Poetry Schedule

Poetry Writing Sessions at SPARK! Conference - November 9th-10th, 2026
MYArts Building— 1055 E. Mifflin Street
Fabu leads two poetry-writing sessions at the SPARK! Creative Engagement Conference. Conference registration required.
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Artist Talk — The Stock I Come From - Friday, September 11, 6–7:30 PM
Mendota 4, Great Wisconsin Quilting Show
As an original member of Black Threads Quilting Collective, Fabu shares the story behind her quilt "Auntie Fabu Loves Mauricia Forever" in this artist talk.

Poet Fabu’s Quilt Featured in Alzheimer's Art Exhibit - September 2026 to January 2027 - Free Event
Central Library, 3rd Floor — 230 West Mifflin Street
Fabu's poetry quilt is part of "Recollections: Stories that Stayed," featured through her work with Memory Collectors: Fighting Alzheimer's Disease with Art.

Creating Belonging: August Watershed Reading, Reading — Art & Lit Lab, Friday, August 15, 2026 | 7–9 pm
111 S. Livingston St., Madison, WI
With Fabu, Maryhilda Obasiot Ibe, and Araceli Esparza.

Re-Imagining Resistance Reading — Linden Cohousing Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 2–4 pm
107 Sutherland Ct., Madison, WI
The Great Room of Linden CoHousing, at 2082 Winnebago Street. 
Poet Fabu reads alongside fellow poets and artists.

Story Quilts from Black Cand & the Memory Quilting Collection Exhibition — Textile Arts Center
April 22 – May 20, 2026 | Wed & Sat, 10 am – 4 pm, 1702 S. Park St., Madison, WI 53713

Featuring Fabu's quilt "Aunty Fabu loves Mauricia forever" and a legacy quilt portrait of Fabu by Alicia Rheals.
Opening Reception: May 1, 5–9 pm

Poet Fabu at the Center of Black Excellence Opening
May 6, 2026 | Wed, 2 pm – 6 pm, 671 W. Badger Road, Madison, WI 53713