A reading series dedicated to showcasing experimental writing in the US and the Midwest through readings, discussion, and performance. series A Aaron Belz has published poems in Fence, Fine Madness, Painted Bride Quarterly, Matter, Mudfish, and other places, and has new work forthcoming in Lit, The Hat, and Van Gogh’s Ear. Of his book soon to be published by BlazeVOX, Denise Duhamel writes: “Aaron Belz is a gravely hilarious poet. The poems from The Bird Hoverer are part Discovery Channel, party History Channel, part E!–his ferocious intelligence, his love of glitz, and his wry take on relationships (both human and animal) are irresistible. Belz’s voice is bold, wise, inimitable.” Kristy Odelius is a poet and Assistant Professor of English at North Park University (Chicago, IL) where she teaches poetry and 19th century British literature. She is a co-founder of Near South, a Chicago-based journal of innovative writing. Her poems, essays and reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in Notre Dame Review, Chicago Review, Combo, Versal, ACM, Pavement Saw, La Petite Zine, Diagram and others. 4833 Conference Room Tuesday, January 23 7pm