About this Event
Holly (YesYes Books 2026), is a hybrid image and text collection about the M**der of the author's paternal grandmother. Hear from four artists, writers, and thinkers who work across genres and modes to explore the stories they need to tell. Come for the art, stay to chat about genreless / integenre writing and art!
About the Contributors:
grace (ge) gilbert (they/them) is a poet, writer and collage artist. they received their MFA in poetry from the University of Pittsburgh in 2022, where they now teach. they are the author of Holly (YesYes Books, 2026), a hybrid image and text book about the 1976 M**der of their paternal grandmother, as well as three chapbooks. recent work can be found in the Kenyon Review, the Iowa Review, the Drift, the 2023 Best of the Net Anthology, Pleiades, the Indiana Review, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere. They teach hybrid collage and poetics courses at Brooklyn Poets, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Poet's House, and other institutions. They are passionate about making the hybrid arts accessible to all.
Izzy Knapp is a writer and artist from the Midwest. Their work is concerned with texture, rhythm, sublimation, and material culture. They hold an MFA in Poetry and an MA in English Literature. They believe that everything is collage.
Eleanor Sturm is an interdisciplinary poet born in East Tennessee. Her work explores the malleability of poetry through docu-poetics and trans future histories. She was a finalist of the 2026 Noemi Book Award, the 2026 Gasher Book Award, and the winner of the 2026 Gulf Coast Prize in Poetry selected by Richard Siken. Recent work can be found in No Dear, Bullshit Lit, the Bullpen for the Lesbian Herstory Archives, and elsewhere. Find her at eleanorsturm.com.
Jessica Scicchitano is a writer living in Philadelphia and a graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Syracuse University. She is the creator of At What Cost, a reading series and curatorial project that aims to acknowledge the toll our avoidance takes. You can learn more about her and the project at atwhatcost.me.
ADA Accessibility Info:
Ulises is wheelchair accessible. The entrance is 33 inches wide. The event is down 18 stairs or accessible by elevator through the main Ray Philly entrance. The elevator doorway is 42 inches wide. There is one accessible toilet in the venue. There is comfortable seating with backs. The roads immediately surrounding Ulises are well paved. There is accessible street parking on the same block as the venue. Please contact [email protected] for more information or to request additional accommodations. This event will be mask optional, with free masks available.
Images courtesy of grace (ge) gilbert and Eleanor Sturm.
Event venue & nearby stays
Ulises, 1525 N American St., Philadelphia, United States
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