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March
Sunday
March 14
7pm
Alternating Currents Live presents Saalik Ziyad and Tim Seisser Duo
Thursday
March 18
7pm
The Alash Ensemble of Tuva: award-winning Tuvan throat singers
Friday
March 19
7pm
Wendy Vardaman & Todd Boss
Saturday
March 20
2pm
WORD! Poetry as Social Activism free workshop on "Committing Poetry"
Saturday
March 20
1 - 2pm
Edible Books Workshop: In Preparation for Milwaukee's 4th Annual Edible Book Show $7 Central Library
Herzfeld Room, $7
with Sharon Van Ruiswyk
Sunday
March 21
1 - 4pm
Introduction to Artist Trading Cards with Carolyn Brady
Non-member $40
Member $35
Saturday
March 27
1 - 3pm
Milwaukee Artist Trading Card Live Trade
Theme for the meeting is "What's Your Sign?" (open to interpretation)
Sunday
March 28
1 - 4pm
Milwaukee's 4th Annual Edible Book Show

April
Saturday
April 10
10:30am
The Language of Conservation: A Family Poetry Workshop with Woodland Pattern Book Center at the Milwaukee Public Library
Sunday
April 18
10am - noon
The Poetry of Earth is Ceasing Never: A Writing Workshop with Pattiann Rogers - more info coming soon
Non-member $25
Member $20
Sunday
April 18
1 - 4pm
From Concept to Distribution: A Step by Step Workshop on Publishing Your Chapbook/Book with John Lehman
Non-member $35
Member $30

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TICKET COSTS
Featured Readings: $8 general, $7 students and seniors, $6 members
Redletter Readings: $3 general, $2 open mic readers
Experimental Film & Video: $2.
Workshops: See Workshop page.

Volunteers

(Always needed)

Opportunities include:
  • Bookstore Assistant: reshelving & restocking books.
  • Bulk Mailing Assistant: Help label newsletters & drive to bulk mail.
  • Hospitality: Greeters for special events.

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    Community Reviews
    These reviewers bought the book at Woodland Pattern.

    Wisconsin Center for the Book

    INTERVIEW:
    Clayton Eshleman discusses César Vallejo, literary translation, and the poet's formation.

    LISTEN:
    Interview on the 2009 Woodland Pattern Marathon with Dasha Kelly, Tia Richardson, and Charles Ries
    by Bonnie North of WUWM Lake Effect
    broadcast January 30, 2009.

    Interview on the 2008 Woodland Pattern Marathon Interview with Jackie Lalley
    by Mitch Teich of WUWM Lake Effect
    broadcast January 25, 2008.

    Interview with Ron Padgett
    by Bonnie North of WUWM Lake Effect
    broadcast May 9, 2007.

    Linh Dinh's reading [42MB]
    at Woodland Pattern,
    September 24, 2005.
     
    Alternating Currents Live
    PERFORMANCE

    Sunday, March 14, 7pm

    Saalik Ziyad and Tim Seisser Duo
    Saalik Ziyad and Tim Seisser Duo




    * Last Minute Addition *
    PERFORMANCE

    Thursday, March 18, 7pm

    Alash Ensemble of Tuva
    Alash Ensemble of Tuva




    REDLETTER READING

    Todd Boss
    and
    Wendy Vardaman


    Friday, March 19, 7pm
    Todd Boss   Wendy Vardaman


    * Poetry Contest Workshop Warm-Ups at the Milwaukee Public Library *
    Presented by Woodland Pattern Book Center

    Wednesday, April 7, 1-2pm:
    Bay View Public Library, 2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.

    Friday, April 9, 1-2pm:
    Villard Avenue Public Library, 3310 W. Villard Ave.

    Please Note:
    Ages 10-13 from 1-1:30pm and
    Ages 14-18 from 1:30-2pm

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    * Urban Youth Literary Arts Program *
    Young Writers Shine

    * POETRY CAMP 2009 *
    Poems written at poetry camp
    Poetry camp photos

    Featured
    Photos:
    **NEW** Music Marathon 2009
    Edible Book Show 2009
    Poetry Marathon 2009
    The Shapes of Sound 1997
    Redletter Reading 8/18/06
    25th Anniversary
    Spring 2004 Events
    William Corbett
    Baraka at Woodland Pattern
    Niedecker Centenary Conference

    ALL YOUR BOOK SHOPPING!

    Any time of the year, it's important to remember to shop at Local Independent Book Centers. Here are nine reasons to do all of your book shopping at Woodland Pattern!
    1. We have one of the most remarkable and current poetry selections in the country.
    2. We carry books that can't be found in any other bookstores in the Midwest.
    3. We support small presses. We carry over 20,000 small press titles on our shelves.
    4. We have a broad selection of quality literature. On our shelves, you can find self-published books by emerging writers alongside titles by established authors.
    5. Sure, shopping online you can maybe find what you are looking for, but here you can find books you didn't even know you were looking for.
    6. We are a non-profit. Which means we don't let commercial shelf space dictate our purchasing decisions.
    7. Members of Woodland Pattern receive 10% off purchases, $5 off workshops, and discounts on tickets.
    8. Woodland Pattern supports writers by carrying their books on consignment. In 2008, we paid over $3,700 to over 140 individuals that had books on consignment.
    9. If you can't find it in our store, we can order it for you. Can't think of the right book? Get a gift certificate!
    * Send us YOUR reasons for shopping at Woodland Pattern—we'll put them on the website.

    Anne Kingsbury Named 2008 Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

    The Alternating Currents Live series of new music is co-sponsored by WMSE (91.7 FM) and Woodland Pattern and hosted by Hal Rammel. These concerts are broadcast on Alternating Currents the following Sunday evening, 6-9pm, on WMSE-FM. Performers have included Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jaap Blonk, Robin Holcomb, and Pauline Oliveros.

    Experimental Film and Video series is co-sponsored by the UWM Film and Video Department and curated by Carl Bogner. It has featured work by Jack Smith, Stan Brakhage and Joseph Cornell as well as work by local filmmakers Stephanie Barber and Jennifer Montgomery. It is the last Friday of the month, begins at 7pm and costs $4.

    Redletter is a reading series featuring local and regional poets and writers on the third Friday of each month, and is curated by Chuck Stebelton. The program begins at 7 p.m. with an open mic, followed by two featured readers. The cost is $3, or $2 for open mic readers.

    Support

    Woodland Pattern programming is made possible through support from... The Helen Bader Foundation, The Brico Fund, The Elizabeth A. Brinn Foundation, The Department of Public Instruction, The Fund for Poetry, The Gardner Foundation, The Milwaukee Arts Board, The Faye McBeath Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Wisconsin Arts Board, Milwaukee County, The Community Development Block Grant and individual donors.
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