Madtown Poetry Open Mic feat. Nathan J. Reid

Art in the cafe...

Laurel Statz


"The Spectator"


December 2025



Laurel Statz is a painter and Madison area native. Her work, while figurative, is influenced by abstraction and minimalism. The paintings often have a quick and instinctual nature, capturing just what’s needed. While she often times herself to eliminate extra details and over-precision, she has ventured into more detailed works as well. Laurel does not attach narrative to her pieces. Rather, she thinks of them like a journaling process for her scatter-brained psyche. The figures in the pieces are meant to be processing tools for the artist and the viewer. She hopes that seeing these figures helps the...
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Friday, December 7, 2018
8:00 pm

Madtwon Poetry Open Mic w/ Featured Reader: Nathan J. Reid

Nathan J. Reid is a spoken word poet and actor living in Madison. His work has appeared in various journals, including Fox Cry Review, Penguin Review, Bramble Lit Magazine, and GREAT: Poems of Resistance & Fortitude poetry anthology. He has been the featured spoken word artist for various exhibitions, fashion shows, and art markets around Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, former competitor for Madison’s 2015 National Poetry Slam Team, and former senior editor for UW-Oshkosh’s literary journal, the Wisconsin Review. His first collection, Thoughts on Tonight, was published in November 2017 by Finishing Line Press. Visit nathanjreid.com for more information.

Sign Up @ 7:30pm
Show @ 8:00pm

Hosted By: Kelli Miner

Open Mic