Unless indicated in the program description, all events are free, unticketed, and open to the public on a first-come first serve basis.

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Avol's Bookstore: Thursday, September 30

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F.J. Bergmann and Thomas Ferrella: A Cold Read
Thursday, September 30  |  6:30 - 7:15 PM
Venue: Avol's Bookstore
These books will be displayed at Avol's throughout the Wisconsin Book Festival
Presenter(s): F.J. Bergmann, Thomas Ferrella
A Cold Read is a series of books resulting from collaborative performances by photographer Thomas Ferrella and poet F.J. Bergmann, in which Ferrella instantly captured people's uniqueness with a Polaroid camera, then passed the images to Bergmann for her immediate interpretation using a typewriter. The photograph and poem then became individual books and were displayed at the John Michael Kohler Art Center as part of their "Wordplay" exhibit. These performances borrowed a technique from psychic readers called 'cold reading,' which refers to the first reading between a psychic and a client.
Category(s): Art & Visual, Poetry

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Verse Wisconsin
Thursday, September 30  |  7:30 - 9:00 PM
Venue: Avol's Bookstore
Presenter(s): Sarah Busse, Wendy Vardaman, Karl Elder, Fabu, Susan Firer, Max Garland, Derrick Harriell, John Koethe
A poetry reading celebrating the publication of Verse Wisconsin’s special issue on belief, which debuts at the Book Festival. Co-editors Sarah Busse and Wendy Vardaman present poems from the magazine and from their own work. Joining them are six award-winning Wisconsin contributors to the Fall Issue: Karl Elder (Gilgamesh at the Bellagio); Madison’s poet laureate, Fabu; Susan Firer (Milwaukee Does Strange Things to People); Max Garland (Hunger Wide as Heaven); Derrick Harriell (Cotton); and nationally-acclaimed philosopher-poet John Koethe (Ninety-fifth Street), who is interviewed in the issue. Visit www.versewisconsin.org to learn more about Verse Wisconsin and to read the online component of the magazine in late September.
Category(s): Poetry, Wisconsin Ties

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Avol's Bookstore: Friday, October 1

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Wisconsin People & Ideas/Wisconsin Book Festival Writing Contest Winners' Showcase
Friday, October 1  |  5:30 - 7:00 PM
Venue: Avol's Bookstore
Every year Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy’s quarterly magazine of Wisconsin thought and culture, partners with the Wisconsin Book Festival for juried poetry and short story contests. Both contests are open to all Wisconsin residents and students, with each contest featuring cash prizes of up to $500 and a special reading during the Wisconsin Book Festival for winning works. Join us at Avol’s Bookstore for the 2010 poetry and short story contest winners reading. For event and contest details, please visit wisconsinacademy.org/magazine.
Category(s): Wisconsin Ties, Writing & Publishing

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