Join us for a reading by poets from The Matrix Collective.
Disrupting the mythology of the solitary poet, this group of women–diverse in age, race, sexuality, and geography–formed a writing collective to sustain creativity and literary careers through risk-taking, vulnerability, and love. Since the early days of the pandemic, The Matrix has met each week over Zoom, gradually incorporating in-person retreats and readings into their activities. These writers support one another at every stage of the writing process, from generation, to revision, to publication, and celebration.
Speakers
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Felice Belle, Artists Network Director at Narrative 4; Adjunct Professor, St. Francis College
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Brenda Cárdenas, Wisconsin Poet Laureate; Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Nicole Callihan, Clinical Associate Professor, NYU
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Laura Cronk, Chair of Poetry and Assistant Professor of Writing, The New School
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Iris Jamahl Dunkle, Director, Napa Valley Writers’ Conference; Instructor,, University of California, Davis
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Anel I. Flores, Artist and Author, AF Studios; Director, La Otra Taller Nepantla
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Kare Gardner
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Janet Jennerjohn, Retired Instructor of English, Milwaukee Area Technical College
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Michele Kotler, Executive Director, CWP; Founder, Matrix
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Amy Lemmon, Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology-SUNY
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Michelle Otero, Co-founder, Gozo
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Catherine Esposito Prescott, Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief, SWWIM
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Anna V.Q. Ross, Lecturer, Department of English, Tufts University
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Marion Wrenn, Executive Director of Writing; Senior Lecturer of Writing and Literature and Creative Writing, NYUAD
