2022 Book Lovers Ball

Machine Shop
300 Second Street Southeast | Minneapolis, MN 55414

Private reception and performance  5:00 p.m.
General reception  6:00 p.m.
Program and dinner  7:00 p.m.

Experience the power and breadth of poetry at Milkweed Editions’ first in-person gala in two years.
Join a host of extraordinary poets for an immersive evening of readings, revelations, music, and connection, complete with dinner and drinks.

Featuring

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón, author of The Hurting Kind, and five other collections of poems, including National Book Critics Circle Award winner The Carrying

With readings and remarks by
Also featuring poets
And a private, pre-gala performance by

Tickets and sponsorships

General admission ticket  $250
Premium ticket  $500
Sponsorships start at $2,500 for a table for ten.
Sponsors are invited to attend a private, pre-event performance by poet-songwriter Brian Laidlaw.
Sponsors at the $7,500 level can select a poet to join them at their table.

 

Ticket & sponsorship levels


*Select from a list of attending poets on a first come, first served basis.

 

Questions? Contact Anna Thorsen at anna_thorsen@milkweed.org or 612.215.2590.

Hosted by the Milkweed Editions Board of Directors

Lynn Abrahamsen | Keith Bednarowski | Chris Crosby | Jack Dempsey | Pamela Fletcher Bush | Nima Desai | Jonathan Gaw | Geoff Gothro | Phillip Hampton | Ned Hancock | Bill Hogle | Laura Johnson | Peter Laird | Leah Lamon | Sheila Letscher | Shawn Monaghan | Shelly Gill Murray  | Matt Murphy |  Emily Nicoll | Jörg Pierach | Mary Reyelts | Daniel Slager, Publisher & CEO | Nell Smith | Stephen Spencer | Molly Sullivan | Deanna Thompson | Amy Vargo | Maryam Marne Zafar