On-Demand Poetry:

Spontaneous Street Performance

During the warm season in Chicago (April-September), you can find me doing public poetry! Follow me on Instagram for the latest updates.

Scheduled Appearances

Upcoming:

• Suzi’s 50th birthday party, private residence in Evanston, March 21, 2026 (6pm-8pm)

• Fluttering into Forty Birthday Celebration at TAO, April 12, 2026 (12pm-1pm)

• Kat Freeze’s Chapbook Launch Party, April 26, 2026

• Northbrook Art in the Park, May 9, 2026, (10am-5pm)

• Mother’s Day Eve Event in Oak Park, May 9, 2026 (6pm)

• Northbrook Art in the Park, May 10, 2026, (10am-5pm)

• Lincoln Roscoe Art & Craft Fair, May 16 & 17 (10am-5pm)

• Magnificent Mile Spring Arts Fest, May 30 & 31, 2026, (10am-5pm)

• Poetry Brothel Pride Show, June 12, 2026

• Literary Popup Event (Chesterton IN), details TBA, June 13, 2026

• Arts on Sheridan, June 14, 2026 (10am-5pm)

• Millennium Art Festival, June 27 & 28, 2026 (10am-5pm)

• Alex & Emma’s Wedding, Chicago, August 15, 2026

• Evanston Art & Big Fork: Aug 22 & 23, 2026 (10am-5pm)

• Third Ward Art Festival in Milwaukee, Sept 5 & 6, 2026 (10am-5pm)

• The Magnificent Mile Art Festival, Sept 19 & 20, 2026 (10am-5pm)

• Workshops/performances TBA! @ QWERTYFEST (Milwaukee), Oct 2-4, 2026

• Digital Detox Space & Typewriter Poetry for Women’s Retreat Weekend, YMCA Camp Minikani (Wisconsin), Oct 23-24, 2026

• Sahar & Bree’s Wedding at Chicago Winery, November 7, 2026

Where I’ve been:

• International Women’s Day Event at Evanston History Center, March 8, 2026 (4pm-6pm)

• Valentine’s Gala at UMMO Restaurant, Feb 14, 2026 (6pm-10pm)

• GlenStar Brand Activation at 200 South Wacker, Feb 12, 2026 (2-3:30pm)

• GlenStar Brand Activation at Schaumburg Corporate Center, Feb 11, 2026 (2-3:30pm)

• Performance: Bards Against Hunger Anthology Release at Time and a Half Books, Feb 3, 2026 (7pm)

• Appearance: CPS English Class Career Day Q&A Session, Jan 30, 2026 (9am-12pm)

• MeTV Appearance on Toony’s Talent Showcase, Jan 27, 2026

• Curatrix Brand Activaton at Bloomingdale’s, Dec 20, 2025 (1pm-5pm)

• FHL Bank Holiday Company Party at Union Station, Dec 18, 2025 (4-7:30pm)

• Cookie Exchange Party at Murphy & Sons, Dec 15, 2025 (1-3pm)

• Holly Jolly Holiday Market, Dec 14, 2025 (1pm-4pm)

• Spoken Word Performance in Oak Brook, Dec 13, 2025

• Blue Dog Consulting Group Holiday Party at Maxwell’s Trading, Dec 11 (5-9pm)

• Live Haiku at JW Marriott, Dec 9, 2025 (5:30-9:30pm

  Bloomingdale’s Fall Campaign Launch on Michigan Avenue, December 6, 2025 (12-4pm)

• Kosova Wedding @ South Shore Cultural Center, Nov 16, 2025 (7:30pm-9:30pm)

• Revel Group Women’s Event @ The Alston, Nov 11, 2025 (5:30pm-10:30pm)

• Chicago Night for Sight for the Foundation Fighting Blindness @ The Ivy Room, Nov 6, 2025

• INFORMATICA at The Library 190 S LaSalle St, Oct 29, 2025 (6-8pm)

  National Funeral Directors Association Meeting @ House of Blues, Oct 26, 2025 (6-8pm)

• Performance: ART SPEAKS @ Woman Made Gallery Chicago, Oct 26, 2025 (2-4pm)

• Voices From the Animal Kingdom typewriter poetry installaiton @ QWERTYfest (Milwaukee), Oct 4, 2025 (3-6pm)

• Creative (Type)writing class for QWERTYfest (Milwaukee), Oct 4, 2025 (11am)

• Typewriter Poetry at Turner Hall Typewriter Ball (Milwaukee), Oct 3, 2025

• West Loop Arts Fest, Sept 20-21, 2025 (10am-6pm)

• Common App NACAC Conference, Columbus Ohio, Sept 18, 2025 (7-10pm)

• Employee Appreciation Day at Ciel Senior Living in Plainfield, Sept 17, 2025 (10am)

• Gala Event at The Museum of Science and Industry, September 12, 2025 (7-9:30pm)

• Linda’s Birthday Party in Highland Park, Sept 13, 2025

• Performance: Printer’s Row Lit Fest Storytelling Popup at Born Again Consignment Parlor, Sept 7, 2025 (1pm)

• Performance: Poetry Brothel Popup the Music Box, September 7th @ 7pm

• Printer’s Row Lit Fest Popup @ Born Again Consignment Parlor, Sept 6, 2025 (1-4pm)

• Third Ward Art Festival (Milwaukee, WI), August 30 & 31, 2025

• Port Clinton Art Festival in Highland Park, August 23-24 (10am-5pm)

• Evanston Art and Big Fork Festival, August 16 & 17, 2025

• Printer’s Row Art Fest, August 9 & 10, 2025

• Performance: Art Speaks @ Hairpin Arts Center, August 7th, 2025 (6-10pm)

• SPIN Vendor Showcase at 344 N State St, August 5, 2025 (4:30-7:30pm)

• Performance: reading my 1st place and 2nd place poems at International Bog Day at Volo Bog, July 27, 2025

• Sip & Shop at Gem: A Vintage Collective, July 18, 2025

• Exhibit Creation: typewritten museum labels, artifact stories, and poetry, for permanent exhibition at The Insect Asylum, July 17, 2025

• Southport Arts Fest, July 12 & 13, 2025

• Miller-Burns Wedding at Artifact Events, June 28, 2025

• Gold Coast Art Fair, June 7 & 8, 2025

• The Summer Academy for BDT & MSD, June 6, 2025 (8-9:30pm)

• Graduation Celebration @ Al Farsi in Old Irivng Park, June 1, 2025 (2-3pm)

• Private Wedding in Chicago, May 31, 2025 (6:30-7:30pm)

• Young Chicago Authors Youth Poet Laureate Ceremony, May 29, 2025 (6:15-7:15pm)

• Goblin Market (Massachusetts), May 23, 2025 (4-7pm)

• Lincoln Roscoe Art and Craft Fair, May 17 & 18, 2025

• Reading from my MFA Thesis @ DePaul Spring English Conference in Arts & Letters Hall, May 16, 2025 (5pm)

• Waters School Fundraiser, May 16, 2025

• The Music Trust @ ROOF on theWIT, May 14, 2025 (6-8pm)

• Private Mother’s Day Eve Event in Oak Park, May 10, 2025 (7-10pm)

• Akire Corporate Reception @ Morgan MFG, May 9, 2025 (6-9pm)

• Sales Team Networking Reception for Marriott @ The Salt Shed, May 8, 2025 (5-8pm)

• Poetry for the Beazley Group @ Chicago Architecture Center, May 7, 2025 (4:30-7:30pm)

  Prose Hoes Literary Salon @ Kibbitznest, April 22, 2025 (7-10pm)

• WNDR Poetry Residency, April 19, 2025 (12pm-6pm)

• Open Typing Class - Typewriter Popup @ Chicago Cultural Center Open House, April 17, 2025 (4-7pm)

• Poetry Brothel (Typewriter & Stage Performance), Ghost Donkey, April 13, 2025 (6pm-12am)

• Jade & Malcom’s Wedding @ WildmanBT, April 12, 2025

• Catbird Chicago Grand Opening, April 11, 2025 (4-8pm)

• Private Event @ The Fairmont Hotel, March 25 (9am-11am), 2025

• Private Event @ The Museum of Science and Industry, March 6, 2025 (2-4pm)

• Valentine’s at WNDR, Feb 14, 2024 (12-6pm)

• Valentine’s at Ferragamo on Michigan Ave, Feb 8-9, 2025 (11:30am-5pm)

• Poetry Party at MegMade Chicago, Feb 7, 2025 (6-7:30pm)

• Valentine's Event for Global Furniture Group at The Merchandise Mart, Feb 5, 2025 (3:30pm-6pm)

• Corporate Dinner @ Toro, Jan 7, 2025 (6-8pm)

• Turnkey Corporate Holiday Party @ Homestead on the Roof, Dec 20, 2024 (7:15pm-8:45pm)

• Randolph Street Market, Dec 14-15, 2024 (10-5pm)

• Boston Consulting Group Employee Appreciation Night, Dec 13, 2024 (6-8pm)

• BVLGARI Customer Appreciation Event, Dec 10, 2024 (2-4pm)

• Poetry Performance at the Poetry Brothel Chicago @ KASHMIR in Fulton Market, Dec 8, 2024

• Underground Art Market, Dec 7, 2024 (10am-5pm)

• Company Holiday Party @ Eclipse Center Beloit WI, Dec 6, 2024 (2:30-4:30pm)

• St Louis Typosphere Popup (Missouri), Nov 30, 2024

• Gala Event for Mercy Home @ The Old Post Office, Nov 16, 2024 (9pm-12am)

• Randolph Street Market, Nov 16-17 2024 (10-5pm)

• Corporate Happy Hour for Attain @ HIDE+SEEK, Nov 14, 2024 (5pm-7:30pm)

• Facilitated Typewriter Playtime (private event, Chicago), Nov 10, 2024 (12-2pm)

• Residency @ Boston WNDR Museum Nov 2-3

• Performance Poetry at the Boston Poetry Brothel, Oct 29, 2024

• Allie’s Wedding (private event), Milwaukee, October 18, 2024

• Modern Vintage Chicago Fashion Expo @ Ravenswood Event Center, Oct 13, 2024 (10am-5pm)

• Vintage House Chicago @ Ramova, Oct 5, 2024 (10am-5pm)

• Randolph Street Market, Sept 29, 2024 (10am-5pm)

• Brookfield Fine Arts Festival, Sept 28, 2024

• Relativity Fest @ Navy Pier, Sept 27, 2024 (7pm-11pm)

• Kirkland & Ellis @ Miru Chicago, Sept 25, 2024 (6:30-10:30pm)

• Vintage Shindig @ Highland Park, Sept 15, 2024

• Prospect Events Cocktail Reception at SIX10, Sept 10, 2024 (4:30-6:30pm)

• West Loop Art Fest, Aug 31-Sept 2, 2024

• Skopelos & Hydra, Greece, Aug 14-28, 2024

• Down the Rabbit Hole @ the rooftop of Morgan’s on Fulton, Aug 13, 2024 (3:30-6:30pm)

• Pascale’s Post-Wedding Celebration @ Greenhouse Loft Chicago, August 2, 2024 (7-11pm)

• Corporate Reception @ Renaissance Schaumburg, July 31, 2024 (6pm-9pm)

• Fulton Market Grand Prix EXPO @ Fulton Market, July 28, 2024 (2pm-10pm)

• WIPA Chicago Chapter Event @ 21c Museum Hotel, July 24, 2024 (5:30-7:30pm)

• Post-Elopement Celebration @ Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville Indiana, July 21st, 2024

• Institute of Food Technology Conference @ Hyatt Regency Chicago, July 15, 6:30pm-9:30pm

• Southport Art Fest, July 13-14, 2024

• Performance: Stage Set @ Second City, July 6, 2024 (7:30pm)

• Rathole Music Fest @ Bourbon on Division, June 29, 2024 2pm-11pm

• Performance: MC’ing the Rat Slam Stage @ Rathole Music Fest, June 29, 2024 (4pm-10pm)

• Utopian Tailgate @ Second City, June 27, 2024 (5:30pm-8:30pm)

• QWERTYfest Milwaukee, June 21-22, 2024

• Sundays on State, June 16, 2024

• Jessica & Chris’s Wedding @ Cafe Brauer, June 15, 2024 (4:30pm-6:30pm)

• WNDR Museum, June 15, 2024 (12pm-3pm)

• WNDR Museum, June 14, 2024 (12pm-6pm)

• Boat Docks @ River Roast, June 13, 2024, (8pm-10pm)

• Intereum Reception @ The Hoxton Hotel, June 9, 2024 (5:30pm-7pm)

• Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets - National Outlet Day, June 9, 2024 (12pm-2pm) (Wisconsin)

• Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets - National Outlet Day, June 8, 2024 (12pm-3pm) (Wisconsin)

• Fforest Fest, Morris IL, June 1, 2024 (10am-8pm)

• Goethe-Institut Chicago Reopening Celebration, May 31, 2024 (5pm-8pm)

• Goblin Market @ Rites of Spring, May 23, 2024 (7pm)

• Randolph Street Market, May 26, 2024 (10am-5pm)

• Equifax Corporate Party, May 24, 2024 (6pm-9pm)

• WNDR Museum Poet-in-Residency, May 18, 2024 (12pm-6pm)

• CD Peacock Store Opening, May 16, 2024 (5pm-8pm)

• Mother’s Day Poems @ the Kimpton-Gray Hotel, May 12, 2024 (4pm-6pm)

• Mother’s Day Eve, Oak Park, May 11, 2024 (7:30-9:30pm)

• Bridget’s Big Gay Wedding, Colvin House, May 10, 2024 (6-9pm)

• Rail Reception @ The Old Post Office, May 8, 2024 (8pm-10pm)

• WNDR Museum Poet-in-Residency, May 4, 2024 (2pm-8pm)

• Community Garden Opening, Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin, May 3, 2024 (11am-2pm)

• Employee Open Mic Night @ LinkedIn Chicago Headquarters, April 23, 2024 (3:30pm-6pm)

• Hosting: Word of Mouth - Printer’s Row Poetry Show @ Necessary & Sufficient Coffee, April 13, 2024 (5-7:30pm)

• Necessary & Sufficient Coffee, Printer’s Row, March 30, 2024 (2-4pm)

• The Art of Becoming @ The Kulture Museum, Mar 30, 2024 (7-10pm)

• Necessary & Sufficient Coffee, Printer’s Row, March 22, 2024 (2-4pm)

• WNDR After Dark, March 21st, 2024 (6pm-10pm)

• Sue’s 90th Birthday Party @ The Gallery in River Forest, March 10, (6pm-8pm)

• CTC Awards Dinner @ Theater on the Lake, March 7, 2024 (6-9pm)

• Leighs’s Birthday Party, Oak Park, Jan 20, 2024

• Christkindlemarket Aurora, Thursdays in Dec, 2023

• Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville, Fridays in Dec, 2023

• Underground Art Market, Dec 17, 2023

• Google End-of-Year Bash @ The House of Blues,
  Nov 28, 2023

• Harmonic Convergence, St Louis, Nov 25, 2023

• Randolph Street Market, Nov 18-19, 2023

• Amazon Reception @ Marriott Marquis, Nov 14, 2023

• Amazon Business @ The Old Post Office, Nov 8, 2023

• Gilda’s Club Chicago, Nov 4, 2023

• Andersonville Arts Weekend, Oct 1, 2023

• Randolph Street Market, September 24, 2023

• Anna & Brad’s Wedding @ Bistro Campagne, September 9, 2023

• Fast Services Reception @ Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom, Aug 24, 2023

• Private Wedding, Aug 25, 2023

• Private Wedding, Aug 19, 2023

• Underground Art Market, Chicago, August 13, 2023

• Poetry & Paint @ The Kulture Museum, August 12, 2023

• The Martin Gallery Opening, Aug 7, 2023

• Oak Park Farmer’s Market, July 15, 2023

• Underground Art Market, Chicago, July 16, 2023

• Private Wedding @ Michigan, July 29, 2023

• Southport Arts Festival, Chicago, July 8-9, 2023

• QWERTY fest Milwaukee, June 23-25 2023

• Private Wedding @ Chicago, June 17, 2023

• Cocktail Hour @ RPM Italian Chicago, June 22, 2023

• Goblin Market @ Rites of Spring, Massachusets, May 26, 2023

• fForest Fest @ Morris IL, 12-6pm June 3, 2023

• ReKinnection Festival, Missouri, June 7-11, 2023

• Private Event @ Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom, May 4, 2023

• I’m (her)e: Women’s History Month Bruch @ The Macy’s Building, March 29, 2023

• Chicago Circus & Performing Arts Festival @ The Den Theater, March 9, 2023

• Christkindlmarket 2022 @ Wrigleyville

• Randolph Street Market, December 2022

• Employee Appreciation Night @ Beatnik on the River

• Holiday Party @ The Wilder Mansion in Elmhurst

• Prayer Wheel Launch Party @The Insect Asylum

• City Lights @ The Willis Tower

• Feed Your Soul @ The House of Rad, Milwaukee

• West Loop Art Fest 2022

• SummerSalt Market @ The Salt Shed

• Grand Opening @ the From Here On Food Hall

• ACTIVATE with the Chicago Loop Alliance

• NeoCon 2022 @ Merchandise Mart

• Expo Chicago 2022 @ Navy Pier

• The Martin @ Humboldt Park

• The Underground Art Market @ SalvageOne 2021

• Randolph Street Market 2021

• Necessary & Sufficient Coffee @ Logan Square

• The Extraordinarium @ Logan Square

• The TomCat Trumpet Experience @ AliveOne

• And more!

photo credit: MKEventPhoto

from weddings & brand activations to poetry in the streets

In the cold months, you can find me at my poetry residency at the WNDR Museum. I also appear at corporate events, fundraisers, galas, and brand activations. But as soon as it’s warm enough (April-October) I take out my tray table and start popping up all over town! Street performance is at the heart of my art. Everyone needs a poem.

I perform spoken word sets, I teach workshops and classes, I act as a private writing coach, and I create immersive poetic experiences. I’m doing what I can to make this world more poetic, one letter at a time.