Ellen Austin-Li
@ellenaustinli
poet, friend, mother, lover Debut full-length poetry collection, INCIDENTAL POLLEN, can be preordered through Madville Publishing:
September 1st at Urban Artifact in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood, we'll welcome 2023 Ohio Poet of the Year @Rikki Santer & Founding Director @LitYoungstown @karen-youngstown.bsky.social (Karen is also a fabulous poet). If you're in Cincy, come on in and bring a poem to share in the open mic!
If you're in Cincy on August 4th, stop into Urban Artifact in Northside for some great poetry! Our featured poets are Matt Farley (host of Peripatetic Poets at Muse Cafe) & Samantha Renee Ratcliffe (recent UK Poetry MFA grad and founder of the Hill Writers Collective in KY). We'll have an open mic!
Next up at Poetry at Artifact: Elena Estella Green & Lynne Schmidt. If you’re in Cincy on July 7th, come on in the Urban Artifact. We’ll have an open mic, too!
Poetry at Artifact: June 2nd at Urban Artifact in Cincy’s Northside, poets @bonnie-pfoot.bsky.social & @joniemcintire.bsky.social feature! Bring a poem to share in the open mic! Bonnie Proudfoot will read from INCOMER (Shadelandhouse) & Jonie McIntire hosts Uncloistered Poetry in Toledo!
Our June 2nd featured poets at Urban Artifact in Cincy: Bonnie Proudfoot & Jonie McIntire! @bonnie-pfoot.bsky.social will read from her new collection INCOMER (Shadelandhouse Modern Press) & @joniemcintire.bsky.social is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Lucas County, OH. We'll have an open mic, too!
Poetry fans: If you're in the Cincy area on Tuesday night, come to Urban Artifact for our open mic night! Now, more than ever, we need to raise our voices!
Poets: If you’re in the Cincy area on May 5th, come on in to Urban Artifact for our open mic night! Share some new poems written during National Poetry Month, or some more tried & true. We want to hear from you! ⭐️Poetry at Artifact⭐️
Last night’s TRIBUTARIA reading at Poetry at Artifact was 🔥! Poets, visual artists, & musicians gathered thanks to anthology editors Sherry Cook Stanforth, Cincy Poet Laureate Richard Hague, & Michael Thompson. Thanks to Urban Artifact & Radio Artifact for the best venue, & the poets who read!
Fast approaching! If you’re in the Cincy area on April 7th, come to Urban Artifact to hear a line-up of contributors to the TRIBUTARIA anthology (Dos Madres Press), with visual art & some river songs from Tangled Roots. POETRY AT ARTIFACT!
Poetry at Artifact's April 7th National Poetry Month event will feature readings from contributors to the TRIBUTARIA anthology (Dos Madres Press) and (perhaps) some river songs from Tangled Roots. Check out our upcoming 2026 features! 🔥🔥
This Tuesday, March 3rd, at Urban Artifact in Cincy. Our featured poets—Donelle Dreese, Karen George, Nancy Jentsch, & Taunja Thomson—will read from DESIRE IS A FIELD (Shanti Arts). There’s an open mic, too! #PoetryatArtifact
We're inching closer to our March 3rd Poetry at Artifact event in Cincinnati! Come hear featured readers Donelle Dreese, Karen George, Nancy Jentsch, & Taunja Thomson share work from their collaborative collection, DELIGHT IS A FIELD (Shanti Arts). There's an open mic, too, so bring a poem to share!
Cincy/NKY poetry fans: March 3rd at Poetry at Artifact, Donelle Dreese, Karen George, Nancy Jentsch, & Taunja Thomson will read from their collaborative collection, DESIRE IS A FIELD (Shanti Arts). As always, we'll have an open mic! Come on in to Urban Artifact!
Thanks to the Ohio Arts Council, 77 OH artists received Individual Excellence Awards this year to continue projects— poets, playwrights, fiction & non-fiction writers, choreographers, & composers. I'm grateful to be one of the poets. Thank you for believing in your artists!
Come to Urban Artifact Feb. 3rd! Our featured poets are Iain Haley Pollock, traveling from the Hudson River Valley to read from his latest book, ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES--a WaPo Book Club pick--& Blanche Kabengele, a beloved member of the Cincy community. Come out to listen & share in the open mic!
Cincy/NKY poets: Don't miss our Feb. 3rd event at Urban Artifact! So honored to have acclaimed poet Iain Haley Pollock visit us from the Hudson River Valley, and local poet Blanche Saffron Kabengele, too! As always, we'll have an open mic, so bring something to share!
Poetry at Artifact's first show of 2026: Stefan Washburn & Mechelle Kelly & an open mic, guest-hosted by Matt Gordon (IG: @Programmaring). If you're in Cincy on the 1st Tuesday of the month, stop in to Northside's Urban Artifact for their famous fruit tarts & stay for some poetry.
Meet Jan. 6th guest host, Matt Gordon : Matt holds an MFA in creative writing from Southern Illinois University & was director for the Digital Humanities Lab. A writer and game designer, his work blends play & narrative with modern and traditional forms. He delights in supporting his collaborators.
So honored to be in this line-up for the @solsticemfa.bsky.social 2026 Reading Series during the winter residency! See all the deets below. Also, I’m reading with faculty members Venise Berry & Jennifer Murvin. 💖
On the radar in Cincy: Don’t miss @myclimatejournal.bsky.social at Poetry at Artifact on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd @ 7 p.m. Elaine has been leading climate meditations and writing workshops bi-monthly. She and other ecopoetically-minded poets will feature, and we’ll have our usual open mic. Join us!
Sharing some pics from Friday’s reading at Syracuse’s Downtown Writers Center. Thanks to Director Phil Memmer for hosting us! Love the community there, plus I got to read with one of my favorite poetry mentors from @solsticemfa.bsky.social , Iain Haley Pollock. ⭐️
Poetry at Artifact's special event for Dec. 2nd! @myclimatejournal.bsky.social has been leading climate meditations & writing workshops on ecopoetics. We'll feature Elaine & other ecopoets at Urban Artifact @ Tanya Bartlett, @Chris Gutjahr, @Meg Howes, @Ashley Kay, @Roberta Schultz, @Tina Westerkamp
We were so lucky at Urban Artifact in Cincy last night, when poets @rosalane145.bsky.social & Stephen Haven shared their stunning work! As always, the open mic poets brought it, too! Come to Poetry at Artifact, folks! First Tuesday of every month.
Cincy/NKY poetry peeps: If you're looking for something to do this evening, I'll be reading from INCIDENTAL POLLEN at Muse Cafe (@Peripatetic Poets) from 7-9 PM. I'm excited to read with poet @Alexandra McIntosh!
Upcoming! @rosalane145.bsky.social & Stephen Haven will feature for Poetry at Artifact in Cincy's Northside neighborhood. We'll be at our new venue, Urban Artifact, co-hosted by Radio Artifact (which means fabulous sound!). Come out to listen and share a poem in the open mic!
Looking forward to visiting UC Clermont tomorrow for some poetry time! Thanks to the Professor @phoebereeves.bsky.social for the invitation!
Cincy/NKY poetry fans: Come out to Urban Artifact on November 4th to hear our fabulous features, @rosalane145.bsky.social & Stephen Haven! They'll be visiting from Maine, so let's give them a warm welcome! As always, we'll have an open mic.