Past Events
#85 May 2022 / Line-up
BOOK RELEASE EVENT "I May Never Be Able to Stop Writing Love Poems" by ERIN LYNN MARSH opening for Erin: ~ Christy Merry ~ Paula Cisewski ~ Michael Kleber-Diggs |
Year 1
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#1 Feb 2015 / Line-up
~ Kyle Adamson ~ David Bayliss ~ Chloe Stricklin ~ Jake Skillings |
April 2015 / Line-up
There was no show this month. |
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#4 Jun 2015 / Line-up
~ Opal C. McCarthy ~ Darci Schummer ~ Zayne Turner ~ Paul Dickinson 
#8 Oct 2015 / Line-up
~ Isadora Gruye ~ Cristopher Gibson ~ Hasani Harris ~ Matt Mauch |
#9 Nov 2015 / Line-up
~ Becca Barniskis ~ Julie Strand ~ Lisa Brimmer |
#6 Aug 2015 / Line-up
~ Paula Cisewski ~ Thressa Johnson ~ Chris Martin ~ Peter Stein 
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Year 2
#12 February 2016 - 1 Year Anniversary Show / Line-up
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~ Katie Rauk
~ Patrick Werle ~ Paula Cisewski |
#13 Mar 2016 / Line-up
~ Katie Vagnino ~ Brian Beatty ~ Mary Schmidt ~ Michael S Bazzett 
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#22 Dec 2016 / Line-up
~ Michael Kleber-Diggs ~ Marion Gomez ~ Mary Austin Speaker ~ Elizabeth O'Brien |
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#16 Jun 2016 / Line-up
~ Elizabeth Tannen ~ Kinzy Janssen ~ Jay Botten ~ Brendan Brophy 
#20 Oct 2016 / Line-up
~ Linda White ~ Dave Shove ~ Mary Stein ~ Susan Niz |
Year 3
#24 February 2017 - 2nd Anniversary Show / Line-up
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#27 May 2017 / Line-up
~ Danez Smith ~ Jordan Thomas ~ April Gibson ~ Michael Torres ~ Lisa Marie Brimmer ~ Irna Landrum |
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#36 February 2018 - 3rd Anniversary Show / Line-up
#41 Jul 2018 / Line-up
(Guest Curator: Brenda Bell Brown) ~ Wendy Islands ~ Christopher Schillock ~ Susan Cossette ~ Brenda Bell Brown 
November 2018 / Line-up
***Show canceled due to Thanksgiving being the next day*** |
#38 April 2018 / Line-up
~ SEGUE OPEN MIC ~
#42 Aug 2018 / Line-up
(Guest Curator: Jon F. Jee Schill) ~ Keri Alexander ~ Kurt Blomberg ~ Jennifer Kwon Dobbs ~ Anna Luster ~ Morgan Pearson ~ Susan Porter ~ Dawn Tomlinson 
#44 Dec 2018 / Line-up
~ Charlie Curry (Guest Curator/Host) ~ Kay Welsch ~ Karen Schultz ~ Penelope Simison ~ Michael Kleber-Diggs |
#39 May 2018 / Line-up
(Guest Curator: Joe Davis) ~ Carolyn Holbrook with Steven Holbrook ~ See More Perspective ~ Chavonn Williams Shen ~ Louis Alemayehu 
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October 2018 / Line-up
***Venue was not available this month*** |
#46 February 2019 - 4th Anniversary Show / Line-up
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Patrick Werle, Banji Lawal, Chris Santiago, & Ibe Kaba were unable to attend due to the reschedule of dates.
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Year 5
#58 February 2020 / Line-up
5 Year Anniversary Show Guest Curator: MAC House ~ Amira Bady ~ DNIC (Dominic Tinnel) ~ AMG (Aaron Graves) ~ Hannah Svanoe |
March 2020 / Line-up
(CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19) |
#59 April 2020 / Line-up
National Poetry Month (virtual event) ~ Charlie Curry ~ LaLupe ~ Alli Marie ~ Shannon Fletcher ~ Kai Hsu ~ Jessi Marie ~ King October ~ Desdamona VISUAL ARTIST: Peter Stein (Steinography) |
#60 May 2020 / Line-up
(virtual event) ~ PrimOne (from KC, MO) ~ George Colburn ~ Kennedy V. Lang ~ Dara Syrkin ~ Emily McGuire (from Lancaster, PA) - Emily had to cancel due to family emergency VISUAL ARTIST Patrick Werle |
#61 Jun 2020 / Line-up
(Virtual Show) ~ Kara Marell ~ Jermaine Thompson (from KC, MO) ~ Trinity Fritz Lawrence ~ Eman Abdulmohsen ~ Crystal Stone (from Pottstown, PA) 
#65 Oct 2020 / Line-up
Guest Curator: BUTTON POETRY ~ Rachel Wiley (Columbus, OH) ~ Bianca Phipps (Chicago, IL) ~ Natasha T. Miller (Detroit, MI) 
#69 Feb 2021 / Line-up
Guest Curator: MAC HOUSE Guest Host: ~ Joe Davis Featuring: ~ Ms. Coco aka Chanell ~ Tom G. ~ Mercedes ~ Grey Matter 
#73 June 2021 / Line-up
~ Jenna Le ~ Tella Harlin ~ Ciara Shuttleworth ~ Pacyinz Lyfoung |
#62 Jul 2020 / Line-up
(Virtual Show) ~ Chev Michael Arnold (from Portland, OR) ~ Isadora Gruye ~ Brendon Brophy ~ Mariah Hanson ~ Courtney Faye Taylor (Kansas City, MO) VISUAL ARTIST:
River Urke 
#66 Nov 2020 / Line-up
Guest Curator: ANNA SVERCL HETZER ~ Valin Paige ~ E.J. Schoenborn ~ Julie Gaskin-West ~ Rubin Hardin ~ Jessi Alex-Brandon ~ Chavonn Williams Shen 
#70 Mar 2021 / Line-up
Featuring: ~ Loretta Diane Walker (TX) ~ Katie Vagnino ~ Susan Chambers ~ Ronald Bell Jr. 
#74 July 2021 / Line-up
~ Sagirah Shahid ~ Julie Adrian ~ David Bayliss ~ Francis James VISUAL ARTIST: Destiny Davison |
#63 Aug 2020 / Line-up
(Virtual Show) ~ Megan Rose Gosney ~ Leah Fleming ~ Glenn North ~ Frances Kai-Hwa Wang ~ Roy G. Guzman ~ Dessa 
#67 Dec 2020 / Line-up
~ Lauren Scharhag (From KCMO) ~ Hadara Bar-Nadav (From KCMO) ~ Jason Ryberg (From KCMO) ~ Heid Erdrich (Wapheton, ND) 
#71 Apr 2021 / Line-up
National Poetry Month Featuring: ~ Michael Kleber-Diggs ~ Christy Merry ~ Vincent O'Connor ~ Anthony Ceballos ~ Poetry by Wayzata High School 
#75 Aug 2021 / Line-up
Antony Plocido's release of "The Conflict that Creates" Hosted by: Katie Vagnino ~ Brendan Brophy ~ Ashley Cardona ~ Joe Davis ~ Tony Plocido |
#64 Sep 2020 / Line-up
(Virtual Show) ~ Casey Patrick (MN) ~ James Bohen (MN) ~ Jason Crawford (MI) ~ Sheri Hall (MO) ~ Hyejung Kook (MO) 
#68 Jan 2021 / Line-up
~ Paige Riehl ~ Ashley Cardona ~ Dominique Jones ~ Valeria G. Bisceglia (from Connecticut) 
#72 May 2021 / Line-up
Featuring: ~ DeShawn McKinney (Daytona Beach, FL) ~ Jean Prokott (Rochester, MN) ~ Andrea Byrd (Kansas City, MO) ~ Erin Adair-Hodges (Kansas City, MO) ~ Aisha Sharif (Shawnee, KS) 
#76 Sept 2021 / Line-up
Guest Curator/Guest Host -Bryan Thao Worra ~ Vayong Moua ~ Julian Hines ~ Haysone Syones ~ Denise Hanh Huynh |
#77 Oct 2021 / Line-up
~ Pink Riches ~ King October ~ Nycole Fry ~ Terry Folz VISUAL ARTIST & GUEST CURATOR ~ Mama Rose |
#78 Nov 2021 / Line-up
Guest Curator & Feature: ~ Jessi Marie Other Features: ~ Daniel Sparks ~ Dan Ryan ~ Dajon Ferrell |
#79 Dec 2021 / Line-up
~ Lora Robinson ~ Patrick Hansel ~ Lisasia Wild ~ Lewis Mundt |
#80 Jan 2022 / Line-up
~ Kayla Knoll ~ Sanchez IV ~ Crystal LC Brown ~ Lewis Mundt Visual Artist: Pink Riches |
#81 Feb 2022 / Line-up
~ Christine Free ~ Jessica Winnie ~ ShaVunda Brown Guest Curator: ~ Joe Davis Guest Host: ~ Da Black Pearl Warren |
#82 Mar 2022 / Line-up
~ Michael Kiesow Moore ~ Jessi Marie (Alethea Tusher could not make it) ~ Jacob Robinson ~ Alli Marie Guest Curator & Host: ~ Bill Anderson Visual Art by: Mandy Wirig |
#83 April 2022 / Line-up
~ Chavonn Williams Shen ~ Ellen Fee ~ Jennifer Hernandez ~ Heather Lyke ~ Jean Prokott ~ Kelly Travis ~ Ashley Cardona ~ Tamiko French Hosted by: ~ Tony Plocido & Katie Vagnino Visual Art by: Steinography (Peter Stein) |
#84 May 2022 / Line-up
~ Ellissa Evenson ~ Charlie Curry ~ Alice Paige ~ Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre |
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#85 June 2022 / Line-up
Book Release for Erin Marsh "I May Never Be Able to Stop Writing Love Poems" ~ Christy Merry ~ Paula Cisewski ~ Michael Kleber-Diggs ~ Erin Marsh |
#86 July 2022 / Line-up
Curated by: Gris Literatura Hosted by: David Bayliss ~ Desdamona ~ King October ~ Da Black Pearl Warren ~ Tony Plocido |
#87 August 2022 / Line-up
~ Anderby Fortuna ~ Micah Ruelle ~ Shamini Abeykoon ~ Thomas Satre |
#88 Sept 2022 / Line-up
Curated & Hosted by: Katie Vagnino Winners of the 2022 - St. Paul Almanac Poetry Contest ~ Diane Jarvenpa ~ KateLynn Hibbard ~ Benj Vardigan ~ Mary Kay Rummel ~ Leslie Thomas |
#89 Oct 2022 / Line-up
Book Release Event: "A Short Supply of Viability" by Annette Gagliardi ~ Laura Kozy Lanik ~ Nancy Cook ~ Annette Gagliardi |
#90 Nov 2022 / Line-up
Book Release Event: "An Essential Melancholy" ~ Lisasia Wild ~ Luna Rey Hall ~ Lora Robinson |
#91 Dec 2022 / Line-up
~ Sharon Chmielarz ~ Alela Morrell-Stinson ~ Alan Branch ~ Danika Stegeman LeMay |
#92 Jan 2022 / Line-up
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