordon Henry, Jr. is an enrolled member of the White Earth Chippewa Tribe of Minnesota. His poetry has been published in anthologies such as Songs From This Earth On Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry (Greenfield Review Press, 1983) and Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose from the First Native American Writers (University of Arizona Press, 1994). His novel The Light People (University of Oklahoma Press, 1994) was awarded The American Book Award in 1995. He has also co-authored the textbook The Ojibway (2004), to which he contributed a number of essays on Native American culture. A professor of English at Michigan State University and editor of the American Indian Studies Series at Michigan State University Press, Henry teaches courses in American literature, creative writing, and American Indian literature.Roberta Hill, an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, is the author of the poetry collections Cicadas: New & Selected Poems (2013), Star Quilt (1984, 1999), and Philadelphia Flowers: Poems (1995), all out from Holy Cow Press. Her work has been anthologized in Harper’s Anthology of Twentieth Century Native American Poetry (1988), The Third Woman: Minority Women Writers of the United States (Houghton Mifflin, 1980), and Carriers of the Dream Wheel: Contemporary Native American Poetry (Harper & Row, 1975). A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, Hill has taught English and American Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and in Poets-in-the-Schools programs in various states, including Minnesota, Arizona, and Oklahoma.Cedar Sigo was raised on the Suquamish Reservation in the Pacific Northwest and studied at The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute. He is the author of eight books and pamphlets of poetry, including Royals (Wave Books, 2017), Language Arts (Wave Books, 2014), Stranger in Town (City Lights, 2010), Expensive Magic (House Press, 2008), and two editions of Selected Writings (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2003 and 2005). He has taught workshops at St. Mary’s College, Naropa University, and University Press Books. He is currently a mentor in the low-residency MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. He lives in Lofall, Washington.Tanaya Winder was raised on the Southern Ute reservation in Ignacio, Colorado. An enrolled member of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, her background includes Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, Diné, and Black heritages. She is the author of Words Like Love (West End Press, 2015) and the chapbook Why Storms are Named After People and Bullets Remain Nameless (Poetic Fire, 2018). Poems from her manuscript Love in a Time of Blood Quantum were produced and performed by the Poetic Theater Productions Presents Company in NYC. Winder has taught writing courses at Stanford University, UC-Boulder, and the University of New Mexico and is the Director of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Upward Bound Program, which services Native American youth from 5 states, 12 high schools, and 5 reservations across the country. Winder is also a co-founder of As/Us: A Space for Women of the World and Sing Our Rivers Red, a traveling earring exhibit to raise awareness about murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. (Tanaya Winder photo credit: Natahnee Winder)
Kim at Returning the Gift Festival, 2012 in Milwaukee, Indian Summer Stage.
Past Events
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Fri07Jan2022Fri04Mar20221:00-5:00pm, Tuesdays-SaturdaysWalker's Point Center for the ArtsGrateful to have poetry and picto-poems included in the "No More Stolen Sisters" exhibit at Walker's Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee. Although the opening reception was cancelled because of current COVID precautions, the exhibition is open during gallery hours (1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays), and a closing reception is planned March 4, 2022 6pm-8pm @ WPCA located at 839 S 5th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53204. A virtual experience is available here:
"No More Stolen Sisters" is an exhibit curated by Teresa Faris, and Valaria Tatera which brings together artworks representing the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and 2 spirits (MMIWG2S). The exhibition showcases technically diverse artworks of indigenous artists and allies addressing a range of experiences surrounding the violence against and loss of indigenous women, girls and 2 spirits. Materials range from works on paper, mixed-media installation, metal, clay, quillwork, textile and paint. -
Sun23Jan20229:00 amLive on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pIpnQoJPiu6csDkBrVzHA
THE POETS' REPUBLIC - ISSUE 10Join us for the online launch of issue ten of the magazine with a Zoom-tastic cornucopia of writing from across Scotland, Ireland, and the Indigenous Nations of America.We are thrilled to be showcasing two of our indigenous writers, Laura Tohe and Gordon Henry alongside our guest editor, Kimberly Blaeser.Neil, Shug, Marcas and Jessamine will be joined by some extra special Scottish guests, to be revealed.Tune in live on YouTube:The launch will be recorded and uploaded to Facebook, shortly after. -
Sat29Jan2022Sun30Jan202210:00am - 10:00pmStreaming Via Crowdcast: https://woodlandpattern.org/poetry-marathonWoodland Pattern Book Center's annual Poetry Marathon streaming live this year via Crowdcast! Tune in to hear the Indigenous Nations Poets' segment Saturday, January 29th from 6-6:30 p.m. and for any of the 24 hours (YES 24 HOURS) of poetry available 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. January 29th and 30th.The In-Na-Po Slot will feature Jennifer Foerster, Gordon Henry Jr, Margaret Noodin, Laura Tohe, & Kimberly Blaeser. Curated by Kimberly Blaeser & Sponsored by Scott Gelzer & Sherry Goldsmith.Click below for full list of readers and to support Woodland Pattern's Annual Benefit.
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Fri04Feb2022Fri11Mar202210:00am-12:00pmVideo Sessions on Zoom
About the Series
This winter, at a time when, for many of us, so much of the natural world seems asleep, we’ll keep our inner fires going by exploring how the voices of nature weave with our own daily lives. Each week, Danusha and James will share work by our guests, including poems and prompts, and together we’ll absorb the wisdom of visionaries, poets and healers to bring ourselves more deeply into relationship with each other and with the power and beauty of this rich planet we share.
Details
Beginning on February 4th, sessions will be held on Fridays from 10am-12pm PST / 1-3pm EST. Kimberly Blaeser's session will be on February 25th.
Each session will begin with a talk with that week’s featured poet, followed by a discussion with Danusha and James, who will read poems, offer gateways into accessing your own creative treasure troves, and share accompanying prompts. For the last half hour of each class, they will answer questions from participants, and give further insights into the practice of poetry.
Before each session, a document with the poems and prompts that will be shared and discussed, will be provided to participants.
The series will be presented on Zoom. Video and audio recordings will be available to all participants within 48 hours of each session, and for two months after the course ends. Closed captioning will be available during live sessions and in video recordings.
Please join us for the journey!
The cost of the course is $300.
Registration for the six week course is available at this link: https://www.thepoetryofresilience.com/winter?fbclid=IwAR3yjpLSrumWiEdZWnF9-TSvwP3KAsgtr3kK_CVCv6dAI_-xSfkk996VkXg
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Thu24Mar202212:45 pmPennsylvania Convention Center (In-person & online)
(Lucille Lang Day, Kimberly M. Blaeser, Denise Low, Craig Santos Perez, Kimberly G. Wieser)
Indigenous peoples are those who’ve had the longest relationship with any given place. They have the deepest knowledge of the plants and animals, and they are the longest-serving stewards of the land, often for 10,000 years or more. Respect for the land is an integral part of indigenous cultures. The panelists will discuss what indigenous writers bring to the broader conversation of poetry concerning environmental preservation, ecosystem damage, and
climate change and read representative poems.
2022 AWP Indigenous-Aboriginal American Writers CaucusFriday March 25, 2022 5:00pm 126A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level PhiladelphiaKimberly Blaeser, Rena Priest, and Deborah Taffa — Shauna Osborn, Organizer -
Fri25Mar20222:20 pmPennsylvania Convention Center (In-person & online)
(LeAnne Howe, Kim Blaeser, Heid Erdrich)
Panelists discuss the making of the landmark anthology When The Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through. The poetry, songs, and chants in the anthology span four centuries and includes 161 Native nations poets. There is nothing like it that can account for the lands and the poets and poetry that came from these lands. Panelists will discuss the editorial structure of the book that begins in the East to North and continues West and then to the South.
2022 AWP Indigenous-Aboriginal American Writers CaucusFriday March 25, 2022 5:00pm 126A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level PhiladelphiaKimberly Blaeser, Rena Priest, and Deborah Taffa — Shauna Osborn, Organizer -
Sat26Mar20226:00 pmJohn Olver Design Building
Poet and prose writer Kimberly Blaeser will read from past and current work. Formerly the Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Blaeser is the author of five poetry collections including Copper Yearning, Apprenticed to Justice, and Résister en dansant/Ikwe-niimi: Dancing Resistance. A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor and MFA faculty for Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, Blaeser is founding director of In-Na-Po—Indigenous Nations Poets. Santee Frazier, visiting faculty in poetry in the MFA for Poets and Writers, will moderate a Q&A following the reading.
For registration and more information, follow this link to the event page:
https://fac.umass.edu/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=ASA22&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=
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Mon04Apr2022
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Sat09Apr202211:00 amThe Newberry, Ruggles Hall
Join us for a morning of First Peoples poetry with American Indian poets Kimberly Blaeser, Elise Paschen, Mark Turcotte, and Gwen Westerman, moderated by poet Gordon Henry.
This reading will be dedicated to the work of Joy Harjo, United States Poet Laureate and editor of Living Nations, Living Words, an anthology of poems by American Indian poets reflecting on themes of place and displacement. The book is the companion to her online project Living Nations, Living Words, A Map of First People’s Poetry.
More information about registration here: https://www.newberry.org/04092022-first-peoples-poetry-reading-tribute-living-nations-living-words-project
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Mon20Jun2022Sun26Jun2022Bemidji State University
Beyond the Expected Poem
A “successful” poem or series of poems sometimes traps us into repeating the formula. How do we keep our poetry practice vital? If writing is inquiry, where do we look for unexpected questions that will enrich our poems? In this generative workshop, writers will set aside their comfortable habits and try new tools of inquiry, bend their forms and usual approaches to writing, and engage in unexpected “collaborations.” Our days will include writing exercises and prompts, discussion of excerpts from essays on poetics, and inspiration from the natural world. We will read a diverse range of poems as inspiration and with an eye on their architecture and method. As we share drafts and plan revisions, we will try to move beyond intention by following the energy of the image(s) and the detours of language. Participants should leave the workshop with a group of new poem drafts and a “bank” of ideas for further writing.
https://www.northwoodswriters.org/the-conference/faculty-workshops/poetry-kimberly-blaeser
