Please join us on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Dotter's Books in Eau Claire, WI, as Mike and Nick discuss Nick's life of travel and poetry, his time as Wisconsin's poet laureate, the intersection of pragmatism and punk, and their shared love of language.

Humorist and storyteller Michael Perry (whose book Population 485 was recently optioned for production as a Broadway musical) returns to the the Park Center in Hayward, WI on July 18, 2026.