The Milwaukee Avenue Messenger is a quarterly arts and literary journal that celebrates and serves the vibrant communities and independent DIY artistic tradition of Chicago’s Milwaukee Avenue corridor.
Join us with Milwaukee Avenue Messenger Publisher Matt McCarthy in conversation with After Hours host Taylor Thornburg and reading by Milwaukee Avenue Messenger contributors!
Our readers for the evening are:
Matt McCarthy is the editor and publisher of the Milwaukee Avenue Messenger, the author of the rock ‘n’ roll novel Livestock! (highfalutin media), and the creator and co-host of the highfalutin podcast. He lives in Avondale with his wife and their cats.
Joel Craig is the author of the poetry collections Humanoid and The White House (both Green Lantern Press). He co-founded and hosted the Danny’s Reading Series in Chicago from 2001-2015 and serves as an artistic associate for the Lit & Luz festival. Recent work can be found in Fonograf Editions Magazine, TYPO, mercury firs and Bathhouse Journal.
Jesica Davis is a poet and technical writer from Chicago. She’s a Co-Founder and Associate Editor for Inverted Syntax and Associate Editor for Milwaukee Avenue Messenger whose work has appeared in Bombay Gin, Heavy Feather Review, The Laurel Review, After Hours, and other places. Sometimes she makes poemboxes and other sculptural interpretations of her poems. See j3s.net for more.
Sav Henderson is a writer and soil scientist located in Avondale, Chicago. Her short fiction has been published in Genuine Gold Literary Magazine and presented at the Goodenough College LGBTQIA+ Conference. Sav’s first short play was recently read at the Gloria Bond-Clunie Playwright Festival in Evanston.
Rocío Franco is a self-identified Chicana warrior poet from Chicago. She holds fellowships from The Watering Hole and Periplus Collective. The Frost Place, VONA, and Tin House have supported her work. She is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee. Her poems have appeared in The Acentos Review, Lunch Ticket, L@tino Literatures Journal, AGNI, december magazine, Mom Egg Review, and others.
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Your generous donation directly supports artist honorariums and ensures the continuation of this program. We are so grateful for your support of local authors, publishers, creators, Quimby’s Bookstore, and DIY culture—we truly couldn’t do it without you!
