The Matrix Collective

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

• Felice Belle, Artists Network Director at Narrative 4; Adjunct Professor, St. Francis College
• Brenda Cárdenas, Wisconsin Poet Laureate; Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Nicole Callihan, Clinical Associate Professor, NYU
• Laura Cronk, Chair of Poetry and Assistant Professor of Writing, The New School
• Iris Jamahl Dunkle, Director, Napa Valley Writers’ Conference; Instructor,, University of California, Davis
• Anel I. Flores, Artist and Author, AF Studios; Director, La Otra Taller Nepantla
• Kare Gardner
• Janet Jennerjohn, Retired Instructor of English, Milwaukee Area Technical College
• Michele Kotler, Executive Director, CWP; Founder, Matrix
• Amy Lemmon, Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology-SUNY
• Michelle Otero, Co-founder, Gozo
• Catherine Esposito Prescott, Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief, SWWIM
• Anna V.Q. Ross, Lecturer, Department of English, Tufts University
• Marion Wrenn, Executive Director of Writing; Senior Lecturer of Writing and Literature and Creative Writing, NYUAD