Book Release reading for Samsara Congeries by mIEKAL aND

Art in the cafe...

Dottie and Josie Brand (Two Peas in a Pod)


"Summer Magic"


June 2026



We are self-taught artists who create work inspired by healing, nature, travel, and personal experiences. Growing up, art became a way for us to process emotions, express ourselves, and create spaces that felt meaningful and comforting. Our first “gallery” was our college apartment, which we transformed with our own artwork and nature-inspired design and the power of the feminine. Sharing our space and work with others encouraged us to continue creating and exploring art more seriously. Inspired by our Latin culture, color, emotion, and everyday moments, our work reflects themes of connection, growth,...
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Friday, June 24, 2016
8:00 pm

Book Release reading for Samsara Congeries by mIEKAL aND

Also book release of EVERY LINES OTHER, The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Was (aka Lyx Ish)

Opening reading by Robin Brox

Copies of Samsara Congeries & EVERY LINES OTHER will be available for sale.

mIEKAL aND lives outside the constraints of academia in the most lush and rural part of the unglaciated Driftless area of southwest Wisconsin. Choosing to focus on creating wilderness and abundance surrounded by the perfect setting for limitless imagination his course of action includes demonstrating alternatives to inbred aesthetics, delighting in the play of DIY culture, and making art and writing that is both anarchic and noisy.

aND is the author of numerous books, many available via Xexoxial Editions (http://xexoxial.org). After many years working in the realms of digital poetry and video, he has surrendered his role as author and focused exclusively on interactions that allow the author to be reconfigured by the mysteries of the collaborative process. Anyone wanting to tap into his stream can find him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/miekal.

His newest book, SAMSARA CONGERIES is a long poem began while still in high school and completed almost 40 years later. Each of the 14 books that make up the Samsara Congeries long poem sequence is an instance of the poet writing thru a different voice / entity, unique reincarnations of language, almost as if a different person has created each book. The book is published by BlazeVOX [books] in Buffalo, New York.

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