Featured Poets

Since 2015 we have had so many great poets come through our little show.

(Listed alphabetically by last name)

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Brian Baumgart
Featured: July 2019
​Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: briandbaumgart.wixsite.com/website
Maya Beck
Featured: November 2017
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Website: Not Given
Valeria Garrido Bisceglia
Featured: January 2021
Hometown: Connecticut
Website: Not Given
James Bohen
Featured: September 2020
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: None
Jessi-Alex Brandon
Featured: November 2020
Hometown: Enterprise, AL
Website: None
Brenda Bell Brown
Featured: January 2017
Hometown: Memphis, TN (lives in MN now)
Website: ​http://www.mnartists.org/bbellbrown

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Raymond Camper
Featured: June 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities
Website: None Given
Jazmine Castañeda
Featured: January 2019
​Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: None Given
Paula Cisewski
Featured: August 2015 & Feb 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: www.paulacisewski.com
​Susan Cossette 
Featured: July 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: www.musepalace.wordpress.com
Jason Crawford
Featured: September, 2020
Hometown: Westland, MI
Website
Ashley Cardona
Featured: January 2021
Hometown: Hopkins, MN
Inst & Twit: @akvcardona
Anthony Ceballos
Featured: April 2021
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given
George Colburn
Featured: May 2020
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: colburn12345.com
Amy Coulombe
Featured: October 2019
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
​Website: None Given
Charlie Curry
Featured: March 2018 & Dec 2018
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: Not Given
Anders Carlson-Wee
Featured: November 2016
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.anderscarlsonwee.com/
Susan Chambers
Featured: March 2021
Hometown: Mankato, MN
​Website: None Given
​Francine Conley
Featured: May 2016, November 2019
Hometown: "Anywhere & Everywhere"
Website: http://francineconley.com/
Nora Parker Cox
​Featured: July 2017
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: https://talesfromtrigadora.tumblr.com/
Heidi Czerwiec
Featured: April 2017
Hometown: Raleigh NC (Lives in MN now)
Website: http://heidiczerwiec.com

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Sheri Hall
Featured: September, 2020
Hometown: Kansas City
Website: spokenpurpose.com
Tella Harlin
Featured: June 2021
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Website: ​tella.productions/
Shane Hawley
Featured: September 2018
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Twitter: @shaneryanhawley
KateLynn Hibbard
Featured: May 2019
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: www.katelynnhibbard.com 
Kai Hsu
Featured: April 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: https://itskaihsu.com
Amanda Hand
Featured: August 2019
Hometown: North Shore of Lake Superior
Web: https://theamandahandscape.com/
Jen Harris
Featured: October 2019
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Website: http://www.poetjenharris.com
Joshua Hegarty
Featured: June 2017
Hometown: Not Given
​Twitter: @mamajhegs
Rick Hilber
Featured: October 2017
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: Not Given
Denise Hanh Huynh
Featured: June 2018
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: None Given
Mariah Hanson
Featured: July 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given
Lisa Gedney Harris
Featured: November 2017
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: http://www.fashionmeetspoetry.com/
Jennifer Lundstrom Hernandez
Featured: August 2017
Hometown: Twin Cities
Website: Not Given
Carolyn & Steven Holbrook (mother/son)
Featured: May 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN

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Khary Jackson
Featured: August 2017
Hometown: Not Given
Website: http://www.layitbare.com/
Christine Jaspers
Featured: July 2017
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given
Dominique Jones
Featured: January 2021
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
​Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/DomJonesArt
Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan
Featured: September 2018
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: Not Given
Thressa Johnson
Featured: postponed
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thressaisobel
Jules
Featured: November, 2020
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Website: None
Frances James
Featured: July 2021
Hometown: Excelsior, MN
Website: www.fransartfromtheheart.com
Brett Elizabeth Jenkins      (Co-founder)
Featured: July 2015, Feb 2016, Feb 2019, and June 2019
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: https://brettelizabeth.com/

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Ibé Kaba
Featured: August 2016
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.AtlanticRock.com
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Featured: Dec 2016, Feb 2017, & Dec 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: https://michaelkleberdiggs.com/
Benjamin Krebich
Featured: August 2019
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.patreon.com/benkreibich
​Stan Kusunoki 
Featured: September 2017
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: none given
Mary Christine Kane
Featured: December 2019
Hometown: Saint Louis Park, MN
Website: none given
Janna Knittel
Featured: April 2016
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
www.facebook.com/janna.knittel
Sara Krassin 
Featured: April 2017
Hometown: Waseca, MN
​Website: http://sarakrassin.com
Athena Kildegaard
Featured: January 2017
Hometown: Morris, MN
Website: www.athenakildegaard.com
Didi Koka
Featured: postponed
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: none given
Hyejung Kook
Featured: September 2020
Hometown: Prairie Village, KS
Website 

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LaLupe
Featured: April 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: none given
Banji Lawal
Featured: July 2017 & March 2019
Hometown: Not Given
Website: https://logothete.tumblr.com/
Peter Liptak
Featured: September 2017
Hometown: Minneapolis
Website: http://www.thewritersink.com/
Jeanne Lutz
Featured: May 2015, Feb 2016 & Feb 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: ​https://jeannelutz.com/
Kennedy V Lang
Featured: May 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: none
Jenna Le
Featured: June 2021
Hometown: New York, NY
Website: https://jennalewriting.com
Bri Lopez
Featured: April 2019
Hometown: 
Website: www.Writtenexistence.com
Pacyinz Lyfoung
Featured: June 2020
Hometown: 
Website: None Given
Haley Lasché
Featured: July 2016
Hometown: Kansas City, KS
Website: Artist has no website
Michael Lee
Featured: January 2020
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: http://www.michaelleewrites.com
Anna Luster
Featured: August 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: Not Given

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Maitreyi
Featured: <had to cancel but will be rescheduled>
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given
Kara Marell
Featured: June 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.karamarellyoga.com
Jessi Marie
Featured: April 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Instagram: jessimarie_poetry
K McClendon
Featured: October 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities
Twitter:  @iamtheprotestp1
DeShawn McKinney
Featured: May 2021
Hometown: Daytona Beach, FL
Website: Link to Book Site
Sara Minges
Featured: April 2019
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Website: www.wonderwomanrising/nakedtoes
Louis Murphy
Featured: August 2016
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: Artist has no website
Esther Marcella
Featured: September 2019
Hometown: Mankato, MN
Website: None Given
Alli Marie
Featured: April 2020
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: none given
Gretchen Marquette
Featured: Will be rescheduled in 2019
​Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given
Emily McGuire
Featured: May 2020
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Website: None
Christy Merry
Featured: April 2021
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: http://www.christymerry.com/
Lara Mimosa Montes
Featured: August 2017
Hometown: NYC
Website: http://laramimosamontes.tumblr.com/
Mama Rose 
Featured: November 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: www.mamarose.blog
Anna Marie
Featured: January 2019
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given
Janaya Martin
Featured: January 2017
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: Click Here
Eric McKendry
Featured: March 2018
Hometown: Crystal, MN
Website: None Given
Natasha T. Miller
Featured: October 2020
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Twitter: @tmillerpoetry
Christine Mounts
Featured: March 2018
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Website: ​https://cmmounts.com/

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Shawn Pavey
Featured: June 2019
Hometown: Mission, KS
Website: www.shawnpavey.com
Bianca Phipps
Featured: October 2020
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Website: www.biancaphipps.com
Tony Plocido (current host)
Featured: May 2016
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.mentalvalley.com
PrimOne (Keith Bohannon)
Featured: May 2020
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Website: none

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Sainte Jeanne 
(Shannon Fletcher)
Featured: April 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: https://ste-jeanne.tumblr.com/
Cole Sarar
Featured: August 2019
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: ​www.colesarar.com/
Christopher Schillock
Featured: July 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: ​http://www.shillock.com/
Karen Schultz
​Featured: December 2018
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Twitter: @oneairspace
Thedra Sheridan
Featured: July 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
​Website: thedrasheridan.com
Ciara Shuttleworth
Featured: June 2021
Hometown: Soap Lake, WA
Website: Www.ciarashuttleworth.com
Crystal Stone
Featured: June 2020
Hometown: Ames, IA
Website: www.crystalbstone.com
Dara Syrkin
Featured: May 2020
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: ​www.darasyrkin.com
Phillip Saint John
Featured: July 2019
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Facebook: Facebook.com/psjmusic
Lauren Scharhag
Featured: December 2020
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Website: http://www.laurenscharhag.blogspot.com/
Ollie Schminkey
Featured: July 2019
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: www.ollieschminkey.com
Sagirah Shahid
Featured: July 2021
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None
Aisha Sharif
Featured: May 2021
Hometown: Shawnee, KS
Website: https://​Aisha-sharif.com
Penelope Simison
Featured: December 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: Not Given
Hawona Sullivan Janzen
Featured: May 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Twitter: @hawona
Chris Santiago
Featured: September 2017
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: none given
Jon F. Jee Schill
Featured: (Guest Curator) August 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: None Given
E.J. Schoenborn
Featured: November, 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
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Chavonn Williams Shen
Featured: May 2018
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: Not Given
James Bernard Short
Featured: November 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Twitter: @bjamesnovels
Sam Stokley
Featured: April 2017
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
​Website: Not Given
Hannah Svanoe
Featured: February 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given

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Jenniey Tallman
Featured: June 2017
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Website: www.jennieytallman.com
Jordan Thomas
Featured: Jan 2016
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JKTWrites
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Jermaine Thompson
Featured: June 2020
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Twitter: @JBatesThompson
Michael Torres
Featured: January 2018
Hometown: Pamona, CA
Website: None Given
Eric Tu
Featured: March 2017
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Eric61Tu/
Justin Tanner
​Featured: March 2017
Hometown: Twin Cities
Website: Not Given
Mercedes Thomas
Featured: February 2021
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.twitter.com/Sadez_Thomas
Dominic Tinnel
Featured: February 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: None Given
Dawn Tomlinson
Featured: August 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
​Website: Not Given
Peuo Tatyana Tuy
Featured: August 2017 & Feb 2019
Hometown: NYC
Website: (Non Given)
Courtney Faye Taylor
Featured: July 2020
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Website: courtneyfayetaylor.com
Ruby Thomasson
Featured: April 2019
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Instagram: @rubsthom
Lisa Tolles
Featured: January 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: None Given
Yesha Townsend
Featured: April 2017
Hometown: Bermuda
Website: (None Given)

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Claire Wahmanholm
Featured: January 2019
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Website: Not Given
Emylisa Warrick
Featured: July 2017
Hometown: MN
Instagram: @heyemyemy
Alyssa Whiting
Featured: September 2017
Hometown: MN
Website: none given
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Thistle Withers
Featured: March 2017
​Hometown: 
​Website: Not Given
Loretta Diane Walker
Featured: March 2021
Hometown: Odessa, TX
Website: Loretta's Website
Patrick Werle 
Featured: March 2015
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.brokepoems.com
Rachel Wiley
Featured: October 2020
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RachelWileyPoetry
Bryan Thao Worra
Featured: January 2018
Hometown: Not Given
Website: http://thaoworra.blogspot.com/
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Featured: August 2020
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Website: franceskaihwawang.com/
Kay Welsch
​Featured: December 2018
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
​Website: Not Given
Jessica Winnie
Featured: September 2019
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Website: www.twitter.com/EverythingIAm3

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