Upcoming Events:

Past Events:

Sunday, April 7, 2024 → Emceed the Rock & Roll Reading for Melissa Fite Johnson‘s book launch → music by True Green → Replay Lounge → Lawrence, KS

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 → Emceed the Rock & Roll Reading (AWP offsite) → the readers brought it! → The Brick → Kansas City, MO

Thursday, January 25, 2024 → Read 1991, Take Me Back and other short pieces at Metro Community College Writing Center‘s 2nd annual Poetry & Prose celebration → Fort campus → Omaha, NE

Saturday, November 4, 2023 → Read I Keep Meaning to Write About the Day You Were Born from Cleave alongside fellow Autofocus writers Aaron Burch, Danny Caine and Kristine Langley Mahler → the Raven bookstore → Lawrence, KS

Thursday, August 24, 2023 → Read poetry and prose as a part of Prairie Art Brothers‘ “From the Rooftops” series → the front porch of the G.W. Frank Museum → Kearney, NE

Thursday, August 24, 2023 → Guest led a generative workshop @ Writer’s Block at Kearney Public Library → Kearney, NE

Sunday, August 20, 2023 → Read alongside Jen Ippensen, Jessica Anne & Jim Kourlas for Jim’s birthday bash → Eleven:11 → Omaha, NE

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 → Lectured alongside Jen Ippensen and Mike Keller-Wilson for the University of Nebraska’s MFA program → Lied Lodge → Nebraska City, NE

Saturday, June 24, 2023 → Read Say You’re Pregnant at the 3rd Annual Nebraska Authors and Artists Showcase → Seward Courthouse Square → Seward, NE

Thursday, June 8, 2023 → Read All Matter & Chemistry the Story Catcher Workshop hosted by Chadron State College → Custer State Park → Custer, SD

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 → Read Lodged at the Rock & Roll Reading (AWP offsite) → Central Saloon → Seattle, WA

Sunday, January 29, 2023 → Read So Much an Outlaw I Belong on a Wanted Poster at the Rock & Roll release party for Danny Caine‘s new book, Picture Window → Replay Lounge → Lawrence, KS

Thursday, January 26, 2023 → Read This is How You Leave Him at Metro Community College Writing Center‘s 20-year anniversary Poetry & Prose celebration → Fort campus → Omaha, NE

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 → Read poetry at the Nebraska Poetry Festival → Northeast Community College → Norfolk, NE

Saturday, October 22, 2022 → “Adoption from all sides”: Holly Pelesky, Jody Keisner, and Suzanne Ohlmann in Conversation at Francie & Finch → Lincoln, NE

Friday October 7, 2022 → Read poetry at Queer Gardens → Omaha, NE

Saturday, October 1, 2022 → Cleave Book Launch featuring music from Tica Felise → Brazen Head → Omaha, NE

Thursday, July 21, 2022 → read So Much an Outlaw I Belong on a Wanted Poster for the University of Nebraska MFA Program’s Alumni Reading → Lied Lodge → Nebraska City, NE

April 2022 → read poems as part of Larksong Writers Place‘s 30 Poets in 30 days → via zoom

Sunday, February 27, 2022→ Led a workshop, Publishing Your Poetry for Teens (mainly) for the Nebraska Writers Collective (It was recorded for anyone who missed it to view on Youtube) → via zoom

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 → Read I Keep Meaning to Write About the Day You Were Born for the Raccoon River Reading Series → via Zoom

August 29 – October 17, 2021 → Led a weekly workshop of writing centered around or loosely inspired by music for the Nebraska Writers Collective → via Zoom

August 2020 – July 2021 → Facilitated the Nebraska Writers Collective writers’ workshop for adult writers of all disciplines (monthly) → via Zoom

Saturday, March 6, 2021 → Led The Joy of Revision workshop for the Nebraska Poetry Society → via Zoom

Friday, May 8, 2020 → Read poems alongside Rebecca Rotert, Greg Kosmicki, Britny Doane, Todd Robinson, and Maritza Estrada as part of Hoover Studios‘ Friday Night Poetry → via Zoom

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 @ 7:30p → reading poetry alongside Rebecca Rotert as a part of UNO’s Writer’s Workshop Reading Series → Weber Art Gallery → 6505 University Dr S, Omaha, NE

Saturday, February 8, 2020 → Performed slam poetry at the Omaha Poetry Slam → OutrSpaces → Omaha, NE

Monday, January 27, 2020 → Read Full Tilt as a part of Suzanne Guess’ Raccoon River reading series → Beaverdale Books → Des Moines, IA

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 → Performed slam poetry at the 2nd Writer’s Block Poetry Slam → Lincoln Correctional Center → Lincoln, NE

Saturday, January 4, 2020 → Lectured alongside Jen Ippensen for the University of Nebraska’s MFA program → The Need for Nourishment: sustaining your writing life → Lied Lodge → Nebraska City, NE

Saturday, October 26, 2019 → read I Keep Meaning to Write About the Day You Were Born as an opener for Poet Alysia Harris → the OM Center → Omaha, NE

Friday, October 25, 2019 → read This is How You Leave Him at Crane Coffee’s Open Mic Night → 60th & Center location → Omaha, NE

Saturday, September 28, 2019 → read poems from Quiver alongside Cat Dixon for Sexy Mouths in Motion → Brazen Head → Omaha, NE

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 → read The Pet We Never Shared at the Writers Workshop Welcome → UNO Art Gallery → Omaha, NE

Friday, August 2, 2019 → read “What Do I Owe You?” at Fresh Friday → Norfolk Arts Center → Norfolk, NE

Thursday, July 25, 2019 → Book launch for Quiver featuring music from Roger Slatten and artwork from Rachel Brodsky → Brazen Head → Omaha, NE

Saturday, July 20, 2019 → read “Pulp in My Hand” at the University of Nebraska MFA Program’s Alumni Reading → Lied Lodge → Nebraska City, NE

Saturday, June 8, 2019 → read This is How You Leave Him at the Wyoming Writers Conference (selected as a scholarship winner alongside Jen Ippensen) → University of Wyoming → Laramie, WY

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 → lectured on the Choreography of Bodies: the meanings we can make with movement → Lied Lodge → Nebraska City, NE

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 → read “Say You’re Fourteen” → Graduate reading → Lied Lodge → Nebraska City, NE

Thursday, June 7, 2018 → read How to Be Miserable at the Story Catcher Workshop hosted by Chadron State College → Fort Robinson State Park → Crawford, NE