Events

A War on All Fronts: Chris Santiago’s Small Wars Manual, the Future of Poetry, and the Casualties of A.I.

Brianna Reed — 04/22/2025

As we pass the perihelion of National Poetry Month, Milkweed Editions celebrated the launch of Chris Santiago’s newest poetry collection, Small Wars Manual, on April 16th. There, he was joined by poets that have each tackled small wars of their own: Kathryn Nuernberger, MC Hyland, and Rebecca Lehmann. Between the four of them—they alchemized militant warfare with poetry, prose, and shared community.

Around the room, poetry peeks from purses and palms. Signed copies curl into the crooks of elbows. In honor of National Poetry Month, poets from around the world strike pen to paper, writing a poem each…

Minneapolis, MN —

Milkweed Books Presents Patrycja Humienik book launch with guests

Milkweed Books presents Patrycja Humienik to Minneapolis to launch her poetry collection We Contain Landscapes with special guest poets Tarik Dobbs, Sarah Ghazal Ali, & torrin a. greathouse. All the poets will read, followed by a conversation about Patrycja’s newest work, and a book signing after.

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

To whom do we belong, and at what cost? Patrycja Humienik’s debut poetry collection, We Contain Landscapes, is haunted by questions of desire, borders, and the illusion of national belonging. Bringing music and rich sensory detail to the page, these poems attend to the inextricable link…