Brenda Cárdenas | Poetry and Conversation

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Book Talk, CV Book Fest

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Adults
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A part of the 2025 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!

Poems and conversation with current Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Brenda Cárdenas, moderated by Max Garland.

About the Author

BRENDA CÁRDENAS  was born and raised in Milwaukee and has also lived in Beaver Dam, Appleton, Menasha, and Fond du Lac. She obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing (Poetry) at the University of Michigan. 

A former City of Milwaukee poet laureate, Cárdenas has authored two full-length books: Trace and Boomerang. She has also authored or co-authored three chapbooks: Bread of the Earth/The Last Colors, Achiote Seeds/Semillas de Achiote, and From the Tongues of Brick and Stone.

Learn more about Brenda Cárdenas at brendacardenas.net