Interviews / Events

Changing the Game: Graphic Designers on Keith S. Wilson's Games for Children

Brianna Reed — 10/01/2025

In celebration of our newest National Poetry Series Winner, Milkweed hosted a reading featuring Keith S. Wilson and his debut poetry collection, Games for Children on September 24th. While here, Keith was joined in conversation with graphic designer and Milkweed Fellow Alex Guerra to discuss the creation of his book cover. Later, Keith took the stage alongside poets Chaun Webster and Douglas Kearney to discuss graphic design, poetry, and how they’ve blurred the boundaries between the two disciplines.

Within minutes of his arrival at Milkweed, Keith S. Wilson and Milkweed Fellow Alex Guerra sparked into conversation over their many…

Neesa Hawkins

Neesa Hawkins is a writer and bibliophile originally from Oklahoma City, now residing in Minneapolis. Prior to joining Milkweed, she was a Citizen Literary Fellow at Graywolf Press and manager of Black Garnet Books. She is a firm believer that literature is a powerful and necessary part of collective liberation. In her free time, she enjoys hunting for rare books and records, spending time with family, and exploring the wonderful parks throughout Minnesota.

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Ella Grim

Ella Grim is a poet and book artist from northern Minnesota. She was an editorial intern with Milkweed in 2023, and she is thrilled to be back at the press working as a bookseller. Before moving to Minneapolis, she attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where she studied English, Creative Writing, and French and edited Spare Rib, an intersectional feminist magazine.

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