Poetry Reading: Poetry in the Park *IN PERSON*
Bring your blankets and chairs, snacks and drinks, and friends, and join us at the Solomon Juneau statue for this beloved summer reading series, now entering its tenth year. Poetry in the Park takes place in Juneau Park on the second Tuesday of the summer months (with rain dates on the second Wednesday of the month). This season of outdoor readings are made possible with support from Juneau Park Friends and the National Endowment for the Arts.
In person at Juneau Park, 900 N. Prospect Ave.
September's event features readings from Mathias Svalina, Krystal Languell, Alex Niemi, and Jordan Dunn
Mathias Svalina is the author of eight books, most recently Thank You Terror, published by Big Lucks Books. His first short story collection, Comedy, will be published later in 2024. Svalina was a founding editor of Octopus Books and has led writing workshops in universities, libraries, community spaces, and in prisons. Since 2014 he has run a dream delivery service, traveling around the country to write and deliver dreams to subscribers. With the Dream Delivery Service he has worked with the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, the Poetry Foundation, and the University of Arizona Poetry Center, and has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, Hyperallergic, and the BBC World News.
Krystal Languell lives in Chicago, where she works as a non-profit administrator. She is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Systems Thinking with Flowers, selected by Rae Armantrout as the winner of the first fonograf editions book contest and published in early 2022.
Alex Niemi is a writer and award-winning translator. Her translations include For the Shrew and Hekate by Anna Glazova, as well as The John Cage Experiences by Vincent Tholomé. She is also the author of the poetry chapbook Elephant. Her translation work has been supported by the National Endowment of the Arts and nominated for The Best of the Net.
Jordan Dunn is the author of Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action (Partly Press) as well as various chapbooks and ephemeral prints including Common Names, Reactor Woods, and A Walk at Doolittle State Preserve. A second collection, Notation, is forthcoming from Thirdhand Books. He lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin, where he edits and publishes Oxeye Press.