Join us on Saturday, September 19 at 7 PM for a special reading with local poets Nick Demske, Rebecca Hewitt, and Blaine Michael Purcell.
Don't miss a word! We have assistive hearing devices available. If you'd like to reserve one, you can reach out to us in advance at liz@artlitlab.org. Then simply arrive at least 10 minutues early.
Nick Demske is a poet, librarian and movement worker based out of Racine, Wisconsin. His first book is self-titled and won the Fence Modern Poets Series in 2010.
Rebekah Denison Hewitt holds an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was a Martha Meier Renk Graduate Fellow. Her poems and essays have appeared in Narrative, Poetry Northwest, and the Rumpus. She lives in Wisconsin with her family and works as a school librarian.
Blaine Purcell (they/them) is a writer from Greensboro, North Carolina whose work reckons with gender, the archive, violence, and their lived experience in the American South. They are a current reader for Callaloo, have been published in Ghost City Review, The Pinch, and Beaver Magazine, and they were the winner of a 2024 University and College Prize from the Academy of American Poets. Purcell is currently completing their MFA at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Arts + Literature Laboratory is located at 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703.
Our galleries are normally open Tuesday through Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday noon to 5pm, and other programs take place throughout the week. Please check the events calendar and education section for details.