Two Milwaukee poets, Sue Blaustein and Freesia McKee, see, hear, and observe poetry while walking in the city. What surprises does a city offer up to someone ambulating through it? What memories, injustices, contradictions, and secrets can you learn about a place on foot? These writers will read their poems with a Q&A following the reading.

Free event! (Donations Accepted)

Freesia McKee, the 2022-2023 Poet-in-Residence at Ripon College, writes about the influence of personal and collective histories on how we experience place. She practices poetry, creative prose, book reviews, and literary criticism. Her work has appeared in Foglifter, Tinderbox, Yes Poetry, and The Ploughshares Blog. Find her at FreesiaMcKee.com.

Sue Blaustein is a poet and the author/publisher of “In the Field, Autobiography of an Inspector” and a chapbook, “The Beer Line”. Sue retired from the Milwaukee Health Department in 2016 and is an active volunteer. She blogs for Ex Fabula (“Connecting Milwaukee Through Real Stories”), serves as an interviewer/writer for the “My Life My Story” program at the Zablocki VA Medical Center, and chases insects at the Milwaukee Urban Ecology Center. Her publication credits and bio can be found at www.sueblaustein.com.