Selected Readings, Workshops, & Other Events

join chelsea for three upcoming poetry workshops on the north shore. open to the public.

Information and register below:

POETRY AS PRACTICE: A NORTH SHORE POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES is a set of three day-long writing workshops in Duluth and Two Harbors, MN.

The more we practice what we love—hiking, cooking, reading—the more we learn from it. Join us for a day-long poetry workshop to practice writing poetry together and see what it has to teach us, both as writers and beyond.

Thanks to the generous support of the Minnesota State Arts Board which makes these workshops possible.

Chelsea B. DesAutels is a fiscal year 2026 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

SELECTED PAST EVENTS

Southwest Alliance for Equity, w/ David Mura & Jessica Nordell Mar 26, 2026

Magers & Quinn, w/ V. Joshua Adams, Minneapolis, MN Nov 18, 2024

Launch of Kathryn Savage’s Groundglass, Minneapolis, MN Aug 6, 2022

Midstream Reading Series, St. Paul, MN Aug 11, 2022

Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA Mar 19, 2022

Public Poetry, Houston, TX Mar 5, 2022

1455 Literary Arts Author Series, Winchester, VA Jan 20, 2022

TGICast Reading Series Dec 3, 2021

Brazos Bookstore, w/ Theodora Ziolkowski, Houston, TX Nov 13, 2021

Mercy Street Reading Series Nov 7, 2021

Official launch of A Dangerous Place at Magers & Quinn, w/ Kate Hopper, Minneapolis, MN Nov 3, 2021

Montana Book Festival, w/ Joanna Eleftheriou, Missoula, MT Oct 3, 2021

Twin Cities Book Festival, St. Paul, MN Oct 16, 2021

Poetry Reading and Artist Talk, Colvill Park, with support of The Anderson Center at Tower View (4:00pm), Red Wing, MN Aug 27, 2020

Poetry Walk, informal poetry installation at Colvill Park, with support of The Anderson Center at Tower View, Red Wing, MN Aug 14-Aug 27, 2020