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Woodland Pattern

we want to poetically make out with you.

About Me

Woodland Pattern Book Center is dedicated to the discovery, cultivation and presentation of contemporary literature and the arts. Founded in 1979 as a non-profit organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Riverwest neighborhood, the center houses a bookstore with over 27,000 small press titles otherwise unavailable in our area.
Because we are nonprofit, our inventory decisions aren't dictated by commercialism. As booksellers and as presenters of art and literature, we want people to know that there is more than what you see at your chain bookstore or are taught in school. We hope to act as a catalyst, putting readers together with small press literature. Come browse our selection of poetry, chapbooks, fine print materials, broadsides, and multicultural literature! Our space also includes an art gallery where we present exhibitions, artist talks, readings, experimental films, concerts and writing workshops for adults and children.
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WoodlandPattern.org
[email protected]
BOOK STORE HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday, 11am-8pm
Saturday & Sunday, 12pm-5pm
Closed Mondays

I'd like to meet:

You! At one of our events!

Music:

Alternating Currents Live: A series of new music co-sponsored by WMSE (91.7 FM) and Woodland Pattern and hosted by Hal Rammel. These concerts take place in our gallery and are broadcast on Alternating Currents the following Sunday evening, 6-9pm, on WMSE-FM. Performers have included Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jaap Blonk, Robin Holcomb, and Pauline Oliveros.

Movies:

Experimental Film & Video Series Co-sponsored by the UWM Film and Video Department and curated by Carl Bogner. It has featured work by Jack Smith, Stan Brakhage and Joseph Cornell as well as work by local filmmakers Stephanie Barber and Jennifer Montgomery. It is the last Friday of the month, begins at 7 P.M. and costs $2

Books:

Best known for it’s expansive poetry section, Woodland Pattern's bookstore has over 27,000 small and independent press titles not available through other booksellers in our area. We also have an amazing Native American section featuring literature, history and art, with special attention given to regional tribes.
?When you visit be sure to look through our fine press drawers, and ask to see our broadside collection. As booksellers and presenters of art and literature, we want people to know that there is more than what you see at your chain bookstore, more than what you are taught in school, more than what is reviewed in the papers.

Heroes:

Lorine Niedecker, Robert Duncan, Paul Metcalf, Anne Waldman, Jack Spicer, Ezra Pound, Nathaniel Mackey, Robert Creeley, Denise Levertov, Allen Ginsberg, George Oppen, Charles Olson, Aimé Césaire, Joe Bruchac, Charles Reznikoff, Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger, José Lezama Lima, Jonathan Williams, Tom Meyer, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Thomas A. Clark, Susan Howe and many many more

My Blog

MKE Article on Seeing Green Art Exhibit!

Green and boldArt pieces’ powerful statements invoke environmental actionBy Lilledeshan [email protected]: April 10, 2008Stencils made of mud. Birdhouses shaped like surveillance cam...
Posted by Woodland Pattern on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PST

UWM POST article

Books so good you can eat 'emWoodland Pattern serves up edible book showBY MELISSA CAMPBELL No two books look alike; each creator took a different approach, something that Madison chocolatier Megh...
Posted by Woodland Pattern on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:25:00 PST

Women of Milwaukee Poetry Hour

Thanks to all of the Women of Milwaukee Hour readers that took part in our 14th Annual Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon & Benefit.DarlinNikkiDasha KellyJudy BridgesLaurel BastianLorrie WilsonNikki Wal...
Posted by Woodland Pattern on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:09:00 PST

2008 Woodland Pattern Poetry Marathon Participants

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Posted by Woodland Pattern on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:45:00 PST

Do you write POETRY?

This is an invitation to read at Woodland Pattern's 14th annual Poetry Marathon & Benefit on Saturday, January 26, 2008, starting at 11am. The hundreds of you who have been so important to the ongoin...
Posted by Woodland Pattern on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:03:00 PST

What is Woodland Pattern?

"Is it possible that the greatest poetry-centered bookstore in America is Woodland Pattern in Milwaukee? Absolutely. That they put on readings, workshops, talks, and community gatherings of many kinds...
Posted by Woodland Pattern on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:34:00 PST

a blog within a blog

visit our brand new blog:http://woodlandpattern.blogspot.com/
Posted by Woodland Pattern on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:21:00 PST